Ethan Wright Season 2023

2023 Big 12 Fall All-Academic Team

2023
Appeared in four games… Moved back from safety to running back after making the switch last season…Rushed the ball seven times for 19 yards during the season…Had a season-long rush of nine yards against Eastern Kentucky.

2022
Played in eight games...Moved from running back to safety in fall camp and totaled nine tackles as a backup as well as a special teams contributor...Tallied nine tackles on the season, including a seven-tackles, 1.0 TFL performance against Kennesaw State...Added stops at SMU and versus ECU...Moved back to running back prior to the Wasabi Fenway Bowl and led UC with 43 rushing yards on eight carries versus Louisville. 

2021
Appeared in 13 games, including the AAC Championship and the College Football Playoff Semifinals at the 86th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic...Backup running back who totaled 153 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 29 carries...Added two receptions for 15 yards...Totaled three tackles on special teams..Tallied 76 yards, including a 58-yard touchdown, on five carries versus Temple...Rushed for 37 yards and one touchdown at USF...Also scored a touchdown against UCF.

2020
Played in seven games as a true freshman during UC’s AAC Championship season... Totaled two special-teams tackles on the season, one vs. Memphis and one in the AAC title game against Tulsa...Had two receptions out of the backfield against East Carolina for 21 yards, including a career-long 13-yard catch.

PERSONAL: Three-star recruit from Manchester High School in the Akron area...Played running back, wide receiver, linebacker and defensive back for Manchester coach Jim France...Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Ohio...A three-time Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association Division V First-Team All-State selection...Named OPSWA Division V Player of the Year in 2017 and 2019...Capped his prep career with 7,804 rushing yards, ranking No. 4 all-time in Ohio, 130 TDs (2nd) and 105 rushing TDs (6th)...Finalist for Ohio’s Mr. Football Award in 2019 after rushing for 2,385 yards and 36 touchdowns, leading the Panthers (9-4) to the Division V, Region 17 championship game...Also passed for 316 yards and two scores, and caught a TD pass...On defense, Wright totaled 146 tackles, three sacks and four interceptions along with a 37.2-yard punting average...Returned both an interception and a fumble for touchdowns...In 2018, scored 40 touchdowns and nine two-point conversions and helped lead the Panthers to a Division V regional final appearance with 280 rushes for 2,574 yards and 33 touchdowns, 23 receptions for 411 yards and five touchdowns and one touchdown pass on offense…Totaled 136 tackles (36 solos), three interceptions and one fumble recovery on defense…The 2017 season saw Wright score a single-season school-record 272 points, helping Manchester to a PAC-7 title and a OHSAA Division V playoff appearance…Had 287 carries for 2,468 yards and 32 touchdowns on the ground along with 28 catches for 366 yards and eight TDs receiving racked up 122 total tackles (19 solos), four sacks, three fumble recoveries and one fumble forced on defense and had a kick return for a score…A three-sport athlete with letters in football, basketball and track and field...Chose UC over reported offers from Duke, Akron, Bowling Green and Indiana among many.