CJ Wright
CJ Wright
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has two seasons of production at Georgia Southern behind him. 2021 brought the first one: All-Sun Belt. The receipt: 214 rush yds, 2 rush TD against Arkansas State — Week 5, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- recruiting profile
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Georgia Southern, 1,101 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-Sun Belt
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Georgia Southern | 150 | 793 | 5.3 | 8 | -- |
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | 47 | 308 | 6.6 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 197 | 1,101 | 5.6 | 11 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Georgia Southern | 17 | 180 | 10.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 17 | 180 | 10.6 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021
W 30–25
vs Gardner-Webb
177 rush yds (26 car) · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Raheim Sanders’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jacob Kibodi's senior season at Louisiana (2023).
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Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2018–2021+157%
Up 157% from first season to most-recent.