Player Dossier

2020-2025

Pittsburgh

Bangally Kamara

LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Akron, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Bangally Kamara shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.4

Efficiency

24.2

Consistency

55.6

Season Value

26.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Pittsburgh • South Carolina • Kansas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Bangally Kamara, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. Bangally Kamara shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Pittsburgh paired 0 primary output with 8.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 24.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Pittsburgh, South Carolina, Kansas.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2022 Postseason · Pittsburgh

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.0

Efficiency

24.2

Usage

4.4

Consistency

55.6

Best Game by takeover score

UCLA

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UCLA: 2. West Virginia: 2. Tennessee: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Unknown: 1.5. Georgia Tech: 2. Virginia Tech: 1. Louisville: 0. North Carolina: 0. Syracuse: 1. Virginia: 0. Duke: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCLA: 0 by 20. West Virginia: 8 by 53.3. Tennessee: 6 by 25. Western Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 1 by 19.2. Georgia Tech: 3 by 32.5. Virginia Tech: 6 by 35. Louisville: 2 by 8.3. North Carolina: 7 by 29.2. Syracuse: 2 by 18.3. Virginia: 3 by 12.5. Duke: 2 by 28.3

Split Comparison

Wins1.1 · n=7 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=4 · -0.6 vs Wins
First Half1.3 · n=6 · +0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=6 · -0.6 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

West Virginia

Best efficiency game

53.3 vs West Virginia

Result
Fri 12/30@ UCLAW 37-35000011
Sat 11/19vs DukeW 28-2621002
Sat 11/12@ VirginiaW 37-731000
Sat 11/5vs SyracuseW 19-920001
Sun 10/30@ North CarolinaL 24-4277000
Sun 10/23@ LouisvilleL 10-2421000
Sat 10/8vs Virginia TechW 45-2961001
Sun 10/2vs Georgia TechL 21-2633110
Sat 9/24vs Unknown100.5001
Sat 9/17@ Western MichiganW 34-1322000
Sat 9/10vs TennesseeL 27-3463000
Thu 9/1vs West VirginiaW 38-3186002

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Pittsburgh

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    South Carolina

    2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Kansas

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20202021202120222022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonPittsburgh08.41.9
2021 PostseasonPittsburgh27.71.62
2021 Regular SeasonPittsburgh27.71.60
2022 PostseasonPittsburgh11.524.24.49.5
2022 Regular SeasonPittsburgh11.524.24.40
2023 Regular SeasonPittsburgh9.531.68.4-2
2024 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina115.84.3-8.5
2025 Regular SeasonKansas13.532.79.112.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Texas Tech

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 61.8 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

3

Primary metric

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.1 takeover score.

#3

West Virginia

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.1 takeover score.

#4

Missouri

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.9 takeover score.

#5

Georgia Tech

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

0 primary output · 8.4 efficiency · 1.9 usage

36.7

#2

2025 Regular Season · Kansas

27.9

13.5 primary · 32.7 efficiency · 9.1 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

27.6

9.5 primary · 31.6 efficiency · 8.4 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

3

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8094

Blanche Ely · Pompano Beach, FL

Committed To
Florida International
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

3

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

172

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 46 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
172