Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Minnesota
Kamal Martin
LB • 6'3" • 245 lbs • Burnsville, MN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kamal Martin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
85
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
Kamal Martin built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Burnsville, MN wearing No. 21, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Kamal Martin's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Minnesota
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 30
- Overall
- No. 175
- NFL Team
- Green Bay Packers
Kamal Martin, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Minnesota. Kamal Martin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 174
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Kamal Martin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · LB
- Career Tackles
- 174
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Minnesota
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Burnsville · Minnesota
- High school pipeline
- Burnsville · 5 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 5 · Pick 30 · Green Bay Packers
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 66 tackles · LB 216th (top 18%) · Big Ten 41st (top 7%) · National 356th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Minnesota | 8 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 18.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Minnesota | 8 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 18.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Minnesota | 12 | 42 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Minnesota | 12 | 56 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 33.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Minnesota | 8 | 66 | 2.5 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 54.6 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Kamal Martin
Kamal Martin played LB for Minnesota. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kamal Martin recorded 34 rushing yards, 174 tackles, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Minnesota paired 11.5 primary output with 24.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 40.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Minnesota
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
40.4
Usage
10.1
Consistency
37.2
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 1. Purdue: 2. Illinois: 0. Nebraska: 0. Rutgers: 0. Iowa: 1.5. Northwestern: 2. Wisconsin: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 13 by 60. Purdue: 6 by 45. Illinois: 7 by 29.2. Nebraska: 15 by 50. Rutgers: 5 by 20.8. Iowa: 3 by 27.5. Northwestern: 8 by 53.3. Wisconsin: 9 by 37.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 2 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
60 vs Fresno State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Wisconsin | L 17-38 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ NorthwesternSplash game | W 38-22 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Iowa | L 19-23 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Rutgers | W 42-7 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Nebraska10+ tackles | W 34-7 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Illinois | W 40-17 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ PurdueSplash game | W 38-31 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/8 | @ Fresno State10+ tackles | W 38-35 | 13 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Kamal Martin story
Kamal Martin built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Burnsville, MN wearing No. 21, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Kamal Martin's career was his defensive production: 174 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 40 career games in the available record. His career also includes 34 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kamal Martin's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Minnesota
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Minnesota | 3 | 10.2 | 3.1 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Minnesota | 3 | 10.2 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Minnesota | 11.5 | 24.2 | 7.7 | 8.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Minnesota | 5.5 | 24 | 5.8 | -6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Minnesota | 6.5 | 40.4 | 10.1 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Northwestern
Week 13 · W 38-22 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Purdue
Week 5 · W 38-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Oregon State
Week 2 · W 48-14
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Nebraska
Week 8 · L 28-53 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Northwestern
Week 12 · L 0-39 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Minnesota
11.5 primary output · 24.2 efficiency · 7.7 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Minnesota
54.6
6.5 primary · 40.4 efficiency · 10.1 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Minnesota
33.5
5.5 primary · 24 efficiency · 5.8 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
4
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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