Bangally Kamara
Career Summary
Bangally Kamara is a linebacker whose college career included Pittsburgh, South Carolina and Kansas.
He joined Minnesota in 2026 after a rookie-minicamp tryout and subsequently signed to the Vikings' practice squad.
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Early Life
Kamara is from Akron, Ohio.
His full name is Bangally Umar Kamara. He attended East High School and later studied law, criminal justice and society at Pittsburgh.
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High School
Kamara was a first-team Division III All-State linebacker at Akron East.
He also played tight end, wide receiver, kicker and punter. East won an Akron City Series championship, closing the season with five consecutive shutout wins.
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College Career
Kamara began his college career at Pittsburgh in 2020 and finished at Kansas in 2025.
He totaled 120 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and five sacks in 48 Pitt appearances through 2023. He spent 2024 at South Carolina, appearing in four games before redshirting.
In his lone Kansas season, he recorded 56 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in 11 games.
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Path to the NFL
Kamara earned a Vikings contract as a rookie-minicamp tryout player.
Minnesota announced his signing on May 11, 2026, listing him at 6-foot-2 and 235 pounds.
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NFL Career
Kamara returned to Minnesota's practice squad after the 2026 preseason.
The Vikings waived him on August 30. Their subsequent practice-squad announcement included him among the players who had spent the preseason with the team.
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Career Accomplishments
Kamara helped Pittsburgh win the 2022 Sun Bowl against UCLA.
His interception and 12-yard return set up a fourth-quarter touchdown that tied the game. He also had five tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss in that victory.
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Playing Style
Kamara gained experience in several linebacker roles at Pittsburgh.
He worked on special teams early in college, then started at Star linebacker in 2022 and Money linebacker in 2023.
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32394, 00-0041431, 10/13/2001, Bangally Kamara, Bangally, Kamara
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