Linebacker, Minnesota, 2016–19
Kamal Martin
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 245 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Burnsville, MN
- Born
- Jun 17, 1998
Kamal Martin played linebacker at Minnesota (2016–19). The Green Bay Packers took Martin in round 5, No. 175 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
15tackles, career highvs. Nebraska, 20192interceptions, career highat Purdue, 2019Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Minnesota | 21 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Minnesota | 21 | LB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Minnesota | 21 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Minnesota | 21 | LB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 245 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2019 Minnesota 8 games, 66 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Fresno State | W 38–35 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at Purdue | W 38–31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Illinois | W 40–17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Nebraska | W 34–7 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Rutgers | W 42–7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Iowa | L 19–23 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Northwestern | W 38–22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Wisconsin | L 17–38 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Minnesota 12 games, 56 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. New Mexico State | W 48–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs.Fresno State | W 21–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 26–3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | at Maryland | L 13–42 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Iowa | L 31–48 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | at Ohio State | L 14–30 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atNebraska | L 28–53 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Indiana | W 38–31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atIllinois | L 31–55 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Purdue | W 41–10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Northwestern | L 14–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atWisconsin | W 37–15 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2017 Minnesota 12 games, 42 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Buffalo | W 17–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Oregon State | W 48–14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 34–3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Maryland | L 24–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atPurdue | L 17–31 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Michigan State | L 27–30 | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Illinois | W 24–17 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atIowa | L 10–17 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Michigan | L 10–33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Nebraska | W 54–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atNorthwestern | L 0–39 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Wisconsin | L 0–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Minnesota 8 games, 10 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.Oregon State | W 30–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Indiana State | W 58–28 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Colorado State | W 31–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Iowa | L 7–14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 15 | atMaryland | W 31–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Rutgers | W 34–32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Purdue | W 44–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Washington State | W 17–12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅞″ |
| Weight | 240 lb |
| Arm length | 34″ |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 12 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Green Bay Packers | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Carolina Panthers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 12 | 22 | 1 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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