38 Jerome Wright
38 - Jerome Wright
Height: 6-1
Weight: 238
Year: R-Sr.
Hometown: Richmond, Va.
Position: FB
Previous School: Virginia Tech
gp 6
yds 9
yds/g 1.5
td 0

AT VIRGINIA TECH -- 2014 (Sophomore): Was scheduled to redshirt, but was forced into action after several tailbacks suffered injuries … Was in for 10 plays on offense … Made his season debut in the Miami game, rushing three times for 9 yards … Ran the ball three times for 3 yards against Boston College … Dressed for the Duke game, but did not play due to an injury … Suffered a knee sprain and missed the rest of the season … Dressed for the bowl game, but did not play … Earned Iron Hokie honors in the weight room after benching 320 pounds and posting a 435-pound front squat in spring max testing.

2013 (Freshman): Played in 12 games … Was in on 102 plays, 27 on offense and 75 on special teams … Rushed seven times for 27 yards and caught three passes for 23 yards … Caught a 4-yard pass, also contributing on special teams against Western Carolina … Was in on special teams at East Carolina, against Marshall and at Georgia Tech … Caught two passes for 19 yards in the win over North Carolina … Saw action on offense and special teams in the win over Pittsburgh … Was in on offense and special teams against Duke … Saw action on special teams at Boston College and Miami … Was in on special teams against Maryland and at Virginia … Carried the ball seven times for 27 yards in the Sun Bowl.

2012-13: Signed with Virginia Tech in 2012, but deferred his enrollment until January of 2013 … Joined the team in January and went through off-season workouts … Got work at fullback during spring practice … Had a tackle on special teams in the spring game.

HIGH SCHOOL: A member of the PrepStar All-Atlantic Region squad … Named the “Sleeper of the Year” in the state of Virginia by The Roanoke Times … Ran for 607 yards and 15 touchdowns this season, with a 13.0-yard rushing average as a senior … Had 37 tackles, two sacks and an interception on defense his senior season … An honorable mention All-Met selection at running back by The Richmond Times-Dispatch as a senior … A first-team All-Capital District selection his final season … Listed as the No. 29 prospect in Virginia by Rivals … Ranked as the No. 35 player in the state of Virginia by SuperPrep … Ranked as the No. 41 running back in the country, the No. 93 player in his region and the No. 21 player in the state by ESPN Recruiting Nation … Ranked as the No. 90 “athlete” in the country and the No. 33 player in his state by 247Sports.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jerome Elex Wright … Born January 30, 1994, in Richmond, Va. … Son of Jerome Wright, Jr. and Sonya Wright

ACADEMIC: Enrolled in interdisciplinary studies with an interest in real estate.

Recent Games
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Rushes 4 3
Yards 9 10
Yards per game 1.5 2.0
Yards per rush 2.3 3.3
Touchdowns 0 0
Fumbles - -
Fumbles lost - -
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 - -
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 1 3 3.0 3 0 - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 1 4 4.0 4 0 - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 1 3 3.0 3 0 - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 1 39 39.0 39 0 - -
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 1 5 5.0 5 0 - -
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 2 18 9.0 15 1 - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 1 28 28.0 28 1 - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - - - - -
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 1 -1 39 - - 38
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - - - - -
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 1 3 - - - 3
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 1 - 5 - - 5
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 1 4 18 - - 22
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 1 3 28 - - 31
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 6 0 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 6 0 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2017-18 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2017-18 6 4 9 1.5 2.3 0 4 - -
Total 6 4 9 1.5 2.3 0 4 - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2017-18 6 5 0.8 90 15.0 18.0 2 39
Total 6 5 0.8 90 15.0 18.0 2 39
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2017-18 6 - - - - - - - 0
Total 6 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2017-18 6 - - - - - - - -
Total 6 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2017-18 6 9 90 - - 99 16.5
Total 6 9 90 - - 99 16.5
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2017-18 12 2.0 0 2 - - - - - - - 0
Total 12 2.0 0 2 - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2017-18 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 6 4 9 1.5 2.3 0 4 - -
Conference 5 3 10 2.0 3.3 0 4 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 2 3 0.8 1.5 0 4 - -
Away 2 2 6 3.0 3.0 0 3 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 4 9 1.8 2.3 0 4 - -
-
August 1 1 -1 -1.0 -1.0 0 0 - -
October 2 1 3 1.5 3.0 0 3 - -
November 3 2 7 2.3 3.5 0 4 - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 6 5 0.8 90 15.0 18.0 2 39
Conference 5 4 0.8 51 10.2 12.8 2 28
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 4 1.0 62 15.5 15.5 1 39
Away 2 1 0.5 28 14.0 28.0 1 28
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 1 1 1.0 5 5.0 5.0 0 5
Losses 5 4 0.8 85 17.0 21.3 2 39
-
August 1 1 1.0 39 39.0 39.0 0 39
October 2 1 0.5 5 2.5 5.0 0 5
November 3 3 1.0 46 15.3 15.3 2 28
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 6 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 2 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
October 2 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 6 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
August - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 6 9 90 - - 99 16.5
Conference 5 10 51 - - 61 12.2
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 4 3 62 - - 65 16.3
Away 2 6 28 - - 34 17.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 1 - 5 - - 5 5.0
Losses 5 9 85 - - 94 18.8
-
August 1 -1 39 - - 38 38.0
October 2 3 5 - - 8 4.0
November 3 7 46 - - 53 17.7
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 12 2.0 0 2 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 12 2.4 0 2 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 6 1.5 0 1 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 3.0 0 1 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 12 2.4 0 2 - - - - - - - 0
-
August 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
November 12 4.0 0 2 - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -