Wide receiver for Rice. 2016: 37 catches, 324 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′1″ · The Woodlands, TX
The story
2016 wide receiver for Rice. 2016: 37 catches, 324 receiving yards, 1 TD.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearZach Wright
He has spent three seasons in the Rice receiving corps. The receipt: 120 rec yds, 10 receptions against North Texas — Week 4, 2016.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Rice, 1,177 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under David Bailiff.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under David Bailiff — 16-21 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: yards / catch (6th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 37.8 | 6.9 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.2 | 34.6 | 6.9 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.0 | 37.0 | 7.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.2 | 34.8 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2016
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-46@ Western Kentucky | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-38vs Baylor | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 4 | L 35-42vs North Texas | 10 | 120 | 12.0 | 0 | 29 | Season-high 120 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 28-44@ Southern Miss | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-14vs UTSA | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-61@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 11 | W 22-21@ Charlotte | 12 | 111 | 9.3 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-24vs UTEP | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-41@ Stanford | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 37 | 324 | 6.9 | 1 | 29 |
Player DNA