![]() Kamara in 2023 | |||||||||||||
No. 41 – New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | July 25, 1995||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Norcross (Norcross, Georgia) | ||||||||||||
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NFL draft: | 2017 / Round: 3 / Pick: 67 | ||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Alvin Mentian Kamara (born July 25, 1995)[2] is an American professional football running back for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers after transferring from Hutchinson Community College and was selected by the Saints in the third round of the 2017 NFL draft. He was named the NFL Rookie of the Year in 2017, was named a Pro Bowler in his first five NFL seasons, and is a two-time second-team All-Pro. In 2020, Kamara became the second player in NFL history to score six rushing touchdowns in a single game, tying Ernie Nevers.[3][4]
Alvin Mentian Kamara was born July 25, 1995 in Atlanta, Ga.