Matthew Wright
Photo: Gavin Liddell, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Kicker, UCF, 2014–⁠18

Matthew Wright

Number
No. 11
Height
6′0″
Weight
179 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Lancaster, PA
Born
Mar 22, 1996, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Matthew Wright played kicker at UCF (2014–⁠18).

Career highs

4field goals, career highvs. South Carolina State, 2016

Team titles: American champions, 2014, 2017 and 2018; National champions, 2017

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2015UCF131776.5481756
2016UCF172277.3503990
2017UCF131872.24780119
2018UCF121485.74674110
Career557177.550210375

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014UCF11PKRS
2015UCF11PKFr.
2016UCF11PKSo.
2017UCF11PKJr.
2018UCF11PKSr.6′0″179

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2016UCF––––––4.9 (21 att.)
2017UCF––––––0.9 (17 att.)
2018UCF––––––5.9 (14 att.)

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). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 UCF 13 games, 12 of 14 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 30atUConnW 56–⁠1700088
Sep 8vs.South Carolina StateW 38–⁠0112558
Sep 21vs.Florida AtlanticW 56–⁠3600088
Sep 29vs.PittsburghW 45–⁠14112169
Oct 6vs.SMUW 48–⁠202245612
Oct 13atMemphisW 31–⁠30114447
Oct 20atEast CarolinaW 37–⁠103346413
Nov 1vs.TempleW 52–⁠401232710
Nov 10vs.NavyW 35–⁠2400055
Nov 17vs.CincinnatiW 38–⁠13123358
Nov 23atSouth FloridaW 38–⁠10114258
Dec 1vs.MemphisW 56–⁠41––088
Jan 1 ✦vs.LSUL 32–⁠40113736
2017 UCF 13 games, 13 of 18 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31vs.Florida InternationalW 61–⁠17124469
Sep 23atMarylandW 38–⁠10112058
Sep 30vs.MemphisW 40–⁠132235410
Oct 7atCincinnatiW 51–⁠23114769
Oct 14vs.East CarolinaW 63–⁠2100099
Oct 21atNavyW 31–⁠21123547
Oct 28vs.Austin PeayW 73–⁠3311201013
Nov 4atSMUW 31–⁠24121947
Nov 11vs.UConnW 49–⁠2400077
Nov 18atTempleW 45–⁠19114469
Nov 24vs.South FloridaW 49–⁠4200077
Dec 2vs.MemphisW 62–⁠552231814
Jan 1 ✦vs.AuburnW 34–⁠272445410
2016 UCF 13 games, 17 of 22 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3vs.South Carolina StateW 38–⁠04446214
Sep 10atMichiganL 14–⁠5102022
Sep 17vs.MarylandL 24–⁠30114236
Sep 24atFlorida InternationalW 53–⁠14112069
Oct 1atEast CarolinaW 47–⁠29111969
Oct 15vs.TempleL 25–⁠26124225
Oct 22atUConnW 24–⁠16125036
Oct 29atHoustonL 24–⁠31114136
Nov 5vs.TulaneW 37–⁠6113947
Nov 12vs.CincinnatiW 24–⁠3122236
Nov 19vs.TulsaL 20–⁠35224806
Nov 26atSouth FloridaL 31–⁠48113747
Dec 17 ✦vs.Arkansas StateL 13–⁠31224517
2015 UCF 12 games, 13 of 17 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3vs.Florida InternationalL 14–⁠1501022
Sep 12atStanfordL 7–⁠3100011
Sep 19vs.FurmanL 15–⁠16222917
Sep 26atSouth CarolinaL 14–⁠3100022
Oct 3atTulaneL 31–⁠45113447
Oct 10vs.UConnL 13–⁠40224517
Oct 17atTempleL 16–⁠303348110
Oct 24vs.HoustonL 10–⁠59124814
Oct 31atCincinnatiL 7–⁠5202000
Nov 7atTulsaL 30–⁠453343312
Nov 19vs.East CarolinaL 7–⁠4400011
Nov 26vs.South FloridaL 3–⁠44112803

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2019
Height5′11¼″
Weight174 lb
Arm length29⅛″
Hand size9½″

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

In the NFL

6 seasons, 33 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.

SeasonTeamGFGMFGA
2020Pittsburgh Steelers344
2021Jacksonville Jaguars142124
2022Pittsburgh Steelers61518
2023Carolina Panthers101
2024Tennessee Titans51516
2025Houston Texans455
NFL career336068

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2020XFLTampa Bay Vipers *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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