Of the 95 players that were donning helmets, practice jerseys and shorts Tuesday, 25 will be seniors, 25 will be juniors, 20 will sophomores and 25 are freshmen.
2012 (JR): Played in all 13 games and made his first career start against Idaho (11/24)... Finished the year with 17 tackles (9-solo, 8-assists) and one quarterback hurry... Blocked his first career kick on a punt at UTSA (10/27)... Had two or more tackles five times during the year, including a season-best three stops against Texas State (11/3)... Also played on the offensive side of the ball and finished the year with 12 rushes for 66 yards (5.5 ypc)... Best offensive game of the season was against New Mexico State (10/20) as he carried the ball five times for 39 yards (7.8 ypc) with a career-long rush of 14 yards... Completed his only pass of the season for nine yards against Texas State.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played quarterback and wide receiver at Eastern Arizona Community College as a sophomore, helping the Gila Monsters to a runner-up finish in the Top of the Mountains Bowl, ending with an 8-4 record... Played at Highland (Kan.) Community College as a freshman... For his career, he was 4-of-8 passing for 158 yards (39.5 ypc) with two touchdowns... Carried the ball 96 times for 684 yards (7.1 ypc) with one touchdown... Also had 20 catches for 461 yards (23.1 ypc) with four touchdowns ... Added nine kick returns for 243 yards (27.0 ypr) with one return for a 98-yard score.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year letterwinner playing quarterback, wide receiver and safety at Campbell High School in Smyrna, Ga... Earned all-county honors... Helped the Spartans to the playoffs in two seasons.
PERSONAL: Born June 28, 1992... Son of Anthony Wright and Tracee Glover... Has two brothers and two sisters... Uncle, Jeffrey Wright, played football at Georgia Tech (1990-93)... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies... Has future career plans to own his own massage therapy clinic.
CAREER HIGHS: Defense - Tackles: 3, vs. Texas St. (11/3/12); Block: 1, at UTSA (10/27/12). Rushing - CAREER HIGHS - Rushes: 5, twice; Yards: 39, vs. New Mexico St. (10/20/12); Long Rush: 14, vs. New Mexico St. (10/20/12); TD: 0.
