In my Initial Big Board, Mikail Kamara was ranked 95th Overall with a Round 3 Grade. He will rise in the Overall Rankings after his playoff performances, but his grade will remain at Round 3. He dominated against Alabama with 6 Pressures, was used more situationally against Oregon due to some run defense issues but still got 3 Pressures in nearly half the pass rush snaps as the prior week, then finished with his worst pass rush game of the playoffs against Francis Mauigoa with just 2 pressures but his best run defense game and got Defensive MVP with his blocked punt that got recovered for a Touchdown.
Mikail Kamara is a high floor designated pass rusher in this draft class, with his array of moves, leverage, and burst make him a near constant threat on the outside. He’s battle tested against some of the best Tackles in College Football, and outside of a select few he was able to win constantly against them.
The length and edge setting might not be there to complete his profile in the run game and he offers little in coverage, but for 4-3 fronts who don’t drop him back and are willing to rotate him in he will be a smooth fit. Depending on how his medicals check out he could go anywhere from the end of Round 2 to the beginning of Round 4. Some Analysts have him as a Round 4-5 prospect, but I disagree vehemently.
As avid readers of these Scouting Reports might have known for a while now, the Colts need pass rush help in a big way in 2026. With the looming departures of up to 3 Defensive Ends in Free Agency and only the ascending Laiatu Latu and the still relatively unknown JT Tuimoloau under contract, the Colts need to add to the Edge rotation. A designated pass rusher of Kamara’s caliber who can consistently pressure and disrupt QBs would be a big boon. If he can get back to his 2024 sack production levels after his 2025 shoulder/stinger injury is recovered from, then the Colts got a great value. If he struggles to finish pressures into sacks, his quick wins in the pass sets could at least open up clean up sack opportunities for the other Colts Defensive Linemen.