#19

De'Rickey Wright

Former safety at Vanderbilt. 2024: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 47 tackles.

S · Vanderbilt · Sr. · #19

6′4″ · 217 lb · Gadsden, AL

CFB Index 47 · #298 of 537 safetiesMedium confidenceVanderbilt 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

4★

ATH recruit

No. 384 nationally · Signed with Gadsden City

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former safety at Vanderbilt. 2024: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 47 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Gadsden City in 2020.
Transferred from Vanderbilt to Vanderbilt in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Vanderbilt, 178 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2020

Recruited4-star out of Gadsden City

202212 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

202412 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#384 national

CFB

College

Vanderbilt

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

2 coaches

2020

Derek Mason

Vanderbilt

2021–2024

Clark Lea

Vanderbilt

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Derek Mason → Clark Lea. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Vanderbilt0-9HC: Derek Mason · Balanced

2021Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced

2022Vanderbilt5-7HC: Clark Lea · Run-leaning

2023Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo

2024Vanderbilt7-6HC: Clark Lea · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

47Rotational starter #298 of 537?

Medium confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (87th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (23rd percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Solo tackles#345 / 2892 · 87th pct

Tackles#697 / 2892 · 76th pct

Passes defended#755 / 2892 · 67th pct

Forced fumbles#55 / 700 · 46th pct

Interceptions#314 / 862 · 32nd pct

Tackles for loss#1909 / 2892 · 27th pct

1.0

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

0.0

QB hurries#1536 / 2892 · 23rd pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.3
Road5g	4.4	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.2	0.2	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	4.7	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Clark Lea

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

47 · #298 of 537 safeties

Former four-star. Now #298 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Vanderbilt	47	35	1.0	2	1	--
2023	Vanderbilt	46	32	1.0	3	2	--
2022	Vanderbilt	55	33	2.5	6	3	--
2021	Vanderbilt	24	13	3.5	2	--	--
2020	Vanderbilt	6	3	0.0	--	--	--
Career		178	116	8.0	13	6	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2024

W 40–35

vs Alabama

3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 PD

Edged out Alabama at home in a shootout.

With D. Pavia — 252 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.9 · 56 rush yds (20 car) · E. Stowers — 6 rec · 113 yds

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 34-27vs Virginia Tech	2	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	L 32-36@ Georgia State	6	3	1.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 27-30@ Missouri	4	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 40-35vs Alabama	3	3	0.0	—	1
Wk 7	W 20-13@ Kentucky	3	2	0.0	1	0
Wk 8	W 24-14vs Ball State	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 24-27vs Texas	7	3	0.0	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 10	W 17-7@ Auburn	3	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 7-28vs South Carolina	3	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 17-24@ LSU	6	6	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 23-36vs Tennessee	6	4	0.0	—	0
Bowl	W 35-27vs Georgia Tech	1	1	0.0	—	0
Total		47	35	1.0	1	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

De'Rickey Wright

2020

202212 games

202412 games

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Hybrid Nickel

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