Running back, Pittsburgh (from Kentucky, Austin Peay, Western Kentucky), 2021–26
La’Vell Wright
- Number
- No. 29
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Louisville, KY
La’Vell Wright plays running back for Pittsburgh, after Kentucky (2021–23), Austin Peay (2024) and Western Kentucky (2025). Last time out, at Boston College: 15 carries, 52 yards. Wright leads Pittsburgh in rushing touchdowns this season.
2026 so far
242 rushing yards, 4 TD
Last game: 15 carries, 52 yards at Boston College, L 21–27
Next game: at Miami, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
142rushing yards, career highvs. Alabama A&M, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Alabama A&M, 2024Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kentucky | 9 | 118 | 13.1 | 1 | 52 |
| 2022 | Kentucky | 38 | 116 | 3.1 | 0 | 15 |
| 2024 | Austin Peay | 115 | 643 | 5.6 | 5 | 72 |
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 85 | 471 | 5.5 | 10 | 39 |
| 2026 | Pittsburgh | 59 | 242 | 4.1 | 4 | 16 |
| Career | 306 | 1,590 | 5.2 | 20 | 72 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kentucky | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 13 |
| 2024 | Austin Peay | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 14 |
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 88 | 8.8 | 1 | 22 |
| 2026 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Career | 26 | 186 | 7.2 | 1 | 22 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kentucky | 29 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Kentucky | 29 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Kentucky | 29 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Austin Peay | 29 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 29 | RB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2026 | Pittsburgh | 29 | RB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 5′11″ | 215 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kentucky | 9 | 0.70 | – | – | 6.3 | – | – |
| 2022 | Kentucky | 45 | -0.20 | – | – | -8.9 | 10% | 0.03 |
| 2024 | Austin Peay (FCS) | 115 | 0.22 | 68th (n=434) | 0.16 | 24.9 | 18% | – |
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 94 | 0.29 | 95th (n=576) | 0.10 | 27.5 | 10% | 0.27 |
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.
Rushing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 60% | 3.70 | 1.30 | 1.20 | 14% |
Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Game by game
2026 Pittsburgh 6 games, 242 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 59–14 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 12–7 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 28 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 27–13 | 14 | 81 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 2 | at | W 35–33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | – | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. | L 17–21 | 9 | 45 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| Oct 17 | at | L 21–27 | 15 | 52 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
2025 Western Kentucky 13 games, 471 rushing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | vs. | W 41–24 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 55–6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Sep 6 | at | L 21–45 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 31–16 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 27 | at | W 27–22 | 10 | 91 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 13 |
| Oct 3 | at | W 27–24 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 22 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 6–25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Oct 21 | at | W 28–27 | 4 | −8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 35–16 | 6 | 44 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 42–26 | 11 | 84 | 2 | 37 | – | – |
| Nov 22 | at | L 10–13 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Nov 29 | at | L 34–37 | 14 | 116 | 2 | 39 | – | – |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | W 27–16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
2024 Austin Peay 10 games, 643 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 0–62 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | L 17–31 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 14 |
| Sep 14 | at | L 17–45 | 11 | 57 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 59–16 | 8 | 142 | 3 | 62 | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 17–28 | 17 | 140 | 0 | 72 | – | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | L 17–27 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 13 | – | – |
| Nov 2 | at | W 31–17 | 14 | 61 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 34–35 | 17 | 66 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 27–30 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 17–24 | 12 | 50 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
2022 Kentucky 7 games, 116 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 37–13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| Sep 10 | at | W 26–16 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 31–0 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 31–23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 29 | at | L 6–44 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 21–17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 0–21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
2021 Kentucky 2 games, 118 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 56–16 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 52 | – | – |
| Nov 27 | at | W 52–21 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 41 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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