Career
He most recently played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. Kornegay played four years (2001–2004) of college football at Fordham University. He was a first team All Patriot League selection twice, and was a consensus First Team All-American in 2004.
He received many other All-American honors after his senior season, including First Team Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Division I-Associate of Arts and Sports Network I-Associate of Arts. He finished 14th in the final voting.
After his university career was complete, Kornegay signed a free agent contract with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (Canadian Football League). During his rookie season with Hamilton (2005), Kornegay dressed for all 18 regular season games and finished the season with 33 tackles, including special teams.
In 2006, he played in 14 games and recorded 48 tackles and had his first career Canadian Football League interception. He was released by the Riders on July 20, 2011 and was later signed to the practice roster of the British Columbia Lions on July 30, 2011.
On July 20, 2012, the Calgary Stampeders signed Kornegay.
Calgary released Kornegay in January 2013. Kornegay signed a one-day contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, as announced on August 26, 2014 by the Roughriders, so he could officially retire from the Canadian Football League while playing for the team he has been with for the majority of his Canadian Football League career.