2022 Football Roster
Justin Wright
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 244
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Abilene, Texas
- High School:
- Cooper
- Prev School:
- Cooper
TULSA – A four-year letterwinner and three-year starter … earned all-conference mention in three seasons … left Tulsa after 2022 season in transfer portal … played in 49 career games and had 32 starts … had 253 tackles, 27 TFLs for -84 yards, 7 sacks for -39 yards, four INTs, four fumble recoveries, four PBUs and two forced fumbles in his career … had six career double-digit tackle games, including a career-high of 13 three times.
2022 – Played an started all 12 games … earned second-team all-AAC merits in 2022 … had 101 tackles to lead Tulsa … also had 10.5 TFL for -35 yards, two sacks for -14 yards, four QB hurries, three PBUs, two INTs and two fumble recoveries … had 10 stops vs. USF for 4 double-figure tackle games in 2022 … was named the AAC Defensive Player of the Week after tallying 13 stops, 2.5 TFL for -17 yards, one sack for -13 yards, one forced fumble, one PBU and one QB hurry at Memphis … had nine stops vs. #19 Tulane … tallied seven tackles, two TFL for -6 yards and one fumble recovery vs. SMU … had four stops, one TFL for -2 yards and one INT at Temple … tied his season-high with 13 tackles at Navy, including one TFL for -3 yards … had seven tackles, one TFL for -2 yards and two QB hurries at #13 Ole Miss … totaled five stops, one sack, one INT, one PBU, one fumble recovery vs. JAX State … had 13 stops and one PBU in the season opener at Wyoming.
2021 – Played in 12 games and started 11 contests … missed the season opener … was named honorable mention all-conference … shared the team-lead with 82 tackles, along with 5.5 TFL for -20 yards, 3.5 sacks for -16 yards, one fumble recovery, one forced fumble, one pass breakup and one interception in 12 games … ranked 11th in the AAC for tackles … compiled two games with double-figure tackles …?was twice named the AAC Defensive Player of the Week for his performances against South Florida and Tulane … had a career-high 14 tackles, two stops for -8 yards, one sack for -7 yards and one forced fumble vs Memphis … started the Oklahoma State game and had four tackles and one pickoff for a 55-yard TD return against the Cowboys … tallied seven stops at #9 Ohio State … had 8 stops vs. Navy … totaled seven tackles and 2.5 sacks for -8 yards at USF, thus earning College Sports Madness AAC Defensive Player of the Week … had 12 tackles, including 10 solos and one stop for -3 yards at Tulane … totaled seven tackles and had his first career pass breakup at SMU …did not start vs. Temple, but had seven stops … had six stops and one fumble recovery against No. 2 Cincinnati.
2020 – Played and started in all nine games … was a second-team all-conference selection … ranked second on the team in tackles with 62 stops … was third on the team in TFLs with 9 for -23 yards … also had 1.5 sacks for -9 yards, one fumble recovery and one interception … ranked ninth in the AAC for tackles for lost yardage … started his first career game at #11 Oklahoma State and tallied four tackles, all solos … had a season-high nine tackles in back-to-back games against #19 SMU and Tulane … also added one stop for -6 yards vs. Tulane and one TFL for -1 yard against SMU … also totaled nine tackles, 2.5 TFLs for -8 yards and one sack for -6 yards at Navy … totaled eight stops and three TFLs for -4 yards at #11 UCF … tallied seven tackles and had his first career interception vs. ECU … tallied four stops and had a 6-yard fumble recovery at #6 Cincinnati in the AAC Championship game … had a team-high 8 stops with a 0.5 sack for -3 yards vs. Mississippi State in the Armed Forces Bowl.
2019 – Played in all 12 games, mostly on special teams … had seven tackles and two stops for -6 yards … had a career-best three tackles and added 1.5 TFLs for -5 yards against Navy.
2018 – Was one of several freshmen to earn a redshirt season … played in four games, including Arkansas State, Temple, Houston and UConn, mostly on special teams … saw his first playing time on special teams at Arkansas State … had one tackle on the season, coming against Temple … played two snaps at MIKE linebacker in the Houston game.
HIGH SCHOOL – Was a three-year letterwinner at Abilene Cooper High School … in addition to playing linebacker, also saw action at tight end and handled the punting duties … compiled 91 tackles, 15 TFLs, six sacks, three caused fumbles and two fumble recoveries as a senior … averaged 40 yards per punt his senior season … was a two-time all-district 4-5A selection and earned all-Big Country honors as a senior … totaled had two interceptions, including one for a TD in week 4 against Wolfforth Frenship High School … head coach was Todd Moebes.
PERSONAL – Enjoys hunting … favorite musician is George Strait … his favorite pro sports team is the Dallas Cowboys … lists Ben Boulware as his favorite NFL player … the hashtag he uses to best describe himself is #crazy … began playing football at age 4 … his go-to-snack is beef jerky … favorite movie is Friday Night Lights … dream job is to be a Texas Ranger or Game Warden … has three brothers and three sisters … married in June 2020 … his wife’s name is Emma … father is Mark Wright … mother is Rachel Stevens … stepmother is Tasha Wright … stepfather is Dave Stevens … received his bachelor’s degree in marketing … working on degree in energy management … born February 9, 2000.
