Darius Wright

Height:
6-0
Weight:
220
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Irmo, S.C.
Prev School:
Hutchinson CC

Junior College: A key component in Hutchinson CC's most successful season in program history ... Helped the Blue Dragons to a Jayhawk West Conference title and a final No. 4 national rank in 2014 ... Recorded 132 tackles, three sacks, three interceptions and three forced fumbles during junior college career ... Booked a season-high 12 tackles against Iowa Western CC as a sophomore ... Other contest of note was an 11-stop, 1.5-sack and one-interception effort during Hutchinson's 46-23 victory over Dodge City CC ... Also tallied five tackles, one sack and forced a fumble in the Blue Dragons' 36-20 win over Highland CC as a freshman in 2013 ... Posted a career-long 48-yard interception return vs. Bethany College (junior varsity) ... In addition to ECU, reportedly entertained other offers from Kansas State and Nebraska.

High School: Earned selection to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas after his senior season ... A second-team all-state performer in 2012.

Personal: Father Frank Wright played football at South Carolina, lettering for the Gamecocks in 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984 ... Hails from same hometown as current Pirate OL Ike Harris ... A communications major.