58  B.J. Sumter
	Class: RS Junior Hometown: Columbia, S.C. High School: Dutch Fork Last College: New Mexico Military Height / Weight: 6-1 / 296 Position: Offensive Guard

UW This Season: B.J. Sumter redshirted his first season with the Cowboys after transferring from New Mexico Military Junior College with his current Cowboy teammate Kurt Taufa'asau in the spring of 2010. Sumter will compete for playing time at offensive guard this season after originally coming to Wyoming as a defensive tackle. He made the move to the offensive line in the spring of 2011.

2010: Redshirted.

Junior College: Sumter helped lead New Mexico Military to a No. 20 ranking in the final NJCAA National Poll in 2009. He was credited with 45 tackles, 3.0 tackles for losses, 1.0 sack and one interception his sophomore season at New Mexico Military in 2009. New Mexico Military posted a 7-4 record in `09 and earned an appearance in the inaugural Central Bank Salt City Bowl where they lost 22-14 to Hutchinson Community College of Kansas. In the bowl game, Sumter was credited with five tackles, 1.0 sack and 1.5 tackles for losses. The New Mexico Military defense ranked No. 42 in the nation in total defense, allowing opponents 362 yards of total offense per game, and No. 20 in pass defense, giving up only 153.3 passing yards per game. In the weight room, Sumter broke the all-time combined three-lift record at New Mexico Military with a total combined lift of 1,215 pounds in the bench press, hang clean and squat. He played for head coach Jeff Lynn at New Mexico Military. Sumter played his high school football at Dutch Fork High School in Irmo, S.C.

Personal: The son of Rochelle and Bernard Sumter, he was also recruited by New Mexico State. He is majoring in criminal justice.