University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Wright, Jordan
Jersey Number 23
Jordan Wright
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 212
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Pearl, Miss.
- High School:
- Pearl
Bio
2017 (Sophomore)
Saw significant action in nine games ... Finished with 96 rushing yards on 23 carries with one rushing touchdown ... Caught five passes for 54 yards and one receiving touchdown ... Scored late third quarter rushing touchdown in season opener against Southeastern La. (9/2), finishing with 27 yards on seven carries and one reception for a career-long 19 yards ... Snagged one pass for a short one-yard touchdown at Texas A&M (9/16) for first career receiving touchdown ... Tied career-long with 19-yard catch against Arkansas State (10/19) ... Rushed for 34 yards on five carries at Ole Miss (11/11) ... Earned second letter.
2016 (Redshirt freshman)
Played in 12 games, recording 192 yards on the ground on 62 carries ... had 10 or more carries in games at New Mexico State (10/1) and ULM (12/3) ... recorded 11 carries at NMSU with a 7-yard TD run in the third quarter ... carried the ball 10 times at ULM ... rushed for season-high 34 yards, highlighted by a 22-yard gain, at Texas State (10/22) ... had two carries for 17 yards, including a 12-yard gain, against Southern Miss (12/17) in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl ... added a pair of receptions on the season with a 4-yard gain in the season-opener against Boise State (9/3) and a 5-yard catch against Idaho (11/5) ... earned first letter.
2015 (Freshman): Spent the season as a redshirt and served as a member of the scout team … rushed for a game-high 88 yards in the annual Red-White Spring Game.
High School: A three-star recruit by Scout.com … rated as the No. 3 running back in the state of Mississippi and the No. 65th-best running back in the South … piled up nearly 5,700 yards rushing and 81 touchdowns in his career … rushed for over 3,000 yards and 41 touchdowns as a senior … a first-team All-State selection … tied a state single-game record with 422 rushing yards, while recording a state single-game record nine TDs in a win over Bastrop (La.) … a member of the Clarion-Ledger Football All-Metro Team … selected to play in the Mississippi/Alabama High School All-Star Game ... rushed for 30 TDs as a junior.
Personal: Born Nov. 20, 1995 in Pearl, Miss. ... the son of Jeffery and Angela Wright ... has six sisters and two brothers ... a business management major.
Saw significant action in nine games ... Finished with 96 rushing yards on 23 carries with one rushing touchdown ... Caught five passes for 54 yards and one receiving touchdown ... Scored late third quarter rushing touchdown in season opener against Southeastern La. (9/2), finishing with 27 yards on seven carries and one reception for a career-long 19 yards ... Snagged one pass for a short one-yard touchdown at Texas A&M (9/16) for first career receiving touchdown ... Tied career-long with 19-yard catch against Arkansas State (10/19) ... Rushed for 34 yards on five carries at Ole Miss (11/11) ... Earned second letter.
2016 (Redshirt freshman)
Played in 12 games, recording 192 yards on the ground on 62 carries ... had 10 or more carries in games at New Mexico State (10/1) and ULM (12/3) ... recorded 11 carries at NMSU with a 7-yard TD run in the third quarter ... carried the ball 10 times at ULM ... rushed for season-high 34 yards, highlighted by a 22-yard gain, at Texas State (10/22) ... had two carries for 17 yards, including a 12-yard gain, against Southern Miss (12/17) in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl ... added a pair of receptions on the season with a 4-yard gain in the season-opener against Boise State (9/3) and a 5-yard catch against Idaho (11/5) ... earned first letter.
2015 (Freshman): Spent the season as a redshirt and served as a member of the scout team … rushed for a game-high 88 yards in the annual Red-White Spring Game.
High School: A three-star recruit by Scout.com … rated as the No. 3 running back in the state of Mississippi and the No. 65th-best running back in the South … piled up nearly 5,700 yards rushing and 81 touchdowns in his career … rushed for over 3,000 yards and 41 touchdowns as a senior … a first-team All-State selection … tied a state single-game record with 422 rushing yards, while recording a state single-game record nine TDs in a win over Bastrop (La.) … a member of the Clarion-Ledger Football All-Metro Team … selected to play in the Mississippi/Alabama High School All-Star Game ... rushed for 30 TDs as a junior.
Personal: Born Nov. 20, 1995 in Pearl, Miss. ... the son of Jeffery and Angela Wright ... has six sisters and two brothers ... a business management major.
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