| Aaron Wright |
 |
|
 | Class:
Senior
|
| Hometown:
Moreno Valley, Calif.
|
| High School:
Canyon Springs High School
|
|
|
| Height / Weight:
5-11 / 195
|
| Position:
Free Safety
|
| Birthdate:
03/08/1977
|
| Experience:
2V
|
|
|
|
PERSONAL--Born 3/8/77 in Omaha, Nebraska...son of Joe Wright and Alicia Bilski...has a younger sister, Marisa, 20; and a younger brother, Adam, 14...he is in the College of Liberal Arts and is a liberal studies major and wants to become a photographer...Deion Sanders is his favorite athlete...selected OSU because, "I liked the players at OSU and I just felt I would fit in nicely at OSU."
OSU--(2000-Senior)--Aaron enters his senior as a two year letterman who has played in 20 games for OSU and with one career start at Washington in 1998...Aaron has a total of 54 career defensive points on 19 tackles, plus an interception against Washington in 1998 during his only start...Aaron reported to spring drills as the No. 4 free safety and he completed the spring as the N. 3 strong safety...Aaron will likely see action in 2000 on special teams...he posted weightlifting bests of 350 in the back squat, 245 in the bench press and 242 in the power clean during winter conditioning.
OSU--(1999-Junior)--Aaron earned his second letter by playing in one game in 1999, that against Georgia Southern...he entered spring drills as the No. 3 free safety and reported to fall camp as the No. 3 free safety...his role in 1999 was the same as in previous seasons, that of playing as a backup safety and on special teams...Aaron had 5 solo tackles for the winning White team in the final spring game at Hillsboro (5/1)...gives the Beavers a veteran backup player in the secondary with experience at both safety positions...in the weight room, Aaron has produced personal bests of 255 pounds in the hang clean, 265 in the bench press, 395 in the back squat and 230 in the incline...his vertical jump best is 28.50 inches...tested for only 3.95 percent body fat.
(1998-Sophomore)--Aaron entered spring drills listed as No. 3 on the depth chart at free safety, behind Terrence Carroll and Robert Marthaller...concluded spring drills in the same position...Aaron played in 10 games, missing only the Stanford contest, as a backup free safety and on special teams...produced a career-high 42 defensive points on the season, coming on 7 solo tackles, 8 assisted tackles, a pass interception and a pass breakup...his best game of the season was at Washington (10/24) when he stepped in for his first career start, replacing Terrence Carroll who was out with a hamstring pull...in that game, Aaron had 24 defensive points with 4 solo tackles, 2 assisted tackles and a pass interception...had 9 points vs. Nevada (9/5) on 4 tackles and a pass breakup...had 8 points vs. Arizona (10/17) on four tackles and he had an assisted tackle in the Baylor (9/12) game.
(1997-Redshirt Freshman)--Aaron participated in nine games in 1997, virtually all on special teams, with some action at free safety...did not play against Stanford and Arizona State...wound up with 6 defensive points, getting a tackle against Washington and USC...entered spring drills as the No. 2 free safety and he held on to that spot as spring drills concluded...proved to be a very strong tackler and he also covered very well during spring drills.
(1996-Freshman)--Aaron spent the 1996 season as a redshirt defensive back and played very well on the scout team during the year, giving every indication he would have a good future at OSU.
CANYON SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL, Moreno Valley, CA--(1995)--Aaron played football for Coach Jack Fogarty one year at Canyon Springs High School Cougars in the Ivy League after transferring from Redondo High School...played running back and cornerback as a senior and earned second-team all-league honors at cornerback...has 4.6 speed in the 40..."He is a hitter," said Coach Fogarty...also recruited by Arizona State and Idaho...he was a starting cornerback his junior year at Redondo High School...earned three letters in track as a sprinter, hurdler and long jumper...also earned a letter at each school as a starter in basketball...played for Coach Chris Hyduke in football at Redondo...led the Redondo Seahawks in tackles and interceptions with 4 as a junior...returned a kickoff 93 yards for a TD as a Canyon Springs Cougar...all told, he had 4 touchdowns during his prep career on return runs from 55 to 93 yards.
