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Jersey Number 14
Mike Wright
- Position:
- QB
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fayetteville, Ga.
- High School/Previous School:
- Woodward Academy (Vanderbilt)
Career Honors
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2022 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes & Records
Has appeared in 38 career games, 12 at MSU, with 14 career starts (11 at Vanderbilt, three at MSU) โฆ Has thrown for 2,520 career yards with 24 passing touchdowns โฆ He has earned 1,229 rushing yards in his career with ten rushing scores โฆ At Mississippi State, Wright has rushed for 324 yards and three touchdowns to go along with his 453 passing yards and three touchdowns โฆ Joined the Mississippi State track and field team in January of 2024 (competed in his first track meet on Jan. 13 at the Vulcan Invite as a member of the 4x200m Relay Team).
2023 (Senior Season)
He appeared in all 12 games while making three starts โฆ He threw for 453 yards on the year with three passing touchdowns โฆ Rushed for 324 yards and three touchdowns โฆ Averaged 4.5 yards per carry and 27.0 yards per game โฆ Finished third on the team in rushing โฆ Season-high 161 yards passing at Auburn โฆ Led Mississippi State to its only SEC victory at Arkansas while also making his first start as a Bulldog โฆ His 453 passing yards ranked 19th in the SEC โฆ Had a season-best passing grade of 72.5 and an offensive grade of 77.2 against Western Michigan according to PFF โฆ His season offensive grade of 63.9 was a career-best โฆย SE Louisiana (9/2):ย Made his MSU debut โฆ Had 5 rushing attempts that went for a combined 95 yards โฆ Turned heads with a massive 53-yard rush in the third quarter โฆ His 53-yard run was the first 50+ yard run in the fourth quarter for an MSU player since Kylin Hill vs. Arkansas on Nov. 2, 2019 ... Earned his 1,000th career rushing yard โฆย Arizona (9/9):ย Carried the ball one time but did not gain any yards โฆย LSU (9/16):ย Threw his first touchdown as a Bulldog from 4 yards out in the fourth quarter, connecting with Antonio Harmon who caught his first career touchdown โฆ Completed one pass for 4 yards and a touchdown โฆ Added a rush for 5 yards โฆย at South Carolina (9/23):ย Had three carries for a total of negative 2 yards โฆ added a rushing touchdown, his first at MSU and eighth for his career โฆย Alabama (9/30):ย Ran the ball three times for 19 yards and a touchdown โฆ Ran in his 9th career rushing touchdown and his second of the year โฆย Western Michigan (10/7):ย Completed seven passes on ten attempts for a 70% completion rate and a total of 57 yards โฆ Added seven rushing attempts for 24 yards and a touchdown โฆ Scored his tenth career rushing touchdown and third at State โฆ Scored a touchdown in four straight games โฆย at Arkansas (10/21):ย Made his first start for MSU โฆ Completed 8 of his 12 pass attempts for 85 yards, one touchdown, and one interception โฆ Also ran the ball 11 times for 60 yards โฆย at Auburn (10/28):ย Completed 16 of 32 pass attempts for 161 yards, one touchdown, and one interception โฆ Also ran the ball 14 times for 63 yards โฆย Kentucky (11/4):ย Completed 11 of 21 pass attempts for 78 yards and an interception โฆ Ran the ball 11 times for 20 yards โฆย at Texas A&M (11/11):ย Completed five of nine pass attempts for 68 yards โฆ Ran the ball 12 times for 16 yards โฆย Southern Miss (11/18):ย Ran the ball twice for 24 yards โฆย Ole Miss (11/23):ย Ran the ball once for a three-yard gain.
2022 (Junior Season - Vanderbilt)
Played in 10 games while making six starts for the Commodores โฆ Voted as a team captain โฆ Was 85-for-148 passing for 974 yards and 12 touchdowns โฆ Also rushed 71 times for 517 yards and five touchdowns on the ground โฆ Started the first three games of the season and earned a pair of wins in that three-game span โฆ Also started in wins over Kentucky and Florida โฆ Threw three touchdown passes in the win over Florida โฆ Ran for 126 yards and a touchdown while passing for 184 yards and a touchdown in the win over Kentucky โฆ Responsible for six touchdowns in win over Elon โฆ Posted four touchdowns in the win at Hawaii.ย
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2021 (Sophomore Season - Vanderbilt)
Appeared in 10 games overall on the season โฆ Started five of the last six games of the season โฆ Made first collegiate start at South Carolina, throwing for 206 yards and rushing for another 43 yards โฆ Ran for 152 yards in the start versus Missouri โฆ Scored a rushing touchdown in the season finale at Tennessee.ย
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2020 (Freshman Season - Vanderbilt)
Saw action in six games as a true freshman โฆ Was 6-of-10 passing for 51 yards and a touchdown โฆ Also had a rushing touchdown on the season โฆ First career touchdowns, one rushing and one passing, came at Kentucky โฆ Named to the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.ย
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High School
Prepped at Woodward Academy ... Three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports โฆ Ranked as the nationโs No. 23-ranked dual-style quarterback by Rivals โฆ Rated as the No. 38 prospect in the state of Georgia by Rivals โฆ Named the teamโs Offensive MVP as a senior โฆ Led Woodward to a 13-1 record and an appearance in the Georgia 4A state semifinals as a senior โฆ Had 3,369 yards of total offense (2,653 passing and 716 rushing) and 50 touchdowns (37 passing TDs) as a senior โฆ Was named the 2019 Region Offensive Player of the Year and was a first team All-Region selection โฆ Schoolโs record holder in the 200m dash.ย
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Personal
Born Michael Wright Jr. on Sept. 28 โฆ Son of Michael and Lakisha Wright โฆ Has three siblings: Alan, Ava and Mya โฆ Majoring in Psychology.
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Social Media
Twitter โ @mike5wright
Instagram โ mike5wright
Career-Highs Entering 2024
Completions: 22 at Ole Miss (Vanderbilt, 11/20/21)
Attempts: 44 at Ole Miss (Vanderbilt, 11/20/21)
Passing Yards: 245 vs Elon (Vanderbily, 9/3/22)
Passing Touchdowns: 4 vs Elon (Vanderbilt, 9/3/22)
Longest Pass: 80 at Missouri (Vanderbilt, 10/22/22)
Rushing Yards: 163 at Hawaii (Vanderbilt, 8/27/22)
Longest Rush: 87 at Hawaii (Vanderbilt, 8/27/22)
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2022 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes & Records
Has appeared in 38 career games, 12 at MSU, with 14 career starts (11 at Vanderbilt, three at MSU) โฆ Has thrown for 2,520 career yards with 24 passing touchdowns โฆ He has earned 1,229 rushing yards in his career with ten rushing scores โฆ At Mississippi State, Wright has rushed for 324 yards and three touchdowns to go along with his 453 passing yards and three touchdowns โฆ Joined the Mississippi State track and field team in January of 2024 (competed in his first track meet on Jan. 13 at the Vulcan Invite as a member of the 4x200m Relay Team).
2023 (Senior Season)
He appeared in all 12 games while making three starts โฆ He threw for 453 yards on the year with three passing touchdowns โฆ Rushed for 324 yards and three touchdowns โฆ Averaged 4.5 yards per carry and 27.0 yards per game โฆ Finished third on the team in rushing โฆ Season-high 161 yards passing at Auburn โฆ Led Mississippi State to its only SEC victory at Arkansas while also making his first start as a Bulldog โฆ His 453 passing yards ranked 19th in the SEC โฆ Had a season-best passing grade of 72.5 and an offensive grade of 77.2 against Western Michigan according to PFF โฆ His season offensive grade of 63.9 was a career-best โฆย SE Louisiana (9/2):ย Made his MSU debut โฆ Had 5 rushing attempts that went for a combined 95 yards โฆ Turned heads with a massive 53-yard rush in the third quarter โฆ His 53-yard run was the first 50+ yard run in the fourth quarter for an MSU player since Kylin Hill vs. Arkansas on Nov. 2, 2019 ... Earned his 1,000th career rushing yard โฆย Arizona (9/9):ย Carried the ball one time but did not gain any yards โฆย LSU (9/16):ย Threw his first touchdown as a Bulldog from 4 yards out in the fourth quarter, connecting with Antonio Harmon who caught his first career touchdown โฆ Completed one pass for 4 yards and a touchdown โฆ Added a rush for 5 yards โฆย at South Carolina (9/23):ย Had three carries for a total of negative 2 yards โฆ added a rushing touchdown, his first at MSU and eighth for his career โฆย Alabama (9/30):ย Ran the ball three times for 19 yards and a touchdown โฆ Ran in his 9th career rushing touchdown and his second of the year โฆย Western Michigan (10/7):ย Completed seven passes on ten attempts for a 70% completion rate and a total of 57 yards โฆ Added seven rushing attempts for 24 yards and a touchdown โฆ Scored his tenth career rushing touchdown and third at State โฆ Scored a touchdown in four straight games โฆย at Arkansas (10/21):ย Made his first start for MSU โฆ Completed 8 of his 12 pass attempts for 85 yards, one touchdown, and one interception โฆ Also ran the ball 11 times for 60 yards โฆย at Auburn (10/28):ย Completed 16 of 32 pass attempts for 161 yards, one touchdown, and one interception โฆ Also ran the ball 14 times for 63 yards โฆย Kentucky (11/4):ย Completed 11 of 21 pass attempts for 78 yards and an interception โฆ Ran the ball 11 times for 20 yards โฆย at Texas A&M (11/11):ย Completed five of nine pass attempts for 68 yards โฆ Ran the ball 12 times for 16 yards โฆย Southern Miss (11/18):ย Ran the ball twice for 24 yards โฆย Ole Miss (11/23):ย Ran the ball once for a three-yard gain.
2022 (Junior Season - Vanderbilt)
Played in 10 games while making six starts for the Commodores โฆ Voted as a team captain โฆ Was 85-for-148 passing for 974 yards and 12 touchdowns โฆ Also rushed 71 times for 517 yards and five touchdowns on the ground โฆ Started the first three games of the season and earned a pair of wins in that three-game span โฆ Also started in wins over Kentucky and Florida โฆ Threw three touchdown passes in the win over Florida โฆ Ran for 126 yards and a touchdown while passing for 184 yards and a touchdown in the win over Kentucky โฆ Responsible for six touchdowns in win over Elon โฆ Posted four touchdowns in the win at Hawaii.ย
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2021 (Sophomore Season - Vanderbilt)
Appeared in 10 games overall on the season โฆ Started five of the last six games of the season โฆ Made first collegiate start at South Carolina, throwing for 206 yards and rushing for another 43 yards โฆ Ran for 152 yards in the start versus Missouri โฆ Scored a rushing touchdown in the season finale at Tennessee.ย
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2020 (Freshman Season - Vanderbilt)
Saw action in six games as a true freshman โฆ Was 6-of-10 passing for 51 yards and a touchdown โฆ Also had a rushing touchdown on the season โฆ First career touchdowns, one rushing and one passing, came at Kentucky โฆ Named to the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.ย
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High School
Prepped at Woodward Academy ... Three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports โฆ Ranked as the nationโs No. 23-ranked dual-style quarterback by Rivals โฆ Rated as the No. 38 prospect in the state of Georgia by Rivals โฆ Named the teamโs Offensive MVP as a senior โฆ Led Woodward to a 13-1 record and an appearance in the Georgia 4A state semifinals as a senior โฆ Had 3,369 yards of total offense (2,653 passing and 716 rushing) and 50 touchdowns (37 passing TDs) as a senior โฆ Was named the 2019 Region Offensive Player of the Year and was a first team All-Region selection โฆ Schoolโs record holder in the 200m dash.ย
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Personal
Born Michael Wright Jr. on Sept. 28 โฆ Son of Michael and Lakisha Wright โฆ Has three siblings: Alan, Ava and Mya โฆ Majoring in Psychology.
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Social Media
Twitter โ @mike5wright
Instagram โ mike5wright
Career-Highs Entering 2024
Completions: 22 at Ole Miss (Vanderbilt, 11/20/21)
Attempts: 44 at Ole Miss (Vanderbilt, 11/20/21)
Passing Yards: 245 vs Elon (Vanderbily, 9/3/22)
Passing Touchdowns: 4 vs Elon (Vanderbilt, 9/3/22)
Longest Pass: 80 at Missouri (Vanderbilt, 10/22/22)
Rushing Yards: 163 at Hawaii (Vanderbilt, 8/27/22)
Longest Rush: 87 at Hawaii (Vanderbilt, 8/27/22)
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