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K.J. Wright
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Wright in the 2011 preseason.
Seattle Seahawks
Personal information
Born: (1989-07-23) July 23, 1989 (age 35)
Olive Branch, Mississippi
Career information
College:Mississippi State
NFL draft:2011 / round: 4 / pick: 99
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2011
Tackles:65
Sacks:2.0
Interceptions:0

Kenneth Bernard Wright, Jr. (born July 23rd, 1989) is an American football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. [1]

Early Years

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Wright attended Olive Branch High School. He earned first-team, all-state on the defensive line by the Clarion-Ledger. He recorded 91 total tackles during his senior season in which 48 of them were solo tackles. He was listed as the number 19 prospect in Mississippi following his senior season according to Rivals.com. [2] He was awarded with his performance with top scholarship offers from Auburn, Arkansas, Ole Miss, and South Carolina. He commited to Mississippi State during his Senior year of high school.

College Career

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K.J. Wright played for Mississippi State during his College career. He held onto the number 34 while playing for Mississippi State and played the Linebacker position. During his sophomore season, he was promoted as a starter on the defensive unit as an Outside Linebacker. He than began to start for the rest of his college career except for his senior year, when he did not start for two games due to formation changes. He still started ten out of twelve games during his senior year.

Season Games Played Games Started Tackles Sacks Pass Breakups Forced Fumbles QB Hurries
2007 10 0 7 4 0 0 0
2008 12 12 72 4 3 1 3
2009 10 12 81 2 2 1 4
2010 13 13 98 4 9 1 4

Professional Career

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Seahawks

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Wright was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL draft. He started to see playing time behind Aaron Curry. He than replaced Curry as a starter after Curry struggled against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second week of the season. [3] Aaron Curry was than traded to the Oakland Raiders. Wright became a playmaker in the second half of the season as a Middle Linebacker. The comparison of Aaron Curry and Wright were pointed out by Brock Huard during his Chalk Talk segment. [4]

NFL Career Statistics

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Career statistics Tackles Sacks Interceptions Other
Season Team Games Solo Ast Total Sack YdsL Int Yds IntTD DefTD FFum PD Safety
2011 Seattle 16 50 15 65 2.0 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

References

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  1. ^ Seahawks Seahawks: K.J. Wright
  2. ^ "Mississippi State Bio: K.J. Wright". Official State of the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
  3. ^ Williams, Eric. "LB Aaron Curry demoted in favor of K.J. Wright". LB Aaron Curry demoted in favor of K.J. Wright. The News Tribune. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Brock Huard's Chalk Talk". David Hawthorne's INT vs Ravens. MyNorthwest.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
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Category:Living people Category:American football linebackers Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs football players Category:Seattle Seahawks players Category:1989 births