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2012 Football Roster

36 Derek Wright

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 205
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Suffolk, Va.
  • Highschool Kings Fork H.S.

Biography

Talented linebacker with tremendous potential ... has tremendous intensity ... did very well in the Spring ... adds depth to the Tigers' corps of linebackers ... made one tackle in 2011 Tiger Bowl.

AT KINGS FORK HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable mention All-State selection as a senior for the Bulldogs ... All-District linebacker for Coach Joe Jones as a junior and senior ... also earned All-City honors twice ... served as co-captain for the Bulldogs ... key performer for Bulldogs' state championship basketball team in 2009 ... drilled a three-point jumper with 41 seconds remaining to lift the Bulldogs to a 49-47 victory over William Fleming to cap off a 31-1 season in the state championship game ... four-year member of the honor roll.

PERSONAL: Has one sister and one brother ... parents are both graduates of Norfolk State University ... lists father as the person he admires the most ... favorite NFL team is the Dallas Cowboys ... lists DeMarcus Ware of Dallas as his favorite NFL player ... favorite actor is Will Smith ... lists "Coach Carter" as his favorite movie ... favorite book is "The Outsiders" ... lists Dwayne Wade as his favorite athlete ... enjoys eating hamburger and french fries ... favorite musician is Kirk Franklin ... father played basketball at Norfolk State ... cousin, Nick Wright, plays basketball at Old Dominion University and helped ODU win the Colonial Athletic Association championship last year ... cousin of Dyrell Roberts, a wide receiver for the football team at Virginia Tech ... father is a managerial supervisor ... mother is a teacher ... son of Clint and Javonda Wright ... born on January 3, 1992 in Suffolk, Va.

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Historical Player Information

  • 36

    2010Redshirt

    Linebacker
    6'2" 205 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2011Redshirt

    Linebacker
    6'2" 205 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2012Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'2" 205 lbs
    36