Kendall Wright
Wright in December 2013.
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| No. 13 Tennessee Titans | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 12, 1989 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Pittsburg, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 191 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Pittsburg (TX) | ||||||||
| College: | Baylor | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||
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| Receptions: | 280 |
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| Receiving yards: | 3,244 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 18 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Kendall Wright (born November 12, 1989) is an American football wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Baylor, where he is the career leader in receptions, yards, and touchdowns. He was drafted by the Titans in the first round, 20th overall, of the 2012 NFL Draft.
Wright attended Pittsburg High School in Pittsburg, Texas, where he was a three-sport standout that earned All-state honors in football, basketball and track. In football, he excelled as a quarterback and cornerback, receiving second-team Class 3A All-State honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association and honorable mention by the Associated Press at both positions as a junior and senior. As a junior, he accounted for 26 total touchdowns and passed for 850 yards. As a senior quarterback, he rushed for 1,069 yards while passing for 1,170 yards, totalling 24 touchdowns.
As an All-State basketball performer, he averaged 24.5 points, six rebounds, five assists and five steals per game en route to receiving 2007 East Texas Player of the Year honors from the Tyler Morning Telegraph. He served as a youth basketball coach while still in high school.
Wright was also a track & field athlete, Wright captured the 2007 Texas Class 3A state long jump title, with a leap of 7.37 meters (24-0 3/4), as well as the state triple jump crown, with a leap of 14.81 meters (48-5 1/4). He received the 2008 Class 3A gold medal in the triple jump after setting a state meet-record leap of 15.48 meters (50-8 3/4).
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