University of Albany

2025

• Played in all 12 games on the defensive line 
• Recorded a season-high 4.0 TFLs, including 1.5 sacks, alongside eight total tackles and a forced fumble at Villanova
• Logged a season-high 11 tackles (one solo, 10 assisted) against Cornell
• Tied for the team lead with three forced fumbles, recording one each against Delaware State, Villanova, and Bryant
• Ranked second on the team with 67 total tackles (29 solo), while leading the defense with 13.5 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks 

2024

• Played in 11 games
• Recorded 22 tackles (11 solo, 11 assisted)
• Forced a fumble at Bryant

Before UAlbany

• Temple University
  • Played two years for the Owls (2021-22)
  • Saw first career game action and made first career tackle at home vs Wagner (2021)
  • Named Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week (Houston, 2021)
  • Got first career start and partial sack against Cincinnati (2022)
  • Lettered in 2022
  • Transitioned during the spring of 2023 from defensive end to outside linebacker
• Central High School
  • Played defensive end under head coach Rich Drayton
  • A three-year letterwinner, he recorded nine sacks, three forced fumbles and 60 tackles as a junior
  • Named to the Pennsylvania All-State Big 33 team as a senior

Personal

• Born Balansama Kamara in Philadelphia
• Parents are Fatmata Marah and Desmond Grant
• Sister Aminata.