Watch: Tight End Izayah Cummings Discusses Fall Camp, More

Veteran tight end Izayah Cummings met with the media on Tuesday to discuss fall camp, the upcoming season and more. You can watch the video interview above. Below is Cummings' career bio from UK Athletics.

2021 – Sophomore

Moved from wide receiver to tight end during fall camp
Played in all 13 games with two starting assignments (Missouri and Georgia) … Got his first career start vs. Missouri
Totaled 14 receptions (fourth on the team) for 195 yards (third on the team) and three scores
Averaged 13.9 yards per catch
Caught two passes for 27 yards, including a 22-yarder at Vanderbilt, his third touchdown of the year
Set career highs with four catches for 75 yards against Tennessee, including the second touchdown catch of his career
Caught three passes for 22 yards at No. 1 Georgia
Caught his first collegiate touchdown pass, a 31-yard play in the fourth quarter, vs. UTC
Caught first career pass for seven yards in the season opener vs. ULM
Dean’s List (Fall 2021)

2020 – Freshman

Saw action in nine games (Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Missouri, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Alabama, Florida and South Carolina)
Charted first career tackle on special teams in the win over South Carolina
2020-21 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

High School

Three-star prospect by all three major recruiting services
A top-10 prospect in the state of Kentucky and rated the No. 86 wide receiver by 247Sports
Named Kentucky Football Coaches Association 6A Player of the Year
Candidate for Kentucky’s Mr. Football award
Named to the 2019 Class of the Commonwealth by the Lexington Herald-Leader
First-team All-State by the Courier-Journal
Three-year starter who finished his career with 109 receptions for 1,965 yards and 27 touchdowns
Had a team-high 57 receptions for 1,100 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2019, helping the Bulldogs go 14-1 overall
Named Class 6A Player of the Year by the Kentucky Football Coaches Association
Helped Male advance to back-to-back appearances in the Class 6A State Championship
Won the title in 2018
Combined for 23 receiving TDs in his last two seasons of football
Ranked fifth in Class 6A in receiving yards and sixth in receptions despite playing three fewer games than the state leader
Coached by Chris Wolfe
Averaged nearly 20 yards per reception and 96.0 yards per game
Ranked in the top 20 of all class levels in receptions and receiving yards
Has a 38-inch vertical leap
Also an honor-roll student and participated in track and basketball
Chose Kentucky over Louisville, Indiana, Purdue, Virginia, Cincinnati, Missouri and others