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Signs with Pitt Wright has signed with Pitt, Cody Nagel of 247Sports.com reports.

Impact Wright will spend his final collegiate season with Pitt. He logged 85 carries for 471 yards and 10 touchdowns last season with Western Kentucky, averaging 5.5 yards per carry. The senior is slated to serve in a complementary role behind Ja'Kyrian Turner.

JANUARY 10 • ROTOWIRE

Seeking greener pastures Wright will enter the transfer portal, per Pete Nakos of On3.com.

Impact Wright ran for 471 yards and 10 touchdowns on 5.5 yards per carry with the Hilltoppers this fall, also reeling in 10 catches for 88 yards and a touchdown. The tailback, who's also toted the rock for Kentucky and Appalachian State, will now have one year of eligibility remaining as he seeks his next home.

DECEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Jacksonville State beats Western Kentucky 37-34 to reach CUSA championship game

Garrison Rippa kicked a 28-yard field goal as time expired to send Jacksonville State to the Conference USA championship game with a 37-34 win over Western Kentucky on Saturday aft...

NOVEMBER 29, 2025 • Associated Press

Tallies two TDs Wright ran 14 times for 116 yards and two touchdowns against JSU on Saturday.

Impact The redshirt senior has been all-or-nothing, which has made him hard to trust. This is his fourth game with multiple touchdowns. He also has four games this season with single-digit rushing totals.

NOVEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Rushes for two TDs Wright ran 11 times for 84 yards and two touchdowns Saturday against MTSU.

Impact Wright is never going to get a ton of touches, in part because Marvis Parrish is an explosive back and in part because WKU doesn't rely on the run a ton. However, Wright has gotten bang for his buck, as he's totaled nine touchdowns in 10 games.

NOVEMBER 16, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Rushes for TD Wright ran six times for 44 yards and a score Saturday against NMSU.

Impact Wright has been a bit of a touchdown vulture for Western Kentucky. He's only touched the ball 59 times, but he's scored seven touchdowns.

NOVEMBER 2, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Two more TDs Wright ran 10 times for 91 yards and two scores and added one catch for 13 yards against Missouri State on Saturday.

Impact That's back-to-back games with two touchdowns for Wright. This is even though he only got 17 carries total across those games. Will Wright get a higher percentage of the carries next time?

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Two more TDs Wright ran 10 times for 91 yards and two scores and added one catch for 13 yards against Missouri State on Saturday.

Impact That's back-to-back games with two touchdowns for Wright. This is even though he only got 17 carries total across those games. Will Wright get a higher percentage of the carries next time?

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Tallies two TDs Wright ran seven times for 47 yards and two touchdowns against Nevada on Saturday.

Impact Obviously, anytime a player scores twice in a game it stands out. However, Wright has 18 carries for 86 yards on the season. He's probably the number-three running back, and so this may have been a fluke.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Rushes for TD Wright ran six times for 22 yards and a touchdown against Sam Houston on Saturday.

Impact Wright transferred to Western Kentucky after playing well at Austin Peay last season. He did rush for a touchdown, but he was also third in touches among Hilltoppers running back.

AUGUST 23, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Headed to WKU Wright will transfer to Western Kentucky, the program announced.

Impact Wright tallied 115 carries for 609 yards and five scores in his breakthrough 2024 campaign with Austin Peay. That's given him the opportunity to move up to the FBS level to sign with the Hilltoppers, where he'll look to crack the tailback rotation in his final year of eligibility.

JANUARY 14, 2025 • ROTOWIRE