Camara was a stand out athlete here at West before signing to play football at TCU. At TCU, Camara was a key piece of the Horned Frogs’ secondary. Camara was a member of the 2022 TCU roster that went to the national title game. The starting safety has 150 career tackles, 14 pass deflections, three forced fumbles and an interception.
West’s Coach Tjong reflected on Abe’s success by saying “The Coaches at West Forsyth High School are very excited for Abe. We are proud of him and his accomplishments, as well as the opportunities he has ahead. His skill and determination ensure that he’s ready for this next step in his football journey. We are honored to have had the opportunity to coach Abe during high school and know his continuous improvement has shown he can contribute to multiple facets of the game, making him a highly valuable asset to any team. The entire West community wishes him tremendous luck.”
Taken from TCU’s official site: https://gofrogs.com/sports/football/roster/abe-camara/16259
CAREER HONORS
– 2024 Honorable-Mention All-Big 12
2024 | SENIOR
Started all 13 contests, extending his streak to 40 consecutive games played over his final three seasons … placed fifth on TCU with 55 tackles while his 6.0 TFLs were fourth … recorded a team-best two forced fumbles while placing second with six pass breakups … opened the season with six tackles, including one for loss, in the 34-27 win at Stanford … also had six stops in wins over Oklahoma State and Cincinnati … forced a fumble in the 20-13 win in the snow at Cincy … also forced a fumble with a tackle for loss against Houston … totaled a career-best tying eight tackles against UCF … had two pass breakups, a quarterback hurry and TFL among three stops in the 49-28 win over Arizona … posted five tackles in the 35-34 win over Texas Tech and four stops in road victories at Kansas and Utah.
2023 | JUNIOR
Placed sixth on TCU with 39 tackles … played in all 12 games while making starts against Iowa State and Texas … equaled a career-high with eight stops, including one for loss, against the Longhorns … had seven tackles the previous game at Texas Tech … totaled six stops with a TFL in the season opener against Colorado … recorded five stops with a pass breakup versus West Virginia … also had a PBU and tackle the game before in a 34-17 victory over SMU.
2022 | SOPHOMORE
Made his first eight career starts while playing in all 15 games … started the opening seven contests and the 29-28 win at Baylor … placed sixth on TCU with 54 tackles … ranked fourth with six pass breakups … totaled six tackles, including one for loss, in the College Football Playoff Semifinal win over Michigan … had his first career interception and a career-best eight tackles in the victory at SMU … forced a fumble to go with five solo stops in the 55-24 rout of Oklahoma … also had five solo tackles in the win at Baylor … recorded two pass breakups against Tarleton and Texas Tech.
2021 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
Played in eight games … totaled two tackles … had solo stops at Texas Tech and Kansas State.
PRIOR TO TCU (COFFEYVILLE CC)
Ranked by 247Sports as the nation’s No. 1 JUCO safety and No. 43 overall player.
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated the No. 58 prospect in Georgia and No. 917 nationally as a senior at West Forsyth High School … posted 100 tackles with two interceptions, two forced fumbles and seven pass breakups as a senior … first-team all-region as a junior after recording 94 tackles, including seven for loss, with three interceptions and five PBUs … totaled 194 stops over his two seasons on the varsity … received Overall Player of the Game honors six times and Offensive Player of the Game once his senior year.