Running back, Illinois State, 2022–⁠25

Wenkers Wright

Number
No. 32
Height
6′1″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Floyds Knobs, IN

Wenkers Wright played running back at Illinois State (2022–⁠25).

Career highs

180rushing yards, career highat Indiana State, 20223rushing touchdowns, career highat Eastern Illinois, 20256catches, career highat Northern Iowa, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Youngstown State, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Illinois State1616253.9248
2023Illinois State332557.7254
2024Illinois State2131,0935.11154
2025Illinois State1235924.8538
Career5302,5654.82054

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Illinois State191628.5026
2023Illinois State6366.0017
2024Illinois State181488.2139
2025Illinois State12484.0212
Career553947.2339

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2023Illinois State150
2024Illinois State1150
2025Illinois State41480
Career61680

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Illinois State32RBFr.
2023Illinois State32RBSo.
2024Illinois State32RBJr.
2025Illinois State32RBSr.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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Illinois State (FCS)1000.0319th (n=470)0.143.122%
2023Illinois State (FCS)270.39––10.66%
2024Illinois State (FCS)2310.0724th (n=434)0.1615.924%
2025Illinois State (FCS)1340.0946th (n=576)0.1011.517%

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

2025 Illinois State 12 games, 592 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atOklahomaL 3–⁠3575002410
Sep 6vs.Morehead StateW 41–⁠131586015––
Sep 13atEastern IllinoisW 42–⁠30149431828
Sep 20vs.North AlabamaW 38–⁠36157913813
Oct 4vs.North Dakota StateL 16–⁠331253111––
Oct 11atMurray StateW 46–⁠321560013––
Oct 18vs.Youngstown StateL 35–⁠401243013417
Oct 25atSouth DakotaW 21–⁠13133307––
Nov 1vs.Northern IowaW 31–⁠16331024––
Nov 15atSouth Dakota StateW 35–⁠21––––14
Nov 29atSE LouisianaW 21–⁠31662015211
Jan 5 ✦vs.Montana StateL 34–⁠35110115
2024 Illinois State 14 games, 1,093 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atIowaL 0–⁠4093606––
Sep 7atNorth AlabamaW 24–⁠1722139054126
Sep 14vs.Western IllinoisW 51–⁠341610612712
Sep 21vs.Eastern IllinoisW 31–⁠725150125122
Sep 28vs.North Dakota StateL 10–⁠4292418210
Oct 5atSouthern IllinoisW 45–⁠1013340611
Oct 12vs.Missouri StateL 7–⁠4111451910
Oct 19atMurray StateW 40–⁠322279117252
Nov 2vs.Youngstown StateW 23–⁠161010404736
Nov 9atNorthern IowaW 31–⁠92110922719
Nov 16atIndiana StateW 31–⁠191364113210
Nov 23vs.North DakotaW 35–⁠132111823115
Nov 30atSoutheast Missouri StateW 35–⁠2712171413
Dec 7atUC DavisL 10–⁠4296802412
2023 Illinois State 9 games, 255 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.DaytonW 41–⁠0459148––
Sep 9atWestern IllinoisW 34–⁠184130141−1
Sep 16atEastern IllinoisL 13–⁠14934012223
Sep 23vs.LindenwoodW 48–⁠17150526
Oct 21atYoungstown StateL 38–⁠41256054––
Oct 28vs.Northern IowaL 21–⁠241202––
Nov 4atMissouri StateW 36–⁠35550140––
Nov 11vs.Murray StateW 44–⁠76280918
Nov 18atNorth DakotaL 21–⁠221808––
2022 Illinois State 10 games, 625 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atWisconsinL 0–⁠3881605237
Sep 10vs.ValparaisoW 28–⁠2121101014––
Sep 17vs.Eastern IllinoisW 35–⁠72906113
Oct 8atNorthern IowaW 23–⁠211454113655
Oct 15vs.South DakotaW 12–⁠10155309––
Oct 22atIndiana StateW 27–⁠2136180048423
Oct 29atNorth Dakota StateL 7–⁠241−400––
Nov 5vs.Youngstown StateL 17–⁠192671016––
Nov 12atSouth Dakota StateL 7–⁠319160739
Nov 19vs.Western IllinoisW 20–⁠1329129117325

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

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