CarsonWright
- position Inside Linebacker
- height 5-10
- Weight 210
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Pikeville, Ky.
- High school Pikeville
2024 – Sophomore
• Practiced with the team
• Dean’s List (Spring 2024)
2023 – Freshman
• Practiced with the team
• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
High School
• Four-year starter for head coach Chris McNance at Pikeville High School
• Helped the Panthers compile a 46-7 overall record during his prep career with three Class A state championship titles (2019, 2021 and 2022)
• Totaled a team-high 147 tackles, with 22.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, two interceptions and two forced fumbles as a senior
• Also had five carries for 117 yards and two scores as a running back
• Earned first-team All-State by PrepRedZone.com
• Four-year letterwinner on the track & field team as a shot put and discus thrower
• Chose Kentucky over Eastern Kentucky
Personal
• Born in Pikeville, Kentucky
• Son of Shannon and Kandi Wright
• Major is pre-management
Carson Says
• He chose Kentucky because it’s home and where he always wanted to play
• One word to describe him on the field is “physical”
• His go-to karaoke song is anything by Tyler Childers
• Besides playing football, he’s also enjoys hunting
• His favorite family recipe to make is chicken and dumplings