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Abu Kamara

DB · #4 ·
Height6'0"
Weight208 lbs
Est. eligibility2 yrs
Production index
Elite
Roster status
Rostered
CollegeYU
Last updatedNov 8, 2026, 10:00 AM
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Background

Named team captain. · Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-American - First Team. Appeared in all 12 games · Recorded 76 total tackles, including 6.5 tackles for loss · Recorded 3.5 sacks · Forced three fumbles, including two against No. 2 Montana State on Dec. 6 · Recovered four fumbles, returning one for a touchdown against Penn on Oct. 25 · Intercepted two passes against Cornell on Sept. 27, returning one for a touchdown · Recorded a season-high 12 total tackles against Dartmouth on Oct. 11 · Broke up 13 passes on the season, five of them coming during Yale's first-ever FCS playoff run against Youngstown State and Montana State · Blocked a field goal against Cornell on Nov. 27 · Named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 17 · Unanimous Asa S. Bushnell Defensive Player of the Year award winner · Unanimous First Team All-Ivy selection · Buck Buchanan National Defensive Player of the Year Award finalist · FCS Football Central All-American First Team selection · AP FCS All-America Second Team selection · Stats Perform FCS All-America First Team selection · AFCA FCS All-America First Team selection · Named To 2025 All-ECAC Team · Named to the 2025 New England Football Writers Association All-New England Team Appeared in all 10 games · Recorded a team-high 84 total tackles, including two tackles for loss and a sack · Recorded two interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown against Harvard on Nov. 23 · Made a season-high 14 total tackles against Central Connecticut on Oct. 5 · Second in the Ivy League in total tackles · 2024 All-Ivy First Team · 2024 AP Honorable Mention All-American · Buck Buchanan Award Finalist for national defensive player of the year in Division I FCS · Named to the 2024 New England Football Writers Association All-New England Team Finished with 20 tackles (14 solo, 6 assisted) and two pass break ups. · First career interception came in the victory at Brown when he also made a season-high five tackles. · First career sack came in the win over Harvard Maxwell Football Club and Delaware County Player of the Year as a senior… First team all-state running back and defensive back… First team All-Delaware County running back… School record holder in interceptions… Holds the school and Delaware County single season touchdown and rushing record… School and Delaware County single game rushing record holder… Helped lead Interboro to the District 1 Class 4A championship. Volunteer with Beep Baseball for the visually impaired… Election poll worker.

Hometown
🏴󠁵󠁳󠁰󠁡󠁿Prospect Park, PA
High schoolInterboro
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Career path
  • Enrolled
    Abu Kamara (DB) enrolled at Yale University · from the season record
Career stats
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2026
Yale University
88--High0213219
2025
Yale University
1211--Elite131527640
2024
Yale University
1010--Elite5728467
2023
Yale University
80--High2312014
Career3829--Elite20276212140
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Profile last updated Nov 8, 2026