Football

Tae TaeCrumes

  • position Wide Receiver
  • height 6-2
  • Weight 171
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Louisville, Ky.
  • High school Butler

2022 – Junior
• Practiced with the team

2021 – Sophomore
• Saw action in four games
• Caught his first career pass for 10 yards in the season opener vs. ULM
• Dean’s List (Fall 2021)

2020 – r-Freshman
• Practiced with the team

2019 – Freshman
• Redshirt season
• Saw his first collegiate action vs. UT Martin High School
• A quality in-state prospect that ranked as one of the top 10 players in the Commonwealth of Kentucky by Rivals.com and 247sports.com
• An incredible senior season at Butler with 42 receptions for 877 yards
• Averaged 73.1 receiving yards per game, which was fourth most among all Class 6A players while his 14 receiving touchdowns were third most in the division
• Had 30 receptions for 779 yards and 14 touchdowns his junior season
• Finished his high school career with 35 touchdowns and 2,021 receiving yards
• Was named to the 2018 Lexington Herald-Leader Class of the Commonwealth and was also tabbed an all-state honoree and all-Louisville metro performer
• Speedy wide receiver that has been timed at 4.3 in the 40-yard dash
• Coached by Gary Wheeler
• Chose Kentucky over Michigan and Oregon

Personal
• Born in Louisville, Kentucky
• Son of Tinisha Wilson
• Major is health promotion

Tae Tae Says
• His nickname is “Tae Tae” is derived from his first name “Demontae”
• He chose Kentucky because he felt a bond like no other school had
• One word to describe him on the field is “fast”
• After his football career he would like to be an athletic trainer
• The best advice he’s ever received is “if you can’t change the people around you, change the people around you”

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