Javin Wright is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Nebraska.
Wright carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The five seasons at Nebraska span three head coaches: Scott Frost, Mickey Joseph and Matt Rhule. On tape: 12 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Minnesota, Week 8, 2025.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
86 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 9 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 · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-17vs Cincinnati | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 68-0vs Akron | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-30vs No. 21 Michigan | 10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-27vs Michigan State | 10 | 4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 3.5 TFL |
| Wk 7 | W 34-31@ Maryland | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 6-24@ Minnesota | 12 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-21vs Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-21vs No. 23 USC | 11 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-21@ UCLA | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-37@ Penn State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-40vs Iowa | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 22-44vs No. 15 Utah | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 86 | 39 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
86tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%9 TFLSack rate
3%3 sacksPD rate
5%4 pass breakups86 tackles · 9 for loss · 3 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 8.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 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
86 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #53 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #9 of 72 Big Ten LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
Coaching lineage · 2019–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Scott Frost, Mickey Joseph, and Matt Rhule. Multi-era developmental context.
