Ceyair Wright is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Nebraska.
Wright erases the deep middle of the field. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Donte Williams, Lincoln Riley and Matt Rhule. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against UCLA — Week 11, 2025.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 68-0vs Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-30vs No. 21 Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-27vs Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-31@ Maryland | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 6-24@ Minnesota | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-21vs Northwestern | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-21vs No. 23 USC | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-21@ UCLA | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-37@ Penn State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-40vs Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 22-44vs No. 15 Utah | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 5 |
Week 9 · 2025
W 28-21
vs Northwestern
4 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 2 solo tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
17%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
29tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL29 tackles · 1 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 5 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Pass share
46.4%
378 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
62.7
13 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
389 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #253 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #61 of 77 Big Ten DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Donte Williams, Lincoln Riley and Matt Rhule.
