Wallace Wright - #15 - WR - North Carolina - Profile

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

◊ Played in 37 games, starting one at wide receiver...Recorded six catches for 87 yards, two kickoff returns for31 yards...Logged 48 special teams tackles.

◊ Tied for lead with 26 special teams tackles in 2008.

◊ Registered his first career start vs. KC, 12/30/07.

◊ Recorded his first NFL reception for 11 yards vs. NE, 9/9/07.

◊ Awarded a contract as a tryout player during 2006 rookie mini-camp.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

◊ 12/2/06, NYJ, Signed, Active roster

◊ 9/6/06, NYJ, Signed, Practice squad◊9/3/06, NYJ, Waived

◊ 5/15/06, NYJ, *Signed, Undrafted FA

* Attended rookie minicamp as a tryout player and earned a contract.

SEASON-BY-SEASON REVIEW

◊ 2008 (JETS) Tied for team lead with 26 special teams tackles with Ahmad Carroll, playing in all 16 games. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (12/28 vs. MIA)…Recorded a tackle on defense on an aborted punt while also collecting two tackles on special teams. (10/12 vs. CIN)…Recorded three special teams tackles as he was named Jets Special Teams Player of the Game. (9/14 vs. NE)…Recorded season-high four special teams tackles.

◊ 2007 (JETS) Played in all 16 games, starting one…Logged six receptions for 87 yards and finished third on the team with 16 special teams tackles. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:(12/30 vs. KC)…Made his first career start at wide receiver, recording two catches for a career-high 47 yards, including a career-long 36-yard grab on a halfback option pass from Leon Washington…Returned one kickoff for three yards and recorded one special teams tackle. (12/9 vs.CLE)…Recorded two special teams tackles and downed a Ben Graham punt at the two-yard line. (10/14 vs. PHI)…Recorded two special teams tackles and downed a punt at the four-yard line. (10/7 at NYG)…Recorded two special teams tackles and downed a punt at the eight. (9/16 at BAL)…Returned the first kickoff of his career for 28 yards and recorded two special teams tackles. (9/9 vs. NE)…Recorded his first NFL reception, hauling in an 11-yard pass from Kellen Clemens in the fourth quarter.

◊ 2006 (JETS) Played in five games and the AFC Wild Card Game as a wide receiver and on special teams, recording six special teams tackles, after being signed to the active roster,12/2…Waived at the end of training camp before signing with the practice squad, 9/6. POSTSEASON: Played on special teams in AFC Wild Card game at NE, 1/7/07.SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (12/17 at MIN) …Collected a team-leading three special teams tackles. (12/10 vs.BUF)…Recorded a special teams tackle, the first of his career. (12/3 at GB)…Made his NFL debut on the kickoff team at historic Lambeau Field.

BEFORE THE NFL

◊ A former undergraduate walk-on, at UNC, who earned a scholarship prior to his junior season, Wright caught 23 passes for 312 yards (13.6 avg.) and four touchdowns.

◊ Made the team as a freshman and earned the job as a kickoff returner, bringing back 29 kicks for 624 yards.

◊ Played at Pine Forest HS in Fayetteville, NC.

OFF THE FIELD

◊ Majored in Exercise and Sports Science at North Carolina.

◊ Attended the Jimmy Raye Youth Foundation Luncheon and Clinic in Fayetteville, NC, June 2008.

◊ Helped raise money for terminally ill children at the Marty Lyons Foundation Holiday Party in 2006 and 2007.

◊ Attended the United Way Gridiron Gala in 2007 and 2008,to help celebrate the NFL’s 30-year partnership with the United Way.

◊ Attended the Taste of the NFL in 2007 and 2008, to help raise money to fight hunger in the New York metropolitan area.

◊ Visited Atlantic Health’s Goryeb Children’s Hospital of Morristown in Morris County in 2007.

◊ Enjoys playing all sports, video games and spending time with his family.