Awards and Honors:
2023 First Team All-UAC (OL)
2023: A First Team All-UAC selection, he played and started 11 games at left tackle… Helped the Governors offense total 612 yards of total offense – the 10th-best single-game mark in program history and score 63 points – tied for the sixth-best single-game total in APSU history – against ETSU (Sept. 16)… The Govs offense also set the single-game passing yards record with 441 yards against ETSU… Blocked for an offense that posted 690 yards of total offense – the third-best single game in APSU history – with 420 passing yards – the fourth-best game in program history – against Lindenwood (Sept. 30)… Provided protection for an offense that passed for a program-record six touchdowns and recorded a 267.1 passing efficiency rating – second-best in program history – against North Alabama (Oct. 28)… Blocked for an offense that ranked ninth in the FCS and led the UAC in scoring (34.1 ppg), the Govs also ranked 14th in total offense (426.8) and 13th in passing offense (247.1) while ranking second in the UAC in both those categories… Helped the Austin Peay offense rank 12th in the FCS and second in the UAC in red zone offense (.897)… Contributed to an offense that set the APSU single-season records in completion percentage (66.7), passing efficiency (162.2), passing offense, and total offense per game… The Govs also had the second-best single-season marks in passing yards (3,289), passing touchdowns (30), total offense (5,121), points (409), and touchdowns (53).
2022: Started all 11 games at left tackle… Helped the Governors offense rack up 609 yards of total offense and score 63 points – tied for the sixth-best single-game total in APSU history – against Presbyterian (Sept. 3)… Helped the Govs throw for 383 yards and five touchdowns against Mississippi Valley State (Sept. 10) – the fourth and second-best single-game totals in program history… Blocked for an offense that recorded 4,662 yards of total offense and scored 347 points during the 2022 season – the third and fourth-best season totals in Austin Peay history… Also helped the Govs average 423.8 yards of total offense per game – the second-best single-season mark in program history… The Govs posted the sixth-most rushing touchdowns (20) and fifth-most passing touchdowns (22) in a season in program history.… Helped the offense pass for 2,580 yards – the fifth-best single-season in APSU history – and rush for 2,082 yards, it was the first time in program history the Govs have passed and rushed for 2,000-plus yards in the same season.
Prior to Austin Peay: Played the 2021 season at Dodge City Community College, seeing action in six games for the Conquistadors… A two-time Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference honorable mention selection… Began collegiate career at Tulsa where he was a walk-on offensive lineman in 2020, but did not play.
High School: Was a three-year letterwinner as an offensive guard at Dutch Fork High School for head coach Tom Knotts… A member of three state championships teams, which compiled a 42-1 record… A first-team All-Midlands selection as a senior.
Personal: Isaiah Leon Wright is the son of Terry and Carmen Wright… Birthday is May 25… Has a sister, Jada… Father, Terry, and mother, Carmen, both played basketball at South Carolina Aiken… Graduated from Austin Peay in August 2023 with a bachelor’s in general studies... Pursuing a master’s in healthcare administration.
