Richard Wright - 2016 Football - LIU Post


#3 Richard Wright

Position: Defensive Back
Height: 6-0
Class: Junior
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Previous School: New Utrecht

2016: All-NE-10 Second Team ... started all 13 games at cornerback ... ranked second on the team in pass break-ups (13) ... third in interceptions (4) ... fifth in solo tackles (39) ... made five tackles (four solo, one assist) and broke up three passes in a 14-12 win at Virginia Union (Sept. 3) ... had four tackles (three solo, one assist) in a 43-20 victory over New Haven (Sept. 10) ... amassed a season-high eight tackles (seven solo, one assist) in a 51-20 rout of Stonehill (Sept. 17) ... totaled six solo stops and intercepted a pass in a 27-24 win versus Bentley (Sept. 24) ... recorded three solo tackles in a 63-20 drubbing of Saint Anselm (Oct. 8) ... amassed two tackles and four pass break-ups in a 30-23 win at Southern Connecticut (Oct. 15) ... contributed two solo stops in a 35-17 victory against Pace (Oct. 29) ... recorded an interception in three straight games from Nov. 5 to Nov. 19 ... collected seven tackles (six solo, one assist) in a 48-41 victory against Winston-Salem State in the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 19) ... made eight tackles (four solo, four assist) versus Shepherd in the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 26).

2015: Appeared in seven games (six starts) ... ranked fourth on the team in pass break-ups (4) ... tallied 26 tackles (18 solo, eight assist) on the season ... recorded six tackles (four solo, two assist) and a pass break-up in a 40-31 win over Assumption (Sept. 12) ... collected four tackles (three solo, one assist) and two pass break-ups in a 27-24 triumph against Merrimack (Oct. 10) ... had five tackles (two solo, three assist), two of which were for a loss, and a pass break-up in a 30-7 win at Pace (Oct. 17) ... registered four solo tackles in a 49-46 victory over Southern Connecticut State (Oct. 31) ... made two solo tackles in back-to-back contests at Bentley (Nov. 7, Nov. 14).

2014: Named to the All-NE-10 Rookie Team ... second on the team with three interceptions ... played in all 12 contests, collecting 39 tackles (28 solo, 11 assisted) ... also had four pass breakups and three tackles for loss, along with one blocked kick ... made five tackles and grabbed his first career INT in season-opening contest against East Stroudsburg (Sept. 6) ... made a career-high nine tackles, including a personal-best seven solo stops in NE-10 Championship victory over AIC (Nov. 15).

Prior to LIU Post: Played for Alan Balkan at New Utrecht.

Personal: Youngest of five children ... admires his sisters ... aspires to be a court officer ... majoring in business management.

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