La'Vell Wright
La'Vell Wright
Wears you down at the goal line. La'Vell Wright has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 116 rush yds, 2 tackles against Jacksonville State — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Tyson Helton.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 85 | 471 | 5.5 | 10 | -- |
| 2022 | Kentucky | 38 | 116 | 3.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Kentucky | 9 | 118 | 13.1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 132 | 705 | 5.3 | 11 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 88 | 8.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Kentucky | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Kentucky | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | 116 | 7.2 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 55–6
vs North Alabama
9 rush yds (2 car)
Dominant 49-point win at home against North Alabama.
How he plays
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Western Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Western Kentucky
Returning around him
- 33% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -3 net (19 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #100 · 2026 recruiting class #81
DNA match
Player DNA
Power Back
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kevin Perkins’s 2020 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Isaac Guerendo's senior season at Louisville (2023).
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Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2025+299%
Up 299% from first season to most-recent.