Senior defensive back for Tennessee. 2025: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 14 tackles.
6′0″ · 198 lb · Nashville, TN
Recruiting
OT recruit
No. 10 nationally · Signed with Tennessee
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back for Tennessee. 2025: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 14 tackles.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
William Wright
This is his fifth year in the same secondary at Tennessee. His first career honor landed in 2022: All-SEC. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against Illinois, Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2022)
Badges
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Josh Heupel.
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Josh Heupel — 45-20 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 41-44vs Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-34@ Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-31vs Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-37@ Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 56-34@ Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-9vs New Mexico State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 28-30@ Illinois | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
2026 Outlook
Tennessee
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Tennessee
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tennessee · Last season: 8-5 (AP #18) · Talent rank #13 · 2026 recruiting class #8