Scooby Wright III

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Scooby Wright III
No. 50 Cleveland Browns
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Birth name: Phillip Anthony Wright III
Date of birth: (1994-08-28) August 28, 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth: Windsor, California
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Career information
High school: Santa Rosa (CA) Newman
College: Arizona
NFL draft: 2016 / Round: 7 / Pick: 250
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards

Philip Anthony Wright III (born August 28, 1994) better known as Scooby Wright, is an American football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats.

Early years

Wright attended Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa, California, where he was a two-sport star in both football and track. He was regarded as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com.[1] Scooby was a 4 year varsity player playing both sides of the ball at linebacker and running back for the Cardinals. Scooby was an All-state selection his junior and senior year. Also a standout shot putter on the track & field team, Wright had a top-throw of 15.67 meters (51–3).[2]

College career

Despite being lightly recruited, Wright earned immediate playing time as a true freshman at the University of Arizona in 2013.[3][4] He started 12 of 13 games, recording 83 tackles and an interception and garnering Honorable Mention All Pac-12 honors. Wright remained a starter as a sophomore in 2014.[5][6] He was a finalist for numerous awards, including the Walter Camp Award.[7] He claimed the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Rotary Lombardi Award, Jack Lambert Award, Chuck Bednarik Award and also was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first sophomore to ever win the conference award. Wright also earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors.[8] He had the highest finish of any defensive player in the 2014 Heisman Trophy voting, finishing ninth on the ballot.[9] As a junior in 2015, Wright played only 3 games due to injury, and recorded 2 sacks and 23 tackles. After his junior year, he announced his intentions to enter the 2016 NFL Draft.[citation needed]

College statistics

Scooby Wright's college statistics[10]

Year GP TSolo TAsst TOT TFL TFLYDS SCK SCKYDS INT INTYDS TD FF FR TD
13
46
37
83
9.0
29
0
0
1
13
0
0
0
0
14
99
64
163
29.0
96
14.0
71
0
0
0
6
1
0
Total 27 145 101 236 38.0 125 14.0 71 1 13 0 6 1 0

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 0 in 239 lb ​30 1⁄2 in ​9 3⁄4 in 4.90 s 4.47 s 31 in 9 ft 5 in 22 reps
All values from NFL Combine,[11]

Cleveland Browns

Wright was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 7th round (250th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. On May 14, 2016, Wright signed a 4-year deal worth $2.401 million featuring a $60,700 signing bonus.[12]

Personal life

Scooby is the son of Philip Jr. and Annette Wright. His father is head softball coach at Santa Rosa Junior College and played football at Long Beach State. His sister, Ashley, played softball at Illinois. His given name is Philip. He’s had his nickname "Scooby" since he was a baby when his father nicknamed him.[13][14]

References

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