Dolphins double up in a key area with Colorado State edge Mohamed Kamara in the fifth round of the NFL Draft
The Miami Dolphins selected Colorado State edge rusher Mohamed Kamara with the 158th pick of the 2024 NFL Draft on Saturday afternoon. The Dolphins had a major need for pass rushing help coming into the draft, and they addressed it head on with the second pick of the draft with Kamara. The Dolphins took Penn […]
The Miami Dolphins selected Colorado State edge rusher Mohamed Kamara with the 158th pick of the 2024 NFL Draft on Saturday afternoon.
The Dolphins had a major need for pass rushing help coming into the draft, and they addressed it head on with the second pick of the draft with Kamara. The Dolphins took Penn State edge rusher Chop Robinson with the 21st overall pick of the draft.
A to Z Sports' draft analyst James Foster ranks Kamara as his 96th best overall prospect and 12th overall edge rusher.
Mohamed Kamara Scouting Report from A to Z Sports Film Room's James Foster
Strengths:
- Explosive ball of energy with twitchy lateral movements
- Generates power in his speed-rip & forces tight angles around the corner
- Sinks low to the ground & accelerates as he bends the edge
- Fluid inside-out move creates space around the corner
- Uses inside-stab to lift blockers & open the B-gap
- Rapid swipe & chop to neutralize the outside hand
- High motor run defender that rallies to the football
- Quick punch to initiate contact in the run game
- Production steadily increased every season of his career
- Height makes him a difficult target to latch onto
Weaknesses:
- Lacks ideal length & frame
- Might struggle to win with his hands vs. longer NFL tackles
- 2-hand punches stall his momentum
- Struggles to free himself from contact & activate 2nd wind as a pass rusher
- Gets moved off of his spot & bounced at the point of attack
- Narrow tackling radius
- Needs to redirect inside when the tackle oversets
Kamara is an interesting prospect in that he doesn't have good size or length for the position at 6'1", 248 pounds with 32.4-inch arm length. Those put him in the bottom 15% of his positional group. However, he plays extremely hard and with a high motor. If the Dolphins' coaches can work to deepen his pass rushing repertoire to help offset his lack of length, he could be a part of the team's rotation off the edge.
He'll certainly be a player to watch during rookie minicamp and during offseason training activities with the hope he can make the roster and contribute early as a situational pass rusher.
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