Recardo Wright - College Football

Recardo Wright #48

Linebacker

Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 226 pounds
Class Year: Sr
Experience: 3V
Hometown: Orlando, FL
High School: Dr. Phillips

Depth Chart details | roster

1. M-LB - K. Smith | 6-1, 230, Jr.
2. M-LB - R. Wright | 6-2, 226, Sr.

As a Recruit (profile)

Class: 2006 (High School)
Rating/Rankings: | 5.8

Rivals.com Rivals250 2006
Rivals.com Outside linebackers 2006 (16)

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The Latest: Scrimmage Insider: LBs showing signs of life — 8/22/2009

With so many questions on defense, the linebackers were expected to carry the load but so far that hasn't been the case. That changed on Saturday when the group stepped up to the challenge. Also, E.J. Manuel shows dramatic improvement from his last scrimmage, Christian Ponder continues to post...[details]

Statistics

RECARDO WRIGHT STATS	Defense
Statistics	UT	AT	TT	TL	S	Int	BR	FR
2009	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
2008	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
2007	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
2006	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
Career	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0

BIO NOTES

2008 (Junior): At Florida State: Gained valuable playing time and experience at the middle linebacker position as the back-up to Derek Nicholson ...will enter fall practice once again listed as the primary back-up to pre-season first team All-ACC selection Nicholson...enters his junior year looking to build on the best game of his career recording four tackles in the 2007 Music City Bowl...named the most improved linebacker by the coaching staff following spring practice.

Sophomore Year (2007): The back-up to Derek Nicholson at the middle linebacker position who played in six games...recorded seven tackles as he earned playing time at the linebacker spot and as a special teams performer...single tackles came against Colorado, Virginia Tech and Maryland...played in his second career bowl game against Kentucky after recording one tackle against UCLA in the 2006 Emerald Bowl...set a career high with four tackles in the Music City Bowl.

Freshman Year (2006): Played in 10 games including the Seminoles' victory over UCLA at the middle linebacker position and on special teams...was the back-up to All-American Buster Davis...totaled 11 tackles for the season including a career-high three stops against Duke...earned playing time in each of the Seminoles' final 10 games of the season...recorded tackles in eight of his 10 appearances with multiple tackles coming in his collegiate debut against Rice and three coming in the Seminoles' victory over Duke.

High School: Graduated from Dr. Phillips in 2006...a four-star player and the 32nd-ranked prospect on Rivals.com's Postseason Florida Top 100...the No. 16 outside linebacker in the nation by Rivals.com despite only having played football for two full years...recorded 148 tackles, nine sacks and seven fumble recoveries as a senior at Dr. Phillips...named a preseason All-American by PrepStar magazine in 2005 after making a team-leading 134 tackles as a junior in 2004...a Super Prospect by the Hodge Football Report as a senior...chose Florida State over Alabama, Iowa, Maryland and West Virginia.

Personal: Born Feb. 22, 1987...major is social science.