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2024 Football Roster

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
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Biography

Graduate student with one year of athletic eligibility remaining … Officially enrolled early at East Carolina (January, 2024) and participated with the Pirates in spring drills … Transfer from Florida State University … Played in 38 career games (16 starts) during a combined four years at West Virginia (2019-21) and Florida State (2023) … Tallied 2,689 all-purpose yards with nine touchdowns … Hauled in 133 passes for 1,374 yards and seven touchdowns … Returned 53 kickoffs for 1,310 yards and a pair of scores ... 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 a 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 yardsAlso WVU’s kickoff returner with 20 returns for 425 yards and a long of 37 yards … Recorded two 100-yard receiving performancesSat 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 receptionsFinished with four catches for 56 yards, including a long of 38, at TexasTallied a career-high nine catches for 126 yards at Texas TechCaught four passes for 54 yards against KansasRecorded six catches for 22 yards against BaylorRegistered first career 100-yard receiving day at … Oklahoma State, totaling six catches for 127 yards and a touchdownHauled 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 … Had two siblings … Currently majoring in university studies at East Carolina.

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