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26 Owen Wright

  • Ht./Wt. 5-11 / 225
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position Running Back
  • Hometown Bethesda, MD
  • Highschool Georgetown Prep / William & Mary

Biography

Career Highlights
  • Tenth in program history with 18 career rushing touchdowns
2022 (Graduate Student)
  • Selected to play in NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
  • First Team All-CAA selection at fullback
  • Phil Steele/DraftScout FCS Postseason All-America Fourth Team Running Back
  • Played in all 11 games at running back and on special teams
  • Led the team with 16 rushing touchdowns and 17 total touchdowns
  • 16 rushing touchdowns rank fifth in a single-season in Monmouth history
  • 16 rushing touchdowns rank tied for fifth in the FCS
  • Had at least one rushing touchdown in 10 games
  • Second on the team with 304 rushing yards
  • Had two receptions for 28 yards
  • Made five tackles on special teams
  • Scored two rushing touchdowns in the season opener at New Hampshire (9/1)
  • Ran for 114 yards on six carries with two touchdowns, including a program-record tying 99-yard TD run against UAlbany (10/8)
  • Had three rushing touchdowns against Fordham (9/10)
  • Scored three touchdowns, two on the ground, in the win over Georgeotwn (9/17)
  • NFF Hampshire Honor Society
  • Offensive Ray Michelli Coaches Award recipient
  • Named to the Spring CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
2021 (Redshirt Senior)
  • Appeared in all 11 games with one start
  • Third on the team in rushing with 91 carries for 370 yards and a two touchdowns
  • Also had seven receptions for 51 yards and a touchdown
  • Had 18 carries for 98 yards in wins over North Alabama (11/6) and Robert Morris (11/13)
  • Scored a pair of touchdowns rushing and one receiving against the Lions
  • Recorded 18 carries for 54 yards against NC A&T (10/30)
Prior to Monmouth
  • Appeared in 22 career games with six starts at William & Mary
  • Ran for 701 yards on 183 career attempts
  • Also had 15 receptions for 11 yards
  • As a junior led the team in rushing with 584 yards on 138 carries with five TDs
  • Two-time CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll selection
 High School
  • Played running back under Head Coach Daniel Paro at Georgetown Prep
  • Finished his prep career with 2,078 rushing yards with 33 touchdowns … Averaged 5.4 yards per carry during his three seasons
  • Earned first-team All-IAC and second-team all-state accolades after totaling 1,247 rushing yards with 19 touchdowns as a junior
 Personal
  • Son of Reno and Robin Wright
  • Grandfather, Brig Owens, was an All-America quarterback at the University of Cincinnati and played safety for the Washington Redskins (1966-77)

Statistics

Season:
2022

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2021Graduate Student

    Running Back
    5'11" 215 lbs
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  • 26

    2022Graduate Student

    Running Back
    5'11" 225 lbs
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