Detroit Lions NFL Draft Injury Report: Indiana EDGE Mikail Kamara
The Lions have been searching for an EDGE opposite Aidan Hutchinson for years. Recent attempts with Marcus Davenport didn't quite work out due to injury . Last year, the Lions took Ahmed Hassanein in the 6th-round and they may take another shot at a late-round EDGE. Mikail Kamara projects in that range, but carries a high medical concern level.
Here is the excerpt from my medical report on Mikail Kamara:
(Ages in parentheses are at start of 2026 season and are factored into the concern level. Injury info and ages based on available public information are unverified and subject to update. Games played data courtesy of sports-reference.com .)
Mikail Kamara, EDGE (24) - Indiana
Projected round 4-6.
Concern level 8/10
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2025: 16/16 games. Shoulder nerve stinger. Possible knee injury in playoffs.
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2024: 13/13 games
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2023: 12/13 games. Unspecified knee injury.
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2022: 5 games. Multiple high ankle sprains.
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2021: Missed season with injury. Bilateral shoulder surgeries for bilateral labrum tears.
Kamara has a lengthy injury list over his lengthy college career. Multiple shoulder surgeries to both shoulders is a concern. A recent nerve stinger needs evaluation to rule out a spinal cause. Ankle and knee injuries round it out. His older age along with potentially many injury residuals add up to a high concern level.
On the positive side, he battled through to play every game in his final two seasons, finishing with 45 TFL and 23.5 sacks.
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