Dae'Quan Tariq Wright (born September 21, 2003) is an American football tight end for the Ole Miss Rebels. He previously played for the Virginia Tech Hokies.
| Ole Miss Rebels – No. 8 | |
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| Position | Tight end |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Multi-Disciplinary Studies |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 21, 2003 |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Perry (Perry, Georgia) |
Early life and high school
editWright attended Perry High School located in Perry, Georgia. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies.[1][2]
College career
editVirginia Tech
editIn Wright's true freshman season in 2022, he notched 19 receptions for 208 yards.[3] During the 2023 season, Wright would take over as the Hokies starting tight end midway through the season where he hauled in 28 receptions for 366 yards.[4] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Wright decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[5][6]
Ole Miss
editWright decided to transfer to play for the Ole Miss Rebels.[7][8] In week nine of the 2024 season, Wright hauled in three receptions for 54 yards, as he helped the Rebels to a win over the Oklahoma Sooners.[9] In week ten, Wright had a breakout game, bringing in nine receptions for 99 yards and two touchdowns, as he helped Ole Miss to a rout over the Arkansas Razorbacks.[10]
References
edit- ^ Sullivan, Tim. "Virginia Tech Signing Day capsule 2022: Daequan Wright". Rivals.com. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ Coleman, Chris. "Daequan Wright Commits To Virginia Tech". TechSideline.com. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ Eckert, David. "Ole Miss football, Lane Kiffin land Virginia Tech transfer portal TE Dae'Quan Wright". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ Eckert, David. "Would Lane Kiffin run two-tight end sets at Ole Miss? Dae'Quan Wright makes it possible". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ Berry, Zach. "Virginia Tech tight end Dae'Quan Wright to visit Ole Miss". On3.com. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ Sullivan, Tim. "Portal outgoing: Dae'Quan Wright". Rivals.com. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ Katz, Michael. "Dae'Quan Wright thinks two tight ends in Ole Miss' offense could be 'scary'". The Commercial Dispatch. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ Kosko, Nick. "Former Virginia Tech TE Dae'Quan Wright commits to Ole Miss". On3.com. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ Macon Gillespie, John. "Dae'Quan Wright Gives Inside Look at Ole Miss Tight Ends Big Day vs. Oklahoma". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ Komis, Tyler. "Ole Miss' Dae'Quan Wright doesn't 'look into targets', but has made the most of them". 247Sports. Retrieved 7 November 2024.