Alvin Kamara

Alvin Kamara
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Kamara in 2023
No. 41 – New Orleans Saints
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1995-07-25) July 25, 1995 (age 28)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Norcross (Norcross, Georgia)
College:
NFL draft:2017 / Round: 3 / Pick: 67
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
NFL record
  • Rushing touchdowns in a game: 6 (tied)[1]
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Rushing yards:5,829
Rushing average:4.4
Rushing touchdowns:54
Receptions:505
Receiving yards:4,219
Receiving touchdowns:23
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Alvin Mentian Kamara (born July 25, 1995)[2] is an American football running back for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee after transferring from Hutchinson Community College and was selected by the Saints in the third round of the 2017 NFL draft. He was named the NFL Rookie of the Year in 2017, was named a Pro Bowler in his first five NFL seasons, and is a two-time second-team All-Pro. In 2020, Kamara became the second player in NFL history to score six rushing touchdowns in a single game, tying Ernie Nevers.[3][4]

  1. ^ 2019 NFL Record and Fact Book (PDF). New York: National Football League. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Alvin Kamara (RB): Bio, News, Stats & more". NewOrleansSaints.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2022. Alvin Mentian Kamara was born July 25, 1995 in Atlanta, Ga.
  3. ^ 2019 NFL Record and Fact Book (PDF). New York: National Football League. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  4. ^ Pickman, Ben (December 25, 2020). "NFL Record With Six Rushing TDs vs. Vikings". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on December 26, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.