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#28 Jon Jon Kamara

Class  RS SO/TRFrom  Kansas (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'4" · 242 lbHometown  Goodyear, AZ · Desert Edge

Depth-chart placement

Current role

SLB1

Placement

Starter

Room

Linebacker

Experience

3-SO

Last change

Updated 2026-07-30

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LB room context

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Jon Jon Kamara holds the SLB · Starter spot in Wisconsin Badgers’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

WLB · StarterMason PosaStarter

MLB · StarterCooper CatalanoStarter

SLB · StarterJon Jon KamaraStarter

WLB · BackupAaron WittBackup

MLB · BackupTaylor SchaeferBackup

SLB · BackupThomas HeibergerBackup

Jon Jon Kamara started 3 of 12 games in 2025 and appeared in 12.

Transfer history

2026Kansas→Wisconsin Badgers

Background & career

Jon Jon Kamara is a redshirt sophomore member of the Wisconsin roster. He is from Goodyear, AZ and attended Desert Edge. He joined the program as a transfer from Kansas. He was rated a 3-star recruit in the 2024 class.

Kansas2024 – 2025

Wisconsin2026 — present

Previous schoolKansasRecruiting3-star · No. 1266 nationalOriginGoodyear, AZ · Desert Edge