Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Isaiah Wright was born January 13, 1997 in Waterbury, Connecticut. He is a wide receiver in the NFL.

Wright was born in Waterbury, Connecticut and grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut. He attended the Kingswood Oxford School, where he played wide receiver and defensive back on the football team. Wright was rated a three-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at Rutgers going into his senior year over offers from Ohio State, Wisconsin, and Maryland but changed his commitment to Temple shortly before National Signing Day.

As a freshman, he rushed for 232 yards and scored one touchdown on 42 attempts while catching eight passes for 74 yards. He had 46 receptions for 668 yards and four touchdowns in his sophomore season. Wright also rushed for 188 yards and one touchdown as a wildcat quarterback and completed a pass for a two-point conversion. As a junior, he gained 368 yards and scored three touchdowns on 33 receptions and rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown while also returning 33 kickoffs for 873 yards and a touchdown and 19 punts for 249 yards and two touchdowns and was named a Sporting News First Team All-American, the AAC Special Teams Player of the Year, and First Team All-AAC. Wright caught 47 passes for 442 yards and five touchdowns in his senior season.

Wright was signed by the Washington Football Team as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2020.