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2024 Football Roster

4 Rodney Wright II

  • Position Defensive Lineman
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 266
  • Major Exercise Science
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Athens, G.A.
  • Prev School Eastern Kentucky University

Biography

Clarke Central High School: Four-sport athlete from Clarke Central H.S. … lettered in football, basketball, wrestling and track & field … Totaled 79 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, four sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, 11 quarterback hurries and one touchdown as a senior … named first team all-region as a junior … led the track & field team to the state championship.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2019 AT EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY 
Named to the SoCon Honor Roll … made four appearances as a true freshman … made collegiate debut against Appalachian State … finished the season with 3 tackles
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2020 AT EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
 Appeared in all six games, making four starts on the year … first collegiate start came against The Citadel (Mar. 20) … concluded the year with 19 tackles (seven solo), including 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks … career-high 6 tackles in his first collegiate start at The Citadel … recorded his first collegiate sack against VMI (Apr. 3) … tallied at least 3 tackles in five of his six games played.

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2021 AT EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
 Appeared in 12 games for the Bucs, including eight starts … started the first seven games of the campaign … finished the season with 32 tackles (nine solo), while also recording 1.0 tackle for loss and 1.0 sack … scooped up one fumble recovery on the year … recorded a career-high six tackles in the thrilling playoff win over Kennesaw State (Dec. 4) … had three games with five or more tackles … lone fumble recovery came in the win over Western Carolina (Nov. 13).

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2022 AT EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY 
Played in all 11 games ... lead the ETSU DLine in Tackles, 60+ tackles. ETSU Week 6 player of the week, 3 tackles for loss, and 0.5 sacks, 1 blocked field goal, recorded a career-high ten tackles against The Citadel….. 86 yard returned a fumble for a touchdown against VMI, second longest fumble return in school history. 

AS A GRADE STUDENT IN 2023 AT EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY 
Received Deans list honors
Appeared in 6 games for the colonels…. 5 tackles (2 solo), 0.5 TFL against the University of Kentucky… 3 tackles against the University of Cincinnati… 2 Tackles against Utah Tech.

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