Jiya Austen Wright (born March 4, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks. He previously played for the Northern Illinois Huskies, the Florida Tech Panthers and Fort Scott Community College.
Early life and high school
Wright grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana and attended Homestead High School. In his high school career, Wright completed 265 of his 411 pass attempts for 3,632 yards, 38 touchdowns and 19 interceptions. Wright would also rush for 1,717 yards and 23 touchdowns.[1] He was rated a two-star recruit and would decide to commit to play college football at Northern Illinois University.[2]
College career
Northern Illinois
Wright was redshirted during his true freshman season in 2018.[3]
Florida Tech
Wright transferred to Florida Tech and played for its football team in 2019.[4] Once the program announced its elimination due to financial concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Wright announced that he was transferring to Fort Scott Community College.[5]
Fort Scott CC
During the 2020 season, Wright started and played in all three games and finished the season with 345 total offensive yards and three scores, 251 thrown yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions.[6]
Louisiana–Monroe
During the 2021 season, he appeared in four games and finished the season with 82 offensive snaps, 291 total offensive yards and three touchdowns along with 10 out of 20 passing attempts for 164 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.[7]
During the 2022 season, he appeared in only two games as he suffered a rib injury during the season opener against Texas.[8] He finished the season with having only one rushing attempt for three yards.[9]
During the 2023 season, Wright was named the starting quarterback.[10]
References
- ^ "Jiya Wright's (Fort Wayne, IN) Homestead High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "Jiya Wright, Homestead, Dual-Threat Quarterback". 247Sports.com. August 8, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "Jiya Wright". Northern Illinois Huskies.
- ^ Carter, Kaleb (April 29, 2019). "NIU football transfer tracker: Jiya Wright becomes latest to transfer". Shaw Local. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ Marini, Glenn (July 26, 2023). "The Wright Stuff: Former Homestead QB leads ULM". WANE-TV. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ "Jiya Wright". Fort Scott Community College.
- ^ "Jiya Wright 2021 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "Jiya Wright". Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks.
- ^ "Jiya Wright 2022 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "Jiya Wright Triumphs Over Adversity, Ready to Lead ULM Football". BVM Sports. July 25, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.