2026 Spring Football Roster

17 Dwayne Wright

  • Position:
    Running Back
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    225
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Charleston, S.C.
  • Highschool:
    Fort Dorchester HS
  • Prev School:
    Newberry

Summary

Biography

2025 at Newberry: Played in two games before suffering a season-ending injury to redshirt the fall ... Collected 15 rushing attempts for 78 yards and a touchdown ... Went for a long of 40 yards on a single carry at UVA Wise (9/6) in the season opener ... Had three receptions for 16 yards as well.

2024 at Newberry: Earned Preseason All Piedmont ... Played in ten games scoring six touchdowns on the ground ... Had 117 rushes for 664 yards on the ground as well ... Went for a single carry long of 62 on the season ... Averaged 66 yards per game and and 5.7 per carry ... Eclipsed 100 yards on the ground in two contests with his single-game high of 142 happening twice during the year, first at Tusculum (9/21) and the other at Catawba (10/19) coming at Erskine ... Scored two touchdowns against Barton (10/26) off just seven carries ... Also logged nine receptions for 81 yards.

2023 at Newberry: Earned SAC All Piedmont and Team MVP honors ... Played in 11 games scoring eight touchdowns on the ground ... Had 189 rushes for 893 yards on the ground as well ... Went for a single carry long of 29 on the season ... Averaged 81 yards per game and and 4.7 per carry ... Eclipsed 100 yards on the ground in three contests with his single-game high of 140 coming at Erskine ... Logged a career-high 27 rushes at Mars Hill (11/11) in the season finale ... Scored two touchdowns in back-to-back games coming at Barton (10/7) and against Catawba (10/14) ... Also logged seven receptions for 73 yards and a touchdown.

2022 at Newberry: Played in 11 games for the Wolves in their 2022 SAC Championship season... Played as the backup running back as a Freshman to Harlon Hill Finalist Mario Anderson... Totaled 54 carries for 271 yards and one touchdown... Season best 12 carries for 133 yards in the season opener against Allen... Scored his first career touchdown in the 34-13 victory over Erskine.

High School: Originally from Charleston, South Carolina and graduated from Fort Dorchester High School ... Played with the Patriots for two seasons ... Had 1,078 career all-purpose yards while there and scored 17 touchdowns ... Had five games with 100 or more yards as a season ... Was a two-time All-Region and two-time All-State honoree ... Selected to play in the 2021 edition of the Shrine Bowl ... Son of Anthony and Abratine Wright and has one sibling, Jacques.
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