pronounced uh-MAHR-uh kuh-MAHR-uh

The only true freshman to start every game.

Honors: Named the most improved defensive player following 2009 spring drills.

2008: Played in all 12 games with nine starts at outside linebacker ... also saw action with the kickoff and punt units ... finished the season with 67 tackles, including 39 solo takedowns ... had nine tackles, including six solo takedowns, at Army ... against Connecticut, had a career-high 11 tackles, including a career-best seven solos ...also had a sack against the Huskies ... had seven tackles, including one for a loss, at Buffalo ... named a game captain for the Penn State game ... had four tackles at No. 16/15 Nittany Lions ... had three tackles and a break-up against Western Michigan ... saw action at Miami as a reserve after starting 17 consecutive games ... finished with five tackles and a sack in the win over the RedHawks ... had seven tackles, including six solos,in the win over Ohio ... at Kent State, had six tackles, including a TFL ... had three solo tackles in the win over EMU ... had four tackles in the win over Akron ... lettered.

2007: Started all 12 games at OLB, the only freshman to start every game ... one of 20 true freshmen to see game action and one of 12 true freshmen to earn a starting role ... finished third in team tackling with 71 tackles ... recovered his first fumble against Buffalo in Temples' MAC debut, averting a Bulls' touchdown ... also had a career-high 10 tackles, including five solo takedowns ... recovered a fumble and made 10 tackles at Connecticut the following week ... had eight tackles at Ohio ... had his first career interception at Western Michigan ... also had a career-high five solo tackles ... lettered.

High School: A 2007 graduate of Newark (N.J.) Technical School ... competed athletically at Weequahic HS in Newark ... MaxPreps.com second-team All-American ... made a staggering 193 total tackles and seven forced fumbles in 2006 en route to being named the Newark Star-Ledger's State Defensive Player of the Year ... Prep Star All-Big East/Independent Region selection ... 44th-rated WLB prospect nationally by Scout.com and the 87th-rated OLB prospect by Scouts, Inc. ... Associated Press first-team All-State and NJVarsity.com second-team All-State honoree ... also a Ledger first-team All-State, first-team All-Essex and first-team All Group II honoree ... selected to play in the N.Y.-N.J. All-Star Classic ... helped guide the team to its first-ever state championship, recording 52 tackles and five sacks in three playoff games under head coach Altarik White ... served as team captain ... also had a fantastic junior season, recording 90 tackles, 16 sacks, 23 TFLs, three FFs, four FRs, one INT and four punt blocks en route to county defensive player of the year honors ... also a first-team All- Group and All-County selection in 2005 ... overall, had 396 tackles, 45 sacks, 15 FFs and seven punt blocks in career as a four-year varsity starter ... at TE caught 17 career passes for 394 yards and five TDs ... posted a 4.58-second 40-yard dash at the 2006 Piscataway Nike Training Camp ... attended the 2006 Al Golden Football Camp.

Personal: Born February 2, 1988, in Liberia ... son of Fanta and Losene Kamara ... the third oldest of eight children ... has five sisters and two brothers ... business management major.

KAMARA'S CAREER STATS

Year	GP-S	S	A	TT	TFL	Sack	FF	FR	INT	QBH	PBU	Blk
2007	12-12	30	41	71	3.5	0.0	0	2	1	0	1	0
2008	12-9	39	28	67	4.0	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
Totals	24-21	69	69	138	7.5	2.0	1	2	1	1	2	0
Kamara's Career Highs
Tackles	11 (Connecticut, 2008)
Solo	7 (Connecticut, 2008)
Asst.	7 (Navy, 2007)
FF	1 (at Navy, 2008)
FR	1 (twice, last at Connecticut, 2007)
PBU	1 (3X, last vs. Western Michigan, 2008)
Sacks	1 (twice, last Miami, 2008)
TFL	1 (7X, last at Kent State, 2008)
INT	1 (at Western Michigan, 2007)
QBH	1 (at Buffalo, 2008)