CAREER HONORS

SEC Freshman of the Week (vs. Vanderbilt, 11/29/21)

CAREER

Explosive running back with elite speed ... Enrolled at UT in January 2021 and has two springs under his belt ... Including this season, has three years of eligibility remaining ... Has two 100-yard rushing gamees to his credit ... Played in 21 career games and has accumulated 1,195 rushing yards on 220 carries.

2022 - SOPHOMORE

Tennessee’s leading rusher with 786 yards through 12 games and ranks second on the squad with 10 rushing touchdowns ... Logged five carries for a career-best 160 yards and two touchdowns at Vanderbilt (11/26), helping the Vols establish a new single-game school record for yards per attempt (11.7) ... Ran for touchdowns of 50 and 83 yards against the Commodores, logging his third multi-score effort of the year which pushed his season total to 10 rushing TDs—tied for fourth in the SEC ... His 83-yard TD at Vanderbilt was the eighth-longest rush in UT history ... Punched in a pair of rushing scores (3-yard, 1-yard) as part of an 11-carry, 51-yard outing against Missouri (11/12), good for his second multi-touchdown effort of the season ... Tallied a game-high 69 yards on 21 rush attempts at #3 Georgia (11/5) and scored UT’s lone touchdown in the fourth quarter ... Carried the ball seven times for 73 yards against #19 Kentucky (10/29) and posted his fifth rushing score of the season with a 1-yard TD in the second quarter along with a career-long 35-yard run ... Led the Volunteer rushing attack with 71 yards on 12 carries in the win over #3 Alabama (10/15) ... Had 12 carries for 59 yards in win at #25 LSU (10/8) ... In the win over #20 Florida (9/24), collected his fourth rushing TD of the season with a five-yard scamper into the end zone in the fourth quarter ... Led the Vols in rushing for the third-straight week with 96 yards on a career-high 23 rush attempts vs. Akron (9/17), including two rushing scores (2-yard, 1-yard) for his first career multi-TD effort ... Posted a team-high 47 rushing yards on nine carries in UT's road win at #17 Pitt (9/10) ... Led all players with 88 rushing yards in the season opener vs. Ball State (9/1), including a career-long 33-yard run and a three-yard rushing TD.

2021 - FRESHMAN

Made nine appearances and ranked third among UT running backs with 85 carries for 409 yards and four touchdowns over the course of the season ... Toted a career-high 17 rushes for 54 yards vs. Purdue (12/30) in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl ... Led all SEC freshmen in the month of November with 259 rushing yards and 64.75 yards per game ... Rushed for a game-high and career-best 112 yards on 15 carries vs. Vanderbilt (11/27), capping the performance with a 10-yard TD run in the fourth quarter ... Handled 13 carries for 83 yards vs. South Alabama (11/20), including a tough 17-yard touchdown run in the first quarter ... Logged five carries for 14 yards vs. No. 1 Georgia (11/13) ... Turned in an efficient performance at No. 18 Kentucky (11/6) in his first action since Week 5, carrying the ball seven times for 50 yards ... Logged a season-long rush of 21 yards in the fourth quarter against UK ... Carried the ball four times for 24 yards in SEC debut at Missouri (10/2) ... Rushed for a career-high 43 yards on nine carries vs. Tennessee Tech (9/18), including a one-yard score for the second week in a row ... Scored his first-career rushing touchdown from one yard out in the fourth quarter vs. Pitt (9/11) ... Made collegiate debut vs. Bowling Green (9/2), logging four rushes for 14 yards in the season opener.

HIGH SCHOOL

An explosive running back with elite speed … Enrolled at Tennessee in January 2021 and participated in spring practice … A consensus three-star prospect by 247Sports.com, Rivals.com and ESPN.com … Rated the No. 21 player in the state of North Carolina by Rivals.com … Rated the No. 30 running back in the nation by 247Sports.com … Named to the Big 8 3A All-Conference team as a junior in 2019 after rushing 89 times for 901 yards (10.1 yards per carry) and five touchdowns … Had four 100-plus yard rushing games as a junior … Helped lead Southern Durham High School to a 10-2 record and Big 8 3A conference championship as a junior in 2019 … Did not play in the fall of 2020 after the North Carolina high school football season was postponed due to COVID-19 … Was also a star on the Southern Durham track & field team, winning an indoor state title in the 55m dash as a sophomore … Clocked a personal best time of 6.29 in the 55m dash in 2019, which was the fastest mark in the country at the time … Committed to the Vols in March 2020 … Coached by Darius Robinson.

PERSONAL

Full name is Jaylen Allen Wright … Nickname is “J Wright” … Born on April 1, 2003, in Raleigh, North Carolina … Parents are Porsche Lewis and Curtis Wright … Has one brother, Amir, and two sisters, Tyler, Mya and KK … Majoring in sport management with a minor in business administration … Says his father is his biggest inspiration because he has pushed him to be great since he was four years old … Models his game after VFL Alvin Kamara … Favorite musical artists are NBA YoungBoy and Lil Baby … After football would like to get into broadcasting … Twitter handle is @__jw12 and Instagram handle is @jaylenwriight.

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