Kamal Martin

Kamal Martin (born June 17, 1998) is an American football inside linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Minnesota.

Kamal Martin
No. 54 – Green Bay Packers
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1998-06-17) June 17, 1998
Burnsville, Minnesota
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Burnsville
(Burnsville, Minnesota)
College:Minnesota
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 5 / Pick: 175
Career history
Roster status:Unsigned draft pick
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early life and high school

Martin was born and grew up in Burnsville, Minnesota and attended Burnsville High School, where he played quarterback and safety on the football team. He was named first team All-State by the Associated Press as an all-purpose performer after completing 63 of 117 passes for 877 yards and nine touchdowns with one interception and rushing 400 yards and eight touchdowns on offense and recording 79 tackles, two forced fumbles, one interception and 13 pass breakups on defense.[1]

College career

Martin played mostly as a reserve linebacker as a freshman, playing in all 13 of Minnesota's games with one start and 10 tackles and one interception.[2] He became a starter going into his sophomore season and finished the year with 42 tackles, 6.5 tackles for a loss, one interception, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.[3] As a junior he made 59 tackles, including tackles 3.5 for loss, and two passes broken up in twelve games but did not play in the team's bowl game due to a violation of team rules.[4] Martin's senior season was cut short after eight games due to injury, but he was named honorable mention All-Big Ten after making 66 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack, two interceptions, and two forced fumbles.[5]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 2 7⁄8 in
(1.90 m)		 240 lb
(109 kg)		 34 in
(0.86 m)		 10 1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)
All values from NFL Combine

The Green Bay Packers selected Martin 175th overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.[6]

References
  1. Schardin, Tom (July 26, 2019). "Big final season ahead for former Blaze". swnewsmedia.com.
  2. Ruane, Blake (April 24, 2017). "Ranking the Top 10 Minnesota Football players". TheDailyGopher.com. SB Nation.
  3. "Gophers linebacker Kamal Martin expects turnaround". Star Tribune. August 9, 2018.
  4. "Gophers linebacker Kamal Martin suspended, doesn't make trip to Detroit". Star Tribune. December 26, 2018.
  5. "Gopher linebacker Kamal Martin's emotional ride continues into NFL Draft". West Central Tribune.
  6. "2020 NFL Draft: Packers select Minnesota LB Kamal Martin in fifth round, No. 175 overall". packers.com. April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.


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