Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Vanderbilt
De'Rickey Wright
S • 6'4" • 217 lbs • Gadsden, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
De'Rickey Wright shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida
Player Story
De'Rickey Wright built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a safety from Gadsden, AL wearing No. 19, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of De'Rickey Wright's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Coastal Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
De'Rickey Wright, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. De'Rickey Wright shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 178
- TFL
- 8
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 13
Quick Answers
De'Rickey Wright quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Vanderbilt · S
- Career Tackles
- 178
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- Florida
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Baylor School · Coastal Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Baylor School · 28 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 19 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 47 tackles · S 134th (top 25%) · SEC 86th (top 12%) · National 700th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 2 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 8 | 24 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 55 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 12 | 55 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 59.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 10 | 46 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 31.8 |
| 2024 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 12 | 46 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 25.4 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Vanderbilt to Vanderbilt | P4 to P4 | 78.7 | Dec 4, 2023 |
De'Rickey Wright played S for Vanderbilt. Across 5 tracked seasons, De'Rickey Wright recorded 178 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Vanderbilt paired 11.5 primary output with 28.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Vanderbilt
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
19.7
Usage
4.3
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Kentucky
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Tech: 0. Virginia Tech: 1. Georgia State: 1. Missouri: 0. Alabama: 1. Kentucky: 1. Ball State: 0. Texas: 0. Auburn: 0. South Carolina: 0. LSU: 0. Tennessee: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Tech: 1 by 4.2. Virginia Tech: 2 by 18.3. Georgia State: 6 by 35. Missouri: 4 by 16.7. Alabama: 3 by 22.5. Kentucky: 3 by 22.5. Ball State: 3 by 12.5. Texas: 7 by 29.2. Auburn: 3 by 12.5. South Carolina: 3 by 12.5. LSU: 6 by 25. Tennessee: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kentucky
Best efficiency game
35 vs Georgia State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/27 | vs Georgia Tech | W 35-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Tennessee | L 23-36 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | @ LSU | L 17-24 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs South Carolina | L 7-28 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Auburn | W 17-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Texas | L 24-27 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Ball State | W 24-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Kentucky | W 20-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Alabama | W 40-35 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Missouri | L 27-30 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Georgia State | L 32-36 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Virginia Tech | W 34-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
De'Rickey Wright story
De'Rickey Wright built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a safety from Gadsden, AL wearing No. 19, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of De'Rickey Wright's career was his defensive production: 178 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 6 interceptions, and 13 passes defended across 44 career games in the available record. That gives De'Rickey Wright's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Vanderbilt
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202020212022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | 12.5 | 1.7 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 9.5 | 24.4 | 7.7 | 9.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 11.5 | 28.7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 6 | 25.2 | 4.4 | -5.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 4 | 19.7 | 4.3 | -2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 4 | 19.7 | 4.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Florida
Week 6 · L 0-42 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Ole Miss
Week 6 · L 28-52 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Kentucky
Week 7 · W 20-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Hawai'i
Week 1 · W 35-28
3
Havoc Plays
73.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Georgia State
Week 3 · L 32-36
1
Havoc Plays
71.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
11.5 primary output · 28.7 efficiency · 7 usage
59.9
#2
2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
55
9.5 primary · 24.4 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
42.2
0 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 1.7 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
6
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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