Player Career

Kamal Bonner Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Kamal Bonner story

Kamal Bonner built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Moultrie, GA wearing No. 32, spending time with Miami and NC State. The clearest part of Kamal Bonner's career was his defensive production: 61 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, and 1 sack across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with NC State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Kamal Bonner's production has multiple signals. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Miami and NC State.

The arc is straightforward: Kamal Bonner moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    NC State

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Miami

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonNC State04.20.9
2024 PostseasonNC State1433.99.714
2024 Regular SeasonNC State1433.99.70
2025 Regular SeasonMiami04.21-14

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025NC State to MiamiP4 to P481.2Apr 21, 2025

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Duke

Week 11 · L 19-29 · Conference game

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

87.8 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.

#2

vs Stanford

Week 10 · W 59-28 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

78.3 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.

#3

vs East Carolina

Week 1 · L 21-26 · Postseason

2.5

Havoc Plays

77.8 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.

#4

vs Syracuse

Week 7 · L 17-24 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

69.7 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.7 takeover score.

#5

@ North Carolina

Week 14 · W 35-30 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

56.4 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · NC State

14 primary output · 33.9 efficiency · 9.7 usage

64.8

#2

2024 Regular Season · NC State

64.8

14 primary · 33.9 efficiency · 9.7 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Miami

37.5

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 1 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

4

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games