2019 Football Roster
Roster
Wright, Jake

Jersey Number 39
Jake Wright
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 198
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Jamesville, N.Y.
- High School:
- Jamesville-DeWitt
Bio
Career Overview: Third-year safety ... Two-time member of the ACC Honor Roll ... Joined the team at the start of 2018 fall camp and redshirted his first season.
Freshman Year (2019): Did not play in any games ... ACC Honor Roll selection ... Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
2018: Redshirt season ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
High School: Linebacker and running back for head coach Eric Ormond ... 2017 All-Central New York (CNY) First Team selection … Named to the 2017 New York State Sportswriters Association (NYSSWA) All-State Fourth Team ... Recorded 125 tackles and three sacks as a senior captain … Had a school-record 30 tackles in a 26-20 victory over East Syracuse Minoa ... Totaled nearly 400 career tackles ... Two-time Jamesville-DeWitt Defensive MVP ... Member of the J-D wrestling team ... Tallied 108 career wins, including a 23-6 record at 170 pounds as a senior.Â
Personal: Jake Raymond Wright ... Born on June 5, 1999 in Syracuse, New York ... Son of Kari and Doug Wright ... Parents, Kari and Doug, attended Syracuse University ... Five brothers, two sisters ... Older brother, Ryan, played lacrosse at Monmouth and Florida Southern College ... Communication and rhetorical studies major.
Freshman Year (2019): Did not play in any games ... ACC Honor Roll selection ... Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
2018: Redshirt season ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
High School: Linebacker and running back for head coach Eric Ormond ... 2017 All-Central New York (CNY) First Team selection … Named to the 2017 New York State Sportswriters Association (NYSSWA) All-State Fourth Team ... Recorded 125 tackles and three sacks as a senior captain … Had a school-record 30 tackles in a 26-20 victory over East Syracuse Minoa ... Totaled nearly 400 career tackles ... Two-time Jamesville-DeWitt Defensive MVP ... Member of the J-D wrestling team ... Tallied 108 career wins, including a 23-6 record at 170 pounds as a senior.Â
Personal: Jake Raymond Wright ... Born on June 5, 1999 in Syracuse, New York ... Son of Kari and Doug Wright ... Parents, Kari and Doug, attended Syracuse University ... Five brothers, two sisters ... Older brother, Ryan, played lacrosse at Monmouth and Florida Southern College ... Communication and rhetorical studies major.
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