2015 Football Roster
Wright, Willie
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Jersey Number 58
Willie Wright
- Position:
- Offensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 291
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Cypress Ridge
Bio
TULSA – A three-year starter … moved from defensive tackle to offensive tackle during 2015 spring drills and has started on the offensive front ever since … has played in 36 career games and has 35 starts … 2017 – Started all 12 games at right tackle … was named to the watch lists for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team and the Wuerffel Trophy … helped lead an offense that ranked 14th nationally in rushing with 247.2 yards on the ground … graded 84-percent or better in all 12 games, including over 90-percent in three contests … graded 91-percent with 4 knockdowns on 94 snaps vs. Louisiana … had a grade of 91-percent with six knockdowns on 48 snaps at Tulane … graded 90-percent against No. 21 Memphis … had grades of 88-percent at Toledo and UConn, 86-percent at Oklahoma State and SMU and 84-percent against New Mexico and No. 23 USF … 2016 – Played and started 11 games, including the first 5 games … started 17 consecutive games until missing the Houston contest with an injury … also missed the Tulane game …was back in the starting lineup for the final 6 games … returned to the lineup as a starter at Memphis and graded 85-percent with 5 knockdowns on 87 snaps … graded 88-percent on 101 snaps vs. Fresno State … graded 86 percent on 92 plays against East Carolina … graded 93-percent with 5 knockdowns on 82 snaps at UCF … played 105 offensive snaps vs. Cincinnati and graded at 85 percent … 2015 – Played in all 13 games and started 12 of those contests … saw his first collegiate playing time at right tackle in a reserve role against FAU in the season opener … then, saw his first career start a week later at New Mexico, and started the remaining 11 games … 2014 – Was one of several freshmen to sit out the 2014 season due to a red-shirt year.
HIGH SCHOOL – Was a three-year letterwinner and two-year starter at Cypress Ridge High School … started his junior and senior seasons at offensive tackle … earned first-team all-district accolades as a senior … was an honorable mention all-district selection his junior season … received first-team Academic all-district merits … high school coach was Gary Thiebaud.
PERSONAL – Favorite sports movie is Remember the Titans … celebrity crush is Jennifer Lopez … participated at the NCAA Career in Sports Forum in June 2018 … a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) … has two sisters … mother’s name is Morley Wright … majoring in communication … born February 25, 1996.
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