Isaiah Wright

Isaiah Wright (born January 13, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Temple and was signed by Washington as an undrafted free agent in 2020.

Isaiah Wright
Wright in 2020
No. 83 – Washington Football Team
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1997-01-13) January 13, 1997
Waterbury, Connecticut
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Kingswood Oxford School (West Hartford, Connecticut)
College:Temple
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First team All-AAC (2018)
  • AAC Special Teams Player of the Year (2018)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Receptions:27
Receiving yards:197
Rushing yards:16
Return yards:45
Touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life and high school

Wright was born in Waterbury, Connecticut and grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut. He attended the Kingswood Oxford School, where he played wide receiver and defensive back on the football team. Wright was rated a three-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at Rutgers going into his senior year over offers from Ohio State, Wisconsin, and Maryland but changed his commitment to Temple shortly before National Signing Day.[1][2]

College career

As a freshman, he rushed for 232 yards and scored one touchdown on 42 attempts while catching eight passes for 74 yards. He had 46 receptions for 668 yards and four touchdowns in his sophomore season. Wright also rushed for 188 yards and one touchdown as a wildcat quarterback and completed a pass for a two-point conversion.[3] As a junior, he gained 368 yards and scored three touchdowns on 33 receptions and rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown while also returning 33 kickoffs for 873 yards and a touchdown and 19 punts for 249 yards and two touchdowns and was named a Sporting News First Team All-American, the AAC Special Teams Player of the Year, and First Team All-AAC.[4][5] Wright caught 47 passes for 442 yards and five touchdowns in his senior season.[6]

Professional career

Wright was signed by the Washington Football Team as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2020.[7] Wright made his NFL debut on September 13, 2020 in the season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, playing ten snaps on special teams.[8] Two weeks later, in a game against the Cleveland Browns, he recorded the first four catches of his NFL career, for a total of 24 yards.[9]

References
  1. Hunt, Todderick (July 1, 2015). "3-star Connecticut wide receiver Isaiah Wright commits to Rutgers football". NJ.com. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  2. Hunt, Todderick (February 1, 2016). "3-star wide receiver Isaiah Wright flips from Rutgers to Temple". NJ.com. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  3. Narducci, Marc (August 15, 2018). "Isaiah Wright leads a deep group of wideouts". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  4. Hunt, Donald (October 11, 2019). "Isaiah Wright's big play ability makes Temple dangerous". Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  5. Narducci, Marc (July 16, 2019). "Temple looking to use Isaiah Wright even more this coming season". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  6. "Isaiah Wright is another versatile offensive weapon in the Redskins' arsenal". Hogs Haven. April 27, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  7. "Isaiah Wright joins Washington". CBSSportst.com. April 25, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  8. Krimmel, Ben (September 14, 2020). "WFT Snap Count vs. Eagles: Young leads D-line, RB by committee". 106.7 The Fan. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  9. "Isaiah Wright 2020 Game Log". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
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