No. 25 – Miami Dolphins | |
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Position: | Running back |
Personal information | |
Born: | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | April 1, 2003
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Southern (Durham, North Carolina) |
College: | Tennessee (2021–2023) |
NFL draft: | 2024 / Round: 4 / Pick: 120 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Unsigned draft pick |
Career highlights and awards | |
Jaylen Allen Wright (born April 1, 2003) is an American football running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee and was selected by the Dolphins in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL draft.
Wright attended Southern School of Energy and Sustainability in Durham, North Carolina. [1] As a junior in 2019, he rushed for 901 yards on 89 carries with five touchdowns. He did not play as a senior due to the season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Wright committed to the University of Tennessee to play college football. [2] [3]
As a true freshman at Tennessee in 2021, Wright played in nine games and had 85 rushes for 409 yards and four touchdowns. [4] As a sophomore in 2022, he led Tennessee with 875 yards on 146 carries with 10 touchdowns. [5] He returned to Tennessee for his junior year in 2023. [6] In the 2023 season, he had 137 carries for 1,013 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns in 12 games. [7] He was named second team All-SEC for the 2023 season. [8]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.38 s | 1.55 s | 2.57 s | 38.0 in (0.97 m) | 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) | ||||
All values from NFL Combine [9] [10] |
Wright was selected in the fourth round with the 120th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins. [11]
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