Quarterback, East Carolina (from Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Northwestern), 2020–⁠25

Mike Wright

Number
No. 11
Height
6′4″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Atlanta, GA

Mike Wright played quarterback at Vanderbilt (2020–⁠22), Mississippi State (2023), Northwestern (2024) and East Carolina (2025).

At a glance

Best season
1,042
Passing yards, 2021 (Vanderbilt, 2–⁠10)
Best game
163 yards
At Hawai’i, week 1, 2022: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

245passing yards, career highvs. Elon, 20224touchdown passes, career highvs. Elon, 2022163rushing yards, career highat Hawai’i, 20222rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Elon, 2022

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2020Vanderbilt61060.0515.111
2021Vanderbilt9317553.11,0426.086
2022Vanderbilt8514857.49746.6124
2023Mississippi State488556.54535.333
2024Northwestern396758.23565.301
2025East Carolina3742.9131.900
Career27449255.72,8895.92415

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Vanderbilt13181.4111
2021Vanderbilt913764.1170
2022Vanderbilt715177.3587
2023Mississippi State713244.6353
2024Northwestern17824.8120
2025East Carolina18724.0218
Career2811,3894.91387

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2022Vanderbilt1100000
2025East Carolina3100100
Career4200100

Punting

SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2025East Carolina518136.2531

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Vanderbilt11QBYr 1
2021Vanderbilt11QBYr 2
2022Vanderbilt11QBYr 3
2023Mississippi State11QBYr 4
2024Northwestern11QBYr 5
2025East Carolina11QBSr. (Yr 6)6′4″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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2020Vanderbilt240.05––1.39%––
2021Vanderbilt2600.2222nd (n=145)0.3356.138%0.310.29
2022Vanderbilt1740.4078th (n=250)0.3269.227%0.440.21
2023Mississippi State1530.147th (n=255)0.3221.921%0.200.18
2024Northwestern820.06––4.841%0.17–
2025East Carolina30-0.11––-3.44%––

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

2025 East Carolina 12 games, 3 tackles, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 28atNC StateL 17–⁠24–––––−5
Sep 6vs.CampbellW 56–⁠335130018
Sep 13atCoastal CarolinaW 38–⁠0–––––37
Sep 25vs.ArmyW 28–⁠6–––––2
Oct 9atTulaneL 19–⁠26––––––
Oct 16vs.TulsaW 41–⁠27–––––9
Nov 1atTempleW 45–⁠14–––––15
Nov 8vs.CharlotteW 48–⁠2201000–
Nov 15vs.MemphisW 31–⁠27––––––
Nov 22atUTSAL 24–⁠58––––––
Nov 29atFlorida AtlanticW 42–⁠301000−2
Dec 27 ✦vs.PittsburghW 23–⁠17–––––−2
2024 Northwestern 3 games, 356 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Miami (OH)W 13–⁠618301780065
Sep 6vs.DukeL 20–⁠2620361580117
Sep 14vs.Eastern IllinoisW 31–⁠7112000–
2023 Mississippi State 12 games, 453 passing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.SE LouisianaW 48–⁠7–––––95
Sep 9vs.ArizonaW 31–⁠24–––––−3
Sep 16vs.LSUL 14–⁠41114105
Sep 23atSouth CarolinaL 30–⁠37–––––−2
Sep 30vs.AlabamaL 17–⁠40–––––19
Oct 7vs.Western MichiganW 41–⁠28710570024
Oct 21atArkansasW 7–⁠3812851160
Oct 28atAuburnL 13–⁠2716321611163
Nov 4vs.KentuckyL 3–⁠241121780120
Nov 11atTexas A&ML 10–⁠5159680016
Nov 18vs.Southern MissW 41–⁠20–––––24
Nov 23vs.Ole MissL 7–⁠17–––––3
2022 Vanderbilt 10 games, 974 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 27atHawai’iW 63–⁠10132114620163
Sep 3vs.ElonW 42–⁠3118292454084
Sep 10vs.Wake ForestL 25–⁠45815350117
Oct 8vs.Ole MissL 28–⁠52–––––13
Oct 15atGeorgiaL 0–⁠55010006
Oct 22atMissouriL 14–⁠17915127102
Nov 5vs.South CarolinaL 27–⁠388151011143
Nov 12atKentuckyW 24–⁠21122318411126
Nov 19vs.FloridaW 31–⁠2410161083113
Nov 26vs.TennesseeL 0–⁠56713280050
2021 Vanderbilt 10 games, 1,042 passing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.East Tennessee StateL 3–⁠2349410015
Sep 18vs.StanfordL 23–⁠4123311036
Sep 25vs.GeorgiaL 0–⁠6239160141
Oct 9atFloridaL 0–⁠42227006
Oct 16atSouth CarolinaL 20–⁠2111212061143
Oct 23vs.Mississippi StateL 6–⁠45121712201−5
Oct 30vs.MissouriL 28–⁠37142812231152
Nov 13vs.KentuckyL 17–⁠34711582020
Nov 20atOle MissL 17–⁠3122442410161
Nov 27atTennesseeL 21–⁠451631198117
2020 Vanderbilt 4 games, 51 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 3vs.LSUL 7–⁠41–––––10
Oct 10vs.South CarolinaL 7–⁠41132501−1
Nov 14atKentuckyL 35–⁠38112105
Nov 28atMissouriL 0–⁠414624004

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

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