Jeremy Wright

Height:
5-11
Weight:
205
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Clermont, Fla.
High School:
East Ridge

Louisville: Exciting young player ... emerged as a kick returner ... showed a burst and good power at running back ... needs to learn to catch ball out of the backfield ... will be counted on to be a playmaker on offense and in the kick return game ... ranks 10th all-time in school history with 914 kick return yards.

2011: Finished third on the team with 334 yards rushing ... fourth on the team with 73 carries ... averaged 4.6 yards per tote ... also had seven receptions for 27 yards out of the backfield ... only Cardinal to rush for over 100 yards in a game this season ... led the team with 18 kick returns ... averaged 23.6 yards per kick return, which ranked fifth in the BIG EAST and tied for 58th nationally ... added an electrifying 58-yd kick return against NC State in the second quarter of the Belk Bowl setting the offense up on the State 40-yd line ... carried one time for two yards at USF ... had one kick return for 24 yards against the Bulls ... added 22 yards on the ground at Connecticut ... found the end zone in win at West Virginia ... returned a kick 27 yards against the Mountaineers ... carried 11 times for 108 yards in win against Rutgers ... added 25 yards on the ground on six carries at Cincinnati ... added four kick returns for 85 yards against the Bearcats ... rushed seven times for 15 yards at North Carolina ... had 17-yard run en route to finsihing with 51 yards on seven carries in win against Kentucky ... carried 15 times for 54 yards in loss to FIU ... returned four kicks for 93 yards versus FIU ... added 14 carries for 31 yards in season-opening win versus Murray State.

2010: Finished second on the team in rushing with 327 yards and four scores ... also averaged 30.6 yards a kick return, which ranked fifth nationally and second in the BIG EAST ... carried five times for 31 yards in the bowl game win over Southern Mississippi ... sparked the team with a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown...rushed three times for 65 yards, including a career-long 64-yard touchdown run against Rutgers ... made first career start versus USF, finishing with 18 yards rushing on five carries and adding one catch ... had career-highs with 98 yards on 19 carries and two touchdowns in the road win over Syracuse ... had touchdown runs of 28 yards and 12 yards. rushed for 58 yards on seven carries and first career touchdown, a career long 28 yard run versus Memphis ... made first career appearance but did not have a rush versus Eastern Kentucky.

2009: Red-shirted.

East Lake High School: Played for Bud O'Hara at East Lake High School ... rushed for 4,133 yards and 43 touchdowns in three seasons at East Lake High School ... holds the state record for average yards rushing per game in Class 6A ... has been clocked at 4.5 ... ran for a state-high 2,707 yards and scored 28 touchdowns, which was second only to Emmitt Smith in the history of Florida football ... against Wekiva, he gained 492 yards -- Central Florida's all-time best and the second-best rushing performance in state history ... also rushed for 455 yards in a game ... selected first team All-State in Class 6A ... selected to play in the Central Florida All-Star game, where he was named the game's Most Valuable Player ... selected to the 2008 All-Southern Team ... ran for 1,240 yards and 14 scores as a junior, including 276 yards in the season opener ... ran a solid 10.7 in the 100-yard dash.

Personal: Son of Hope Pace and Tim Wright... born 1/28/91... excercise science and sports medicine major.

Career Statistics
Year	GP	Att.	Net	Avg.	TD	Lg	Rec	Yds	TD
2010	11-1	59	327	5.5	4	64	3	12	0
2011	12-0	73	334	4.6	1	29	7	27	0
T otals	23-1	132	661	5.0	5	64	10	39	0