Demie Sumo: RB · Kentucky.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Demie Sumo
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 98 rushing yards and 12 receiving yards against Georgia — Week 3, 2024.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 13.9% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 15.0% of his carries. 9 carries for 30 yds vs Texas; 22 for 98 vs Georgia.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
8 of 12 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (66.7%). 7 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (41.2%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Southern Miss | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-31vs South Carolina | 17 | 70 | 4.1 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 3 | L 12-13vs No. 1 Georgia | 22 | 98 | 4.5 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 98 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 41-6vs Ohio | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 2 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-17@ No. 6 Ole Miss | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-20vs Vanderbilt | 12 | 59 | 4.9 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-48@ Florida | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 10 | L 18-28@ No. 7 Tennessee | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-6vs Murray State | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-31@ No. 3 Texas | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-41vs Louisville | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 129 | 586 | 4.5 | 5 | 22 |
Week 4 · 2024
W 41-6
vs Ohio
47 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD · 3 rec · 38 yds
Dominant 35-point win at home against Ohio.
With B. Vandagriff — 237 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.1 · 21 rush yds (7 car) · D. Key — 7 rec · 145 yds
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
53%127 carriesFumble rate
1.6%2 of 129 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.5 yds/carry on 129 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 53% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 61.7 | 4.8 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 38.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 63.3 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 41.2 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Stoops
Pass share
42.1%
311 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
61.5
12 games
Team sack rate
11.1%
351 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
129 carries and 20 catches in 11 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #132 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at NC State and Kentucky, 1,030 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Doeren and Mark Stoops.
