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2012 Football Roster

81 Chris Wright

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 177
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Skokie, Ill.
  • Highschool Niles West

Biography

2012 (SENIOR): Named to the College Football Performance Awards preseason wide receiver watch list... started all 12 games at wide receiver... second on team with 53 catches and 888 yards... had three games with 100 yards receiving inclduing a season high 137 on three catches against Austin Peay... had 102 yards at Tennessee Tech and 128 yards at Central Arkansas... had 11 touchdown receptions... finished with 32 career touchdown receptions to set OVC career record, total is second on EIU career list behind Roy Banks 38... finished career with 2,443 yards to rank ffith all-time... had 137 career receptions to rank seventh all-time...had one pass completion for a 37-yard touchdown versus Murray State... 2011 (JUNIOR): Started all 11 games at wide receiver... led EIU in scoring with 11 touchdowns which ranked first among OVC wide receivers... led team with 42 receptions for 735 yards... 11 touchdown receptions ranks 5th on EIU single season list... finished season ranked 6th on EIU career touchdown receptions list with 21... had two or more receptions in all 11 games with season high of six at Southern Illinois... had two 100-plus yard receiving days with 120 at SIU and a season high 130 on five catches at Murray State... had two touchdown receptions at Murray State and against Tennessee Tech... ranked 3rd in the OVC in receiving yards per game which was 46th in the NCAA... finished season with 1,555 career receiving yards... was named to the wide receiver watch list for the College Football Performance Awards... 2010 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in ten games making one start in season opener at Iowa... became quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo's favorite target near the end of the season finishing with 21 catches for 557 yards and a team-high six touchdowns... became just the fourth player in EIU history with 200-plus yards receiving in a game with 217 yards on five catches with three touchdowns in overtime win at Tennessee State... was named co-OVC Player of the Week for that effort... 217 yards receiving in a game ranks third on the EIU single-game list... caught 13 passes for 433 yards and six touchdowns in final four games of the year... also had five receptions against Murray State... member of EIU track team during indoor season...  2009 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 12 games finishing season with 21 catches and 263 yards… four touchdown grabs led the Panthers receiving corps as he scored in four different games… had three receptions in three different games with a season high of 49 yards at Austin Peay… scored a touchdown on his second career reception in season opener against Illinois State. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Speedy wide receiver that caught 46 passes for 919 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior playing for coach Curtis Tate at Niles West HS… four games during senior year with more than 100 yards receiving… had a four touchdown performance in win over Evanston HS… nominated as an Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year… honorable mention All-Chicago Area by Chicago Sun Times… team MVP in 2007 and 2008… returned six kickoffs for touchdown including four of more than 90 yards… also played defensive back intercepting three passes in a game as a junior against Evanston… had 33 receptions for 427 yards as a junior… broke school record in 50m dash previously held by current Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall. 

PERSONAL: Majoring in kinesiology... son of Greg and Eileen Wright...

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Historical Player Information

  • 81

    2009Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 175 lbs
    81
  • 81

    2010Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 180 lbs
    81
  • 81

    2010Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 180 lbs
    81
  • 81

    2011Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 177 lbs
    81
  • 81

    2012Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 177 lbs
    81
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