De'Rickey Wright
De'Rickey Wright
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He got to Vanderbilt by way of Vanderbilt. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles against Texas, Week 9, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Vanderbilt, 172 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 47 | 35 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 46 | 32 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 55 | 33 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Vanderbilt | 24 | 13 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 172 | 113 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 13 | 6 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2024
W 40–35
vs Alabama
3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 PD
Edged out Alabama at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Brandon Drayton’s 2020 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Tyree Skipper's graduate season at Louisiana (2025).
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