DemieSumo-Karngbaye

Career
• Played in 38 career games (14 at NC State, 24 at UK) with eight starts (all at UK)
• Career totals included 204 carries (149 at UK) for 1,030 rushing yards (725 at UK) with nine scores (6 at UK)… Also had 46 receptions (34 at UK) for 371 receiving yards (223 at UK) and two receiving TDs (1 at UK)

2024 – Senior
• Played in 11 games with eight starting assignments
• Missed the Auburn game with injury
• Led the team in carries with 129, rushing for 586 yards (4.5 yards per carry) and a team-high five TDs
• Earned his first career start vs. Southern Miss in the season opener and recorded a game-high eight rushes for a game-high 59 yards and a touchdown … Had a career-high 17 rushes for a Kentucky-high 70 yards vs. South Carolina
• Set career highs with 22 carries for 98 yards vs. No. 1 Georgia, marking the most rushing yards ever for a Wildcat vs. a No. 1-ranked team
• Got a career-high two touchdowns in the win over Ohio
• Combined for 71 yards from the line of scrimmage, 48 rushing and 23 receiving yards in the win over Murray State … Had a three-yard touchdown run in the first quarter … His four receptions tied a career high

2023 – Junior
• Transferred to Kentucky after two seasons at NC State and played in 14 total games for the Wolfpack
• Saw action in all 13 games for UK in 2023, totaling 20 carries for 139 yards and a score … Also had 14 receptions for 69 yards and a score
• Had four carries for 58 yards and one touchdown in the win over Akron … On his third rush of the game, had a career-best, 42-yard rush for a first down, which eventually set up his four-yard jaunt into the endzone for a score
• Caught a 4-yard touchdown pass on Kentucky’s first drive of the game in the win over Mississippi State … Marked his second score this season but his first receiving

2022 – Sophomore (NC State)

• Saw action in only 12 games due to injury, missing four complete games and playing only six snaps vs. Wake Forest and two vs. Boston College
• Second-leading rusher with 305 yards, averaging 5.5 yards per carry
• Caught 12 passes for 148 yards, averaging 12.3 yards per catch
• Totaled four touchdowns (3 rushing, 1 receiving)
• Tied for team’s second-leading scorer with 24 points
• Tallied 147 all-purpose yards in the win over Texas Tech when he rushed for 54 yards and caught four passes for another 93
• Scored a rushing and receiving TD vs. the Red Raiders
• Against Charleston Southern, 5 of his 7 rushes were explosive plays (at least 10 yards)
• Leading rusher in the season opener with 79 yards and a TD
• Named a “Player to Watch” for 2022 by Athlon

2021 – Freshman (NC State)

• Played in six games on special teams

High School

• Played running back at Willingboro High School for coach Stephen Everette
• Ranked as the No. 23 player in the state of New Jersey by Rivals.com
• Also ranked as the No. 48 running back nationally and the No. 19 player in New Jersey by 247Sports.com
• Team was limited to three games during his fall season due to COVID 19
• Rushed for 648 yards on 65 carries, an average of 10.0 per rush as a junior
• Also scored 11 rushing touchdowns
• Tallied 21 receptions for 430 yards and eight TDs
• Totaled 1,321 all-purpose yards
• On defense, posted 53 tackles and 5.5 TFLs, as well as a pair of interceptions
• Helped lead his team to a 12-1 record and the NJISAA South Group One Regional Championship

Personal

• Name is pronounced Demie (DEHM-ee) Sumo-Karngbaye (SUE-moh KARNG-bay)
• Born in Trenton, New Jersey
• Son of Joyce Dissee and Abdullah Sumo
• Siblings are Marcus, Rachel, Fatim, Aziz Sumo, Patience Willie
• Cousin, Phillip Blidi, is currently on the defensive line at Indiana, while another cousin, Jeremie Karngbaye, played at West Texas
• Major is community, leadership and development

Demie Says

• Nickname is “Shark”
• He chose Kentucky for the development and the NFL feel
• Three words to describe him are solid, trustworthy and likeable
• Besides playing football, he’s also a good singer
• The craziest thing he’s ever done is swim in the ocean