Quarterback, UL Monroe, 2018–⁠23

Jiya Wright

Number
No. 18
Height
6′1″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Fort Wayne, IN
Born
Mar 4, 2000

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Jiya Wright played quarterback at UL Monroe (2018–⁠23).

Career highs

268passing yards, best game on filevs. App State, 20234touchdown passes, best game on filevs. App State, 202391rushing yards, best game on fileat App State, 2021

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2021UL Monroe102050.01648.222
2023UL Monroe10720452.51,2466.1108
On file (2021–⁠23)11722452.21,4106.31210

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021UL Monroe331273.8114
2022UL Monroe133.003
2023UL Monroe992642.7244
On file (2021–⁠23)1333943.0344

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021UL Monroe18QBSo.
2022UL Monroe18QBJr.
2023UL Monroe18QBSr.6′1″205

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2021UL Monroe490.63––31.025%–0.40
2022UL Monroe1-0.38––-0.4–––
2023UL Monroe2880.072nd (n=255)0.3218.747%0.220.08

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 UL Monroe 10 games, 1,246 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.ArmyW 17–⁠131122690235
Sep 16atTexas A&ML 3–⁠47615950034
Sep 30vs.App StateL 40–⁠4118272684174
Oct 7vs.South AlabamaL 7–⁠5513281121253
Oct 14atTexas StateL 20–⁠2114221501052
Oct 21atGeorgia SouthernL 28–⁠387138111−2
Nov 4atSouthern MissL 7–⁠24512106103
Nov 11vs.TroyL 14–⁠45203624320−20
Nov 18atOle MissL 3–⁠35719560119
Nov 25atLouisianaL 21–⁠52610660116
2022 UL Monroe 1 game, 3 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3atTexasL 10–⁠52–––––3
2021 UL Monroe 4 games, 127 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 2atCoastal CarolinaL 6–⁠59010003
Oct 9vs.Georgia StateL 21–⁠551261041
Oct 30atApp StateL 28–⁠599171581291
Nov 13vs.Arkansas StateL 24–⁠27–––––−8

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2024
Height5′11⅝″
Weight205 lb
Arm length31⅜″
Hand size9½″
40-yard dash4.76 s
10-yard split1.68 s
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump10′6″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill7.09 s
20-yard shuttle4.27 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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