(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:
Alabama (2013)
Hutchinson CC (2014)
Tennessee (2015–2016)
NFL draft:
2017 / Round: 3 / Pick: 67
Career history
New Orleans Saints (2017–present)
Roster status:
Active
Career highlights and awards
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (2017)
2× Second-team All-Pro (2017, 2020)
5× Pro Bowl (2017–2021)
PFWA All-Rookie Team (2017)
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 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]
^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.
^"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.
^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.
^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.
Alvin Mentian Kamara (born July 25, 1995) is an American football running back for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played...
Giants) Total touchdowns: 6 AlvinKamara (December 25, 2020, vs Minnesota Vikings) T – NFL record Points scored: 36 AlvinKamara (December 25, 2020, vs Minnesota...
scored 20 points in the final period, but a short touchdown run from AlvinKamara proved the difference between the two teams, to move the Saints to 2–1...
qualifying for the playoffs as the #4 seed. New Orleans' rookie running back AlvinKamara won the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award after earning 6.1 yards-per-carry...
yards, doing so in 57 games. The previous record of 66 games was held by AlvinKamara. Tom Brady became the first player to attempt 11,000 career passes. Week...
Drew Brees became the first player to pass for 80,000 career yards. AlvinKamara tied the record for most individual rushing touchdowns in a game, with...
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unequaled until the 2020 season in which New Orleans Saints running back AlvinKamara also accomplished the feat, scoring six touchdowns against the Minnesota...
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Book The Saints clinched their fourth consecutive division title as AlvinKamara rushed for six touchdowns, tying a 91-year-old NFL record set by Hall...
forcing a fumble on the Crimson Tide's 11-yard line. Two plays later, AlvinKamara rushed up the middle to bring the score to 14–7. However, the Volunteers'...
last player to score at least six touchdowns in a game until 2020, when AlvinKamara scored six against the Minnesota Vikings. His career kickoff return average...
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Bowl". Seahawks.com. January 9, 2019. "New Orleans Saints running back AlvinKamara and guards Andrus Peat and Larry Warford named to Pro Bowl". NewOrleansSaints...
Adam (5 August 2021). "Where did Tennessee football find its next 'AlvinKamara'? From a family of SEC receivers". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved...
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