Receiver, Utah State, 2017–⁠21

Derek Wright

Lettered 2019–⁠21 (school media guide)

Number
No. 8
Height
6′1″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Sterling, UT
Born
Aug 13, 1998

Derek Wright played receiver at Utah State (2017–⁠21).

Career highs

6catches, career highat San Diego State, 2021150receiving yards, career highat New Mexico, 20212receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last at New Mexico, 2021

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Utah State710214.6230
2020Utah State1112211.1029
2021Utah State4878916.41176
Career661,01315.31376

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Utah State8WRRS
2018Utah State8WRFr.
2019Utah State8WRSo.
2020Utah State8WRJr.
2021Utah State8WRSr.6′1″190

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019Utah State91.40––12.6–
2020Utah State180.33––6.0–
2021Utah State491.3599th (n=410)0.6766.46%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Utah State 14 games, 48 catches, 789 yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4atWashington StateW 26–⁠23435012
Sep 10vs.North DakotaW 48–⁠24473241
Sep 18atAir ForceW 49–⁠45116016
Sep 25vs.Boise StateL 3–⁠27144044
Oct 1vs.BYUL 20–⁠34552015
Oct 16atUNLVW 28–⁠24583022
Oct 22vs.Colorado StateW 26–⁠24263238
Oct 30vs.Hawai’iW 51–⁠31483146
Nov 6atNew Mexico StateW 35–⁠13320115
Nov 13atSan José StateW 48–⁠17350241
Nov 20vs.WyomingL 17–⁠44330011
Nov 26atNew MexicoW 35–⁠104150276
Dec 4atSan Diego StateW 46–⁠13657115
Dec 18 ✦vs.Oregon StateW 24–⁠13333017
2020 Utah State 5 games, 11 catches, 122 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 24atBoise StateL 13–⁠42218012
Oct 31vs.San Diego StateL 7–⁠381909
Nov 5atNevadaL 9–⁠341404
Nov 26vs.New MexicoW 41–⁠27470029
Dec 3vs.Air ForceL 7–⁠35321010
2019 Utah State 4 games, 7 catches, 102 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7vs.Stony BrookW 62–⁠7230130
Oct 5atLSUL 6–⁠42110010
Nov 23vs.Boise StateL 21–⁠56346028
Nov 30atNew MexicoW 38–⁠25116116

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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