2024 Football Roster

Jersey Number 1
Winston Wright Jr.
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 188
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Savannah, Ga.
- High School:
- Memorial Day School
- Prev School:
- Florida State
- Major:
- University Studies
Career Notes: Four-year letterman (2024/East Carolina, 2019-21/West Virginia) who played in 49 career games making 26 starts … Tallied 3,994 all-purpose yards (80.5 pg) … Scored 18 touchdowns (15 rcv, 3 kor) … Caught 187 total passes for 1,930 yards (10.3 ypc) to go along with 18 rushes for 99 yards (5.5 ypr) … Returned 75 kickoffs for 1,900 yards (25.3 average) … Two-time all-conference selection (2010/WVU, 2024/ECU) … Earned Second Team All-America honors in 2024 at ECU (FWAA, Action Network, Phil Steele) … Helped ECU earn 2024 Go Bowling Military Bowl bid to play NC State.
2024: Started 10 of 11 games played earning a varsity letter … Logged 578 total snaps (510 offense, 68 special teams) … Named Second Team All-America by Football Writers Association of America (KOR), Action Network (AP) and Phil Steele Magazine (KOR) … Also garnered Honorable Mention All-America accolades by College Football Network (ST) and Sports Illustrated (AP) … Received postseason bowl invite to Hula Bowl … Earned AAC Honorable Mention accolades by the leagues head coaches … Other all-conference honors included second team by Phil Steele Magazine and College Football Network as a specialist as well as a third team selection as a receiver by College Football Network … Tallied 1,255 all-purpose yards (114.1 per game) for the Pirates … Registered 91 yards on the ground, 556 receiving yards (third on team), 18 punt returns and 590 kickoff return yards to rank among AAC leaders … Caught 54 passes, scoring a team-best eight touchdowns … Returned 22 kickoffs, posting a 26.8 average which included a 94-yard scoring return at Charlotte marking his third career return for a score (first at ECU) … Caught at least three passes in all 11 games played … Hauled down 22 passes of 10 or more yards (eight of 20-plus) … Had team-long reception of 65 yards against Appalachian State that resulted in a 65-yard touchdown … Other 20-plus catches were against Army (31 yards), Florida Atlantic (47/TD, 25), Liberty (21), Old Dominion (25) and UTSA (40/TD; 27) … In all, had receiving scores against App State (1), UTSA (1), Army (1), Temple (1), Florida Atlantic (2), Tulsa (1) and Navy (1) … Closed out season having scored at least one touchdown in six consecutive contests … Averaged 26.8 yards per kickoff return, which tied for seventh on the Pirates single-season charts with Anthony Collins (1980) … Tallied 100 or more all-purpose yards in a game eight times and at least 80-plus yards in 10 of 11 contests … One of 22 players to receive the Captain’s Award … Selected as gameday captain against Temple … Officially enrolled early at East Carolina (January 2024) participating in spring drills … Named to 2024 Senior and East-West Shrine Bowl Watch Lists ... Named Preseason Offensive Newcomer and Offensive Transfer of the Year by College Football Network in 2024 ... Also tabbed a Preseason Second Team All-AAC selection by College Football Network in 2024 ... Named to 2024 Jet Award Mid-Season Watch List (Oct. 15) ... Named to Sporting News Midseason All-America Team (kick returner).
2023 (Florida State): Appeared in five games making four catches for 36 yards (9.0 ypc) … Caught passes against LSU (18 yards) and three against Southern Miss (18 yards) … Returned three kicks for 74 yards (24.7 avg.) with a long of 31 against Southern Miss … Two kickoffs came against Southern Miss (49 yards) and one against Boston College (25 yards).
2022 (Florida State): Missed season due to injury.
West Virginia (2019-21): Three-year letterman for the Mountaineers … Played in 33 games making 16 starts … Caught 129 passes for 1,388 yards with seven touchdowns … Returned 50 kickoffs for 1,236 yards with two scores.
2021 (West Virginia): Started 11 of 13 games as a junior … Led the team with 63 receptions for 688 yards (10.9 ypc) with five touchdowns … Returned 23 kickoffs for 618 yards (26.9 avg.) with one score ranking fourth in the Big 12 and 19th nationally … Stood sixth in Big 12 with average of 4.8 receptions per game … Broke WVU’s single-game record with 217 kickoff return yards, including 98-yarder, vs. Maryland … One of only 11 players nationally with multiple 90-yard kickoff returns in 2021 … Academic All-Big 12 selection.
2020 (West Virginia): Named All-Big 12 Conference Second Team (coaches, Phil Steele) and was an All-Big 12 Conference Third Team (Pro Football Focus) selection … Led the Mountaineers with 47 catches for 553 yards and two touchdowns with a long catch of 70 yards … Also WVU’s kickoff returner with 20 returns for 425 yards and a long of 37 yards … Recorded two 100-yard receiving performances … Sat No. 4 in the Big 12 in receptions per game (4.7) … No. 5 in receiving yards per game (55.3) and No. 7 in the Big 12 in receiving yards (553) … Totaled six catches for 47 yards against TCU, his fourth game of six-plus receptions … Finished with four catches for 56 yards, including a long of 38, at Texas … Tallied a career-high nine catches for 126 yards at Texas Tech … Caught four passes for 54 yards against Kansas … Recorded six catches for 22 yards against Baylor … Registered first career 100-yard receiving day at … Oklahoma State, totaling six catches for 127 yards and a touchdown … Hauled in a career-long, 70-yard score against the Cowboys.
2019 (West Virginia): Started two of 10 games during true freshman campaign … Caught 19 passes for 97 yards while returning seven kickoffs for 193 yards and a score … Added depth at inside receiver and used on special teams … Used on 243 plays, including 196 offensive snaps … Saw action on double-digit snaps in nine games, including a season-high 43 at Baylor … Tied for fourth on the team with 19 catches … Totaled a career-high six catches for 25 yards against Texas Tech … Tied his career high in receptions (4) and tallied 31 yards at Baylor … Also returned a kickoff 95 yards for the first touchdown of his career against the Bears … Hauled in two passes against Iowa State … Finished with three catches for 27 yards at Kansas; long of the day went for 13 yards … Caught four passes in his WVU debut against NC State, totaling 13 yards.
High School: Played for coach Michael Thompson at Memorial Day School … Three-time all-state and all-region selection … Earned all-city first-team honors … Named team’s most valuable player and leadership award recipient … Helped lead Memorial Day to two state titles and a spot in the state semifinals as a senior … Finished with 700 rushing yards and more than 1,000 receiving yards in 2018 … Named the Savannah Morning News High School Player of the Week when he finished with more than 200 all-purpose yards and scored four touchdowns (48- and 65-yard touchdown catches, 75-yard punt return and a 15-yard run for a score) in the GISA quarterfinals against Brentwood … Earned a spot on WJCL’s Big 22 squad … As a junior, he had 940 receiving yards and 631 rushing yards … All-Savannah News First Team selection on both sides of the ball … As a sophomore, he ran for 1,039 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging more than 11.0 yards per carry … Also had 700 receiving yards and three touchdowns … Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … No. 52-rated athlete by 247Sports, No. 66 by 247Sports and No. 85 by ESPN … Rated the No. 82 recruit in Georgia by rivals, No. 86 by 247Sports and No. 91 by ESPN.
Personal: Son of Travis and Latrice Wright … Has two siblings … Majored in university studies at East Carolina.
2024: Started 10 of 11 games played earning a varsity letter … Logged 578 total snaps (510 offense, 68 special teams) … Named Second Team All-America by Football Writers Association of America (KOR), Action Network (AP) and Phil Steele Magazine (KOR) … Also garnered Honorable Mention All-America accolades by College Football Network (ST) and Sports Illustrated (AP) … Received postseason bowl invite to Hula Bowl … Earned AAC Honorable Mention accolades by the leagues head coaches … Other all-conference honors included second team by Phil Steele Magazine and College Football Network as a specialist as well as a third team selection as a receiver by College Football Network … Tallied 1,255 all-purpose yards (114.1 per game) for the Pirates … Registered 91 yards on the ground, 556 receiving yards (third on team), 18 punt returns and 590 kickoff return yards to rank among AAC leaders … Caught 54 passes, scoring a team-best eight touchdowns … Returned 22 kickoffs, posting a 26.8 average which included a 94-yard scoring return at Charlotte marking his third career return for a score (first at ECU) … Caught at least three passes in all 11 games played … Hauled down 22 passes of 10 or more yards (eight of 20-plus) … Had team-long reception of 65 yards against Appalachian State that resulted in a 65-yard touchdown … Other 20-plus catches were against Army (31 yards), Florida Atlantic (47/TD, 25), Liberty (21), Old Dominion (25) and UTSA (40/TD; 27) … In all, had receiving scores against App State (1), UTSA (1), Army (1), Temple (1), Florida Atlantic (2), Tulsa (1) and Navy (1) … Closed out season having scored at least one touchdown in six consecutive contests … Averaged 26.8 yards per kickoff return, which tied for seventh on the Pirates single-season charts with Anthony Collins (1980) … Tallied 100 or more all-purpose yards in a game eight times and at least 80-plus yards in 10 of 11 contests … One of 22 players to receive the Captain’s Award … Selected as gameday captain against Temple … Officially enrolled early at East Carolina (January 2024) participating in spring drills … Named to 2024 Senior and East-West Shrine Bowl Watch Lists ... Named Preseason Offensive Newcomer and Offensive Transfer of the Year by College Football Network in 2024 ... Also tabbed a Preseason Second Team All-AAC selection by College Football Network in 2024 ... Named to 2024 Jet Award Mid-Season Watch List (Oct. 15) ... Named to Sporting News Midseason All-America Team (kick returner).
2023 (Florida State): Appeared in five games making four catches for 36 yards (9.0 ypc) … Caught passes against LSU (18 yards) and three against Southern Miss (18 yards) … Returned three kicks for 74 yards (24.7 avg.) with a long of 31 against Southern Miss … Two kickoffs came against Southern Miss (49 yards) and one against Boston College (25 yards).
2022 (Florida State): Missed season due to injury.
West Virginia (2019-21): Three-year letterman for the Mountaineers … Played in 33 games making 16 starts … Caught 129 passes for 1,388 yards with seven touchdowns … Returned 50 kickoffs for 1,236 yards with two scores.
2021 (West Virginia): Started 11 of 13 games as a junior … Led the team with 63 receptions for 688 yards (10.9 ypc) with five touchdowns … Returned 23 kickoffs for 618 yards (26.9 avg.) with one score ranking fourth in the Big 12 and 19th nationally … Stood sixth in Big 12 with average of 4.8 receptions per game … Broke WVU’s single-game record with 217 kickoff return yards, including 98-yarder, vs. Maryland … One of only 11 players nationally with multiple 90-yard kickoff returns in 2021 … Academic All-Big 12 selection.
2020 (West Virginia): Named All-Big 12 Conference Second Team (coaches, Phil Steele) and was an All-Big 12 Conference Third Team (Pro Football Focus) selection … Led the Mountaineers with 47 catches for 553 yards and two touchdowns with a long catch of 70 yards … Also WVU’s kickoff returner with 20 returns for 425 yards and a long of 37 yards … Recorded two 100-yard receiving performances … Sat No. 4 in the Big 12 in receptions per game (4.7) … No. 5 in receiving yards per game (55.3) and No. 7 in the Big 12 in receiving yards (553) … Totaled six catches for 47 yards against TCU, his fourth game of six-plus receptions … Finished with four catches for 56 yards, including a long of 38, at Texas … Tallied a career-high nine catches for 126 yards at Texas Tech … Caught four passes for 54 yards against Kansas … Recorded six catches for 22 yards against Baylor … Registered first career 100-yard receiving day at … Oklahoma State, totaling six catches for 127 yards and a touchdown … Hauled in a career-long, 70-yard score against the Cowboys.
2019 (West Virginia): Started two of 10 games during true freshman campaign … Caught 19 passes for 97 yards while returning seven kickoffs for 193 yards and a score … Added depth at inside receiver and used on special teams … Used on 243 plays, including 196 offensive snaps … Saw action on double-digit snaps in nine games, including a season-high 43 at Baylor … Tied for fourth on the team with 19 catches … Totaled a career-high six catches for 25 yards against Texas Tech … Tied his career high in receptions (4) and tallied 31 yards at Baylor … Also returned a kickoff 95 yards for the first touchdown of his career against the Bears … Hauled in two passes against Iowa State … Finished with three catches for 27 yards at Kansas; long of the day went for 13 yards … Caught four passes in his WVU debut against NC State, totaling 13 yards.
High School: Played for coach Michael Thompson at Memorial Day School … Three-time all-state and all-region selection … Earned all-city first-team honors … Named team’s most valuable player and leadership award recipient … Helped lead Memorial Day to two state titles and a spot in the state semifinals as a senior … Finished with 700 rushing yards and more than 1,000 receiving yards in 2018 … Named the Savannah Morning News High School Player of the Week when he finished with more than 200 all-purpose yards and scored four touchdowns (48- and 65-yard touchdown catches, 75-yard punt return and a 15-yard run for a score) in the GISA quarterfinals against Brentwood … Earned a spot on WJCL’s Big 22 squad … As a junior, he had 940 receiving yards and 631 rushing yards … All-Savannah News First Team selection on both sides of the ball … As a sophomore, he ran for 1,039 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging more than 11.0 yards per carry … Also had 700 receiving yards and three touchdowns … Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … No. 52-rated athlete by 247Sports, No. 66 by 247Sports and No. 85 by ESPN … Rated the No. 82 recruit in Georgia by rivals, No. 86 by 247Sports and No. 91 by ESPN.
Personal: Son of Travis and Latrice Wright … Has two siblings … Majored in university studies at East Carolina.
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