Running back, Youngstown State (from Cincinnati), 2020–⁠25

Ethan Wright

Lettered 2020–⁠22 at Cincinnati (school media guide)

Number
No. 2
Height
6′1″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
New Franklin, OH

Ethan Wright played running back at Cincinnati (2020–⁠23) and Youngstown State (2024–⁠25).

Career highs

93rushing yards, career highvs. North Dakota, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Indiana State, 202486receiving yards, career highat Illinois State, 2025

Team titles: American champions, 2020 and 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Cincinnati291535.3358
2022Cincinnati8435.4018
2023Cincinnati7192.709
2024*Youngstown State1366775.0464
2025Youngstown State412225.4119
Career2211,1145.0864

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Cincinnati22110.5013
2021Cincinnati2157.5010
2023Cincinnati11010.0010
2024*Youngstown State181146.3015
2025Youngstown State2424910.4240
Career474098.7240

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2020Cincinnati210000
2021Cincinnati330000
2022Cincinnati921000
2023Cincinnati420000
2024*Youngstown State210000
Career2091000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Cincinnati2RBYr 1
2021Cincinnati2RBYr 2
2022Cincinnati2RBYr 3
2023Cincinnati2RBYr 4
2024Youngstown State2RBYr 5
2025Youngstown State2RBSr. (Yr 6)6′1″195

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
2020Cincinnati20.64––1.3–
2021Cincinnati300.32––9.78%
2022Cincinnati80.40––3.2–
2023Cincinnati8-0.08––-0.6–
2024Youngstown State (FCS)1520.1443rd (n=434)0.1621.221%
2025Youngstown State (FCS)670.3397th (n=576)0.1022.011%

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

2025 Youngstown State 9 games, 222 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 4vs.South Dakota StateL 30–⁠3522403350
Oct 11atNorth DakotaL 17–⁠352100280
Oct 18atIllinois StateW 40–⁠3551604860
Oct 25vs.Murray StateW 51–⁠1752511300
Nov 1atNorth Dakota StateL 30–⁠382602110
Nov 8vs.Southern IllinoisW 48–⁠3894804331
Nov 15vs.Indiana StateW 48–⁠29104202180
Nov 22atNorthern IowaW 35–⁠3233303201
Nov 29vs.YaleL 42–⁠433180380
2024 Youngstown State 11 games, 677 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29atVillanovaL 17–⁠24126303270
Sep 7vs.ValparaisoW 59–⁠2577711−20
Sep 14vs.DuquesneL 25–⁠2813610–––
Sep 21atPittsburghL 17–⁠7373504300
Sep 28atMissouri StateL 31–⁠3817761250
Oct 5vs.Indiana StateW 21–⁠1415812130
Oct 12atSouth Dakota StateL 13–⁠63104103120
Oct 19vs.South DakotaL 17–⁠27135003340
Oct 26vs.North DakotaW 41–⁠4016930–––
Nov 2atIllinois StateL 16–⁠2313530150
Nov 9atSouthern IllinoisL 33–⁠3713470–––
2023 Cincinnati 4 games, 19 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.Eastern KentuckyW 66–⁠134601100
Sep 16vs.Miami (OH)L 24–⁠31––––––
Sep 23vs.OklahomaL 6–⁠20290–––
Sep 29atBYUL 27–⁠35140–––
2022 Cincinnati 4 games, 9 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 10vs.Kennesaw StateW 63–⁠10––––––
Oct 22atSMUW 29–⁠27––––––
Nov 11vs.East CarolinaW 27–⁠25––––––
Dec 17 ✦vs.LouisvilleL 7–⁠248430–––
2021 Cincinnati 7 games, 153 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.Miami (OH)W 49–⁠142401100
Sep 11vs.Murray StateW 42–⁠7230–––
Oct 8vs.TempleW 52–⁠35761–––
Oct 16vs.UCFW 56–⁠214121150
Oct 30atTulaneW 31–⁠12––––––
Nov 12atSouth FloridaW 45–⁠2810371–––
Nov 20vs.SMUW 48–⁠146210–––
2020 Cincinnati 3 games, 2 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 31vs.MemphisW 49–⁠10––––––
Nov 13vs.East CarolinaW 55–⁠17–––2210
Dec 19vs.TulsaW 27–⁠24––––––

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

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