Personal
Parents are John and Diane Wright ... served a Church mission to Brisbane, Australia ... recruited by Washington, Washington State, California, Missouri, Oregon, Oregon State and UNLV... majoring in business management.
At BYU
In 2001: Earned All-MWC Academic honors... competed in all 14 games for the Cougars as a sophomore, including the 2001 Liberty Bowl... credited with 21 tackles on the season, including 12 solo takedowns... listed as a starter on special teams... played a significant backup role at linebacker... posted a season-high four solo takedowns against Air Force.
In 2000: Saw limited action at linebacker, but was an important special teams performer... credited with stats in four games on the season... tallied six tackles, including four solo stops.
In 1997: Redshirted
Before BYU
Lettered three times in football and basketball and four times in track at Westview High ... first team all-state linebacker ... Metro League Defensive Player of the Year ... Metro Division National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete of the Year ... honorable mention All-American ... coached by Ron Linehan (Idaho).
Stats
Wright's Personal Best
UT: 5 (Nevada, Sept. 14, 2002)
AT: 5 (Georgia Tech, Sept. 21, 2002)
Wright's Career Stats
Year Gms UT AT TFL FR INT Hur Sck
2000 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
2001 13 12 9 0 0 0 0 0
2002 12 15 19 1 1 1 2 0
Total 27 28 29 1 1 1 2 0
Saw limited action at linebacker, but was an important special teams performer ... credited with stats in four games on the season ... tallied 6 tackles, including 4 solo stops.
Earned All-MWC Academic honors... competed in all 14 games for the Cougars as a sophomore, including the 2001 Liberty Bowl... credited with 21 tackles on the season, including 12 solo takedowns... listed as a starter on special teams... played a significant backup role at linebacker... posted a season-high four solo takedowns against Air Force.
Redshirted as a true freshman.
Redshirted as a true freshman.