:Kenyatta Wright
{{Short description|American football player (born 1978)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|image=
|name=Kenyatta Wright
|number=98
|position=Linebacker
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1978|2|19}}
|birth_place=Vian, Oklahoma, U.S.
|height_ft = 6
|height_in = 0
|weight_lbs = 238
|high_school =
|college=Oklahoma State
|undraftedyear=2000
|pastteams=
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2000|2001}})
- New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2003|2005}})
| highlights =
- 2× Second-team All-Big 12 (1997, 1998)
|statlabel1=Tackles
|statvalue1=115
|statlabel2=Sacks
|statvalue2=1.5
|statlabel3=Fumble recoveries
|statvalue3=2
}}
Kenyatta Terrell Wright (born February 19, 1978) is a former American football linebacker who played for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) from 2003 to 2005. He was a four-year starter for Oklahoma State University, where he recorded 260 career tackles, 11 sacks, and 1 fumble recovery. He was signed as a free agent in 2000 by the Buffalo Bills.
Was the vaunted leader of the Oklahoma State "Orange Crush Defense".{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}
Professional career
As an undrafted free agent out of Oklahoma State University, he first signed with the Buffalo Bills and played for two years under defensive co-ordinator Ted Cottrell. In 2003 Ted Cottrell joined the New York Jets as defensive co-ordinator and brought Kenyatta with him, who would go onto spend 3 of his 5 seasons in Green and White. He played a key role in the Jets special teams under Mike Westhoff on route to a 10–6 record and playoff berth in 2004.{{cite news |last1=Gehman |first1=Jim |title=Where Are They Now: Kenyatta Wright |url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/where-are-they-now-kenyatta-wright |access-date=April 30, 2021 |work=New York Jets.com |date=April 22, 2021}}
Kenyatta Wright retired in 2006.
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2000 | BUF
| 16 || 1 || 31 || 28 || 3 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2001 | BUF
| 11 || 1 || 36 || 28 || 8 || 1.5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | NYJ
| 16 || 0 || 22 || 18 || 4 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | NYJ
| 16 || 0 || 13 || 8 || 5 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | NYJ
| 15 || 0 || 13 || 10 || 3 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 74 | 2 | 115 | 92 | 23 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
=Playoffs=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2004 | NYJ
| 2 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Personal life
Wright is married with two sons who both play college football, Elijah is a linebacker at The University of Central Oklahoma and Solomon is a defensive tackle on the roster at Oklahoma State University.{{cite news |last1=Gehman |first1=Jim |title=Where Are They Now: Kenyatta Wright |url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/where-are-they-now-kenyatta-wright |access-date=April 30, 2021 |work=New York Jets.com |date=April 22, 2021}}
References
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Category:American football linebackers
Category:New York Jets players
Category:Buffalo Bills players
Category:Oklahoma State Cowboys football players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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