Former Kentucky tight end Izayah Cummings enters transfer portal

Louisville (Ky.) Male product Izayah Cummings signed with Kentucky in the 2020 high school recruiting cycle and spent four years with the football program in Lexington. After the 2023 campaign, Cummings decided to move on and returned back home.

After playing in only four games for Louisville in 2024, Cummings preserved a redshirt year and will have one more season left to play college football in 2025. The former three-star recruit became a free agent again on Friday when he entered the portal as a graduate transfer.

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NEWS: Louisville TE Izayah Cummings plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal.

Cummings is a former Kentucky transfer.https://t.co/kSYG7dYADj pic.twitter.com/JXsNUIIUyU
— Transfer Portal (@TransferPortal_) February 7, 2025

Izayah Cummings played only 18 offensive snaps playing for head coach Jeff Brohm with his final appearance occurring in Week 5. During his four years at Kentucky, the 6-foot-4 and 235-pound tight end recorded 18 receptions for 293 yards and three touchdowns with 509 offensive snaps. The in-state product began his career at wide receiver before moving to tight end in 2021.

Now Cummings will be looking for another college football home. Kentucky is set to enter spring practice with only four scholarship tight ends on the roster.

Kentucky Football 2025 Transfer Portal Class

Player	Position	Former School	Year
Sam Greene	EDGE (6-1, 255)	USC	Redshirt Sophomore
Landyn Watson	LB (6-1, 239)	TCU/Marshall	Redshirt Senior
Joshua Braun	iOL (6-6, 338)	Florida/Arkansas	Super Senior
Alex Wollschlaeger	T (6-7, 305)	Bowling Green	Super Senior
Wallace Unamba	G/T (6-4, 330)	Florida Atlantic/New Mexico	Redshirt Senior
J.J. Hester	WR (6-4, 203)	Missouri/Oklahoma	Super Senior
Zach Calzada	QB (6-4, 200)	Texas A&M/Auburn/Incarnate Word	Super Senior
Henry Boyer	TE (6-6, 270)	Illinois	Redshirt Junior
Kendrick Law	WR (5-11, 201)	Alabama	Senior
Dante Dowdell	RB (6-2, 225)	Oregon/Nebraska	Junior
Jaden Williams	iDL (6-4, 290)	Wyoming	Redshirt Junior
Kevis Thomas	CB (5-11, 179)	Maryland	Junior
Evan Wibberley	iOL (6-5, 296)	WKU	Redshirt Junior
Kameron Olds	EDGE (6-4, 240)	Buffalo/Kent State	Senior
David Gusta	iDL (6-3, 302)	Washington State	Redshirt Senior
Troy Stellato	WR (6-1, 190)	Clemson	Redshirt Senior
Mi’Quise Grace	EDGE (6-4, 255)	South Dakota	Redshirt Junior
Tru Edwards	WR (6-3, 201)	Louisiana Tech	Super Senior
Shiyazh Pete	T (6-8, 320)	New Mexico State	Redshirt Senior