Kansas State University Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Wright, Jordan
Jersey Number 0
Jordan Wright
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 178
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- High School:
- Collierville
- Prev School:
- Fullerton College
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2023 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2023: Played in 11 games as both a reserve defensive back and on special teams... Set a career high with two tackles against Baylor, while he logged two more against Kansas... Tallied pass breakups against both TCU and Baylor... A First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer.
2022: Saw action in three games, including the Big 12 Championship against TCU and the Sugar Bowl against Alabama... Recorded a tackle against the Crimson Tide.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Played the 2019 and 2021 seasons at Fullerton College under head coach Garrett Campbell... Earned all-region and all-conference honors during the 2021 season after carding 21 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions and 10 total passes defended... Posted a season-high six tackles with a TFL and a pass breakup against Allan Hancock... Had interceptions in consecutive games against El Camino and San Bernardino Valley, the latter he returned 69 yards... Had two pass breakups against Canyons, El Camino and San Diego Mesa... Blocked a field goal attempt against Saddleback... Forced a fumble against Allan Hancock and recovered one at Cerritos... Originally entered the program as a wide receiver in 2019 but quickly switched to defense, posting 18 tackles, a tackle for loss and two pass breakups... Had a career-high seven tackles against Southwestern, a game in which he also broke up a pass... Also batted away a pass against Palomar... Had a TFL at Ventura.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Collierville under head coach Mike O’Neil... Carded 41 tackles over his three-year varsity career, while he had a pair of interceptions as a senior and 22 total passes defended over the final two seasons.
PERSONAL: Jordan Wright was born December 27, 2000, in Memphis, Tennessee... Son of Shannon Fitzpatrick and Tony Wright... Has two siblings, Tamarah and Samir... Majoring in communication studies.
• 2023 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2023: Played in 11 games as both a reserve defensive back and on special teams... Set a career high with two tackles against Baylor, while he logged two more against Kansas... Tallied pass breakups against both TCU and Baylor... A First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer.
2022: Saw action in three games, including the Big 12 Championship against TCU and the Sugar Bowl against Alabama... Recorded a tackle against the Crimson Tide.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Played the 2019 and 2021 seasons at Fullerton College under head coach Garrett Campbell... Earned all-region and all-conference honors during the 2021 season after carding 21 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions and 10 total passes defended... Posted a season-high six tackles with a TFL and a pass breakup against Allan Hancock... Had interceptions in consecutive games against El Camino and San Bernardino Valley, the latter he returned 69 yards... Had two pass breakups against Canyons, El Camino and San Diego Mesa... Blocked a field goal attempt against Saddleback... Forced a fumble against Allan Hancock and recovered one at Cerritos... Originally entered the program as a wide receiver in 2019 but quickly switched to defense, posting 18 tackles, a tackle for loss and two pass breakups... Had a career-high seven tackles against Southwestern, a game in which he also broke up a pass... Also batted away a pass against Palomar... Had a TFL at Ventura.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Collierville under head coach Mike O’Neil... Carded 41 tackles over his three-year varsity career, while he had a pair of interceptions as a senior and 22 total passes defended over the final two seasons.
PERSONAL: Jordan Wright was born December 27, 2000, in Memphis, Tennessee... Son of Shannon Fitzpatrick and Tony Wright... Has two siblings, Tamarah and Samir... Majoring in communication studies.
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