Receiver, Purdue, 2019–⁠21

Milton Wright

Height
6′3″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Louisville, KY

Milton Wright played receiver at Purdue (2019–⁠21).

At a glance

Best season
732
Receiving yards, 2021 (Purdue, 9–⁠4)
Best game
213 yards
Vs. Northwestern, week 12, 2021: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

8catches, career highvs. Northwestern, 2021213receiving yards, career highvs. Northwestern, 20213receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Northwestern, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Purdue1828816.0159
2020Purdue2328412.3245
2021Purdue5773212.8753
Career981,30413.31059

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamPosClassHtWt
2019PurdueWRSo.
2020PurdueWRJr.
2021PurdueWRSr.6′3″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
2019Purdue310.5348th (n=499)0.5416.44%
2020Purdue350.4131st (n=346)0.5514.29%
2021Purdue700.7562nd (n=410)0.6752.89%

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

2021 Purdue 11 games, 57 catches, 732 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 11atUConnW 49–⁠0221013–
Sep 18atNotre DameL 13–⁠27317112−7
Sep 25vs.IllinoisW 13–⁠9788027–
Oct 2vs.MinnesotaL 13–⁠20691127–
Oct 16atIowaW 24–⁠7438012–
Oct 23vs.WisconsinL 13–⁠30320011–
Oct 30atNebraskaW 28–⁠23740110–
Nov 6vs.Michigan StateW 40–⁠29453016–
Nov 13atOhio StateL 31–⁠59798129–
Nov 20vs.NorthwesternW 32–⁠148213353–
Nov 27vs.IndianaW 44–⁠765301918
2020 Purdue 6 games, 23 catches, 284 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 24vs.IowaW 24–⁠20785020−2
Oct 31atIllinoisW 31–⁠24579145–
Nov 14vs.NorthwesternL 20–⁠273241145
Nov 20atMinnesotaL 31–⁠34357039–
Nov 28vs.RutgersL 30–⁠37215018–
Dec 5vs.NebraskaL 27–⁠37324016–
2019 Purdue 10 games, 18 catches, 288 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30atNevadaL 31–⁠34217011–
Sep 7vs.VanderbiltW 42–⁠241707–
Sep 14vs.TCUL 13–⁠341606–
Sep 28vs.MinnesotaL 31–⁠38112012–
Oct 12vs.MarylandW 40–⁠14159159–
Oct 26vs.IllinoisL 6–⁠241110112
Nov 2vs.NebraskaW 31–⁠27469026–
Nov 9atNorthwesternW 24–⁠2221109–
Nov 23atWisconsinL 24–⁠45374038–
Nov 30vs.IndianaL 41–⁠44222018–

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

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