Player Career

Alvin Kamara Career Story

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

Player Story

Alvin Kamara story

Alvin Kamara built his college career from 2015 through 2016 as a running back from Norcross, GA wearing No. 6, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Alvin Kamara's career was his backfield work: 1,294 rushing yards, 210 carries, 16 rushing touchdowns, and 683 receiving yards across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Tennessee. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 24 passing yards, 683 receiving yards, and 300 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Tennessee.

The arc is straightforward: Alvin Kamara 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

    Tennessee

    2015-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2015201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 PostseasonTennessee9896216.7
2015 Regular SeasonTennessee9896216.70
2016 PostseasonTennessee98856.921.4-1
2016 Regular SeasonTennessee98856.921.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Texas A&M

Week 6 · L 38-45 · Conference game

Loss with 288 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

288

Scrimmage Yards

94.4 takeover

288 scrimmage yards and 32.5 usage.

#2

vs Vanderbilt

Week 13 · W 53-28 · Conference game

151

Scrimmage Yards

83.9 takeover

Win with 151 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

151 scrimmage yards and 27.3 usage.

#3

vs Bowling Green

Week 1 · W 59-30

143

Scrimmage Yards

80.4 takeover

Win with 143 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

143 scrimmage yards and 21.5 usage.

#4

vs North Texas

Week 11 · W 24-0

132

Scrimmage Yards

80.3 takeover

Win with 132 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

132 scrimmage yards and 24.2 usage.

#5

@ Vanderbilt

Week 13 · L 34-45 · Conference game

141

Scrimmage Yards

68.4 takeover

Loss with 141 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

141 scrimmage yards and 28.1 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Postseason · Tennessee

989 primary output · 62 efficiency · 16.7 usage

68.7

#2

2015 Regular Season · Tennessee

68.7

989 primary · 62 efficiency · 16.7 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Tennessee

67.6

988 primary · 56.9 efficiency · 21.4 usage

Milestones

4

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

8

2+ TD games