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22 Nazier Wright

Year Senior
Position Linebacker
Height 6-2
Hometown Paterson, N.J.
High School John F. Kennedy

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2021 SEASON
Honors

Selected to the D3football.com All-Region 2 Third Team, All-ECAC Second Team and All-NJAC First Team
The Oct. 3 NJAC Defensive Player of the Week

Statistics

Started all nine appearances, amassing 70 tackles (37 solo, 16.0 TFL), 5.5 sacks, 11 pass breakups, two forced fumbles and an interception
Put together three double-digit tackling efforts

On the WP Charts

Ranked tied-fourth in tackles for loss and tied-seventh in passes defended (12)

In the NCAA Statistics

Rated 20th in tackles for loss and 24th in passes defended

In the NJAC Statistics

Was first in TFL/game (1.78), tied-first in tackles for loss, forced fumbles, forced fumbles/game (0.22) and pass breakups, second in sacks and passes defended/game (1.33), tied-second in tackles, third in sacks/game (0.61) and passes defended, and seventh in tackles/game (7.8)

Game Highlights

Accumulated 12 stops (six solo, 5.0 TFL), 3.5 sacks and a forced fumble at The College of New Jersey (10/2/21)
Collected 10 tackles (seven solo, 1.5 TFL) and two pass breakups against Montclair State (11/6/21)
Notched 12 stops (seven solo, 2.0 TFL) and a pass breakup at No. 11/11 Salisbury (11/13/21)

PRIOR TO WILLIAM PATERSON

Transferred from Dodge City Community College and Stephen F. Austin University
A letterwinner at John F. Kennedy H.S.

ACADEMICS

Majoring in psychology

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2021Junior

Linebacker

6'2"

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2022Senior

Linebacker

6'2"

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