Alvin Kamara was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Adama Kamara on July 25th, 1995. While he was in his senior year at Norcross High School, he had one of Georgia’s greatest prep football seasons. Alvin averaged over 7.5 yards per carry for 2,250 yards with 31 touchdowns. This helped lead Norcross to its first-ever title game. 

His team was down by double digits for most of the game until Alvin made the biggest comeback in Norcross’s history. He clocked in three straight touchdowns in the fourth quarter and led Norcross to become Georgia Class 6A Champions. 

“The first time he touched the ball as a 10th-grader, I knew he was special,” Norcross coach Keith Maloof told The Advocate. “The things he possessed at the high school level — he could run inside, get the hard yards, and catch the ball out of the backfield.… it led us to a 15-0 season.”

“He could play any position on the field except the offensive line.  He could have played quarterback or receiver or free safety or outside linebacker or defensive end. This kid was that talented. He could do anything.”  Coach Keith Maloof said. 

The New Orleans Saints drafted him 67th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft. Interestingly, he was given the title of the NFL Rookie of the Year and the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2017. Alvin Kamara has already been named to the Pro Bowl four times. Kamara played college football at the University of Tennessee.

Alvin Kamara made a couple of personal records during the Saints’  loss to the Giants on Sunday. He set a career-high by running the ball 26 times in the 27-21 overtime loss and also set a personal record by going untargeted with a pass for the first time ever in his NFL career.