Scooby Wright III
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Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Birth name: | Phillip Anthony Wright III |
Date of birth: | August 28, 1994 |
Place of birth: | Windsor, California |
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Career information | |
High school: | Santa Rosa (CA) Newman |
College: | Arizona |
NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 7 / Pick: 250 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Philip Anthony Wright III (born August 28, 1994) better known as Scooby Wright, is an American football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats.
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Early years
Wright attended Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa, California, where he was a two-sport star in both football and track. He was regarded as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com.[1] Scooby was a 4 year varsity player playing both sides of the ball at linebacker and running back for the Cardinals. Scooby was an All-state selection his junior and senior year. Also a standout shot putter on the track & field team, Wright had a top-throw of 15.67 meters (51–3).[2]
College career
Despite being lightly recruited, Wright earned immediate playing time as a true freshman at the University of Arizona in 2013.[3][4] He started 12 of 13 games, recording 83 tackles and an interception and garnering Honorable Mention All Pac-12 honors. Wright remained a starter as a sophomore in 2014.[5][6] He was a finalist for numerous awards, including the Walter Camp Award.[7] He claimed the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Rotary Lombardi Award, Jack Lambert Award, Chuck Bednarik Award and also was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first sophomore to ever win the conference award. Wright also earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors.[8] He had the highest finish of any defensive player in the 2014 Heisman Trophy voting, finishing ninth on the ballot.[9] As a junior in 2015, Wright played only 3 games due to injury, and recorded 2 sacks and 23 tackles. After his junior year, he announced his intentions to enter the 2016 NFL Draft.[citation needed]
College statistics
Scooby Wright's college statistics[10]
Year | GP | TSolo | TAsst | TOT | TFL | TFLYDS | SCK | SCKYDS | INT | INTYDS | TD | FF | FR | TD |
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13
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46
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37
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83
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9.0
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29
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0
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0
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1
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13
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0
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0
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0
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0
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14
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99
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64
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163
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29.0
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96
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14.0
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71
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0
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0
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0
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6
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1
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0
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Total | 27 | 145 | 101 | 236 | 38.0 | 125 | 14.0 | 71 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Professional career
Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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6 ft 0 in | 239 lb | 30 1⁄2 in | 9 3⁄4 in | 4.90 s | 4.47 s | 31 in | 9 ft 5 in | 22 reps | |||||||||||
All values from NFL Combine,[11] |
Cleveland Browns
Wright was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 7th round (250th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. On May 14, 2016, Wright signed a 4-year deal worth $2.401 million featuring a $60,700 signing bonus.[12]
Personal life
Scooby is the son of Philip Jr. and Annette Wright. His father is head softball coach at Santa Rosa Junior College and played football at Long Beach State. His sister, Ashley, played softball at Illinois. His given name is Philip. He’s had his nickname "Scooby" since he was a baby when his father nicknamed him.[13][14]
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