CAU Quarterback David Wright III
5-11, 182, Junior, Tampa, Fla.

Completed 30-of-49 passes for 374 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for another 21 yards as the Panthers defeated FBS opponent Bethune-Cookman 38-37. He accounted for 18 total yards on the Panthers’ last drive to put them in position for Leonardo Cabrera’s 55-yard game-winning field goal as time expired.

Wright leads D2 in passing yards (1,311) passing touchdowns (14), and is third in total offense (341.2). He transferred from Allen where in 2023 he was the SIAC MVP. In three seasons with Yellow Jackets, he threw for 6,623 yards and 48 touchdowns.

 

HBCU National Player of the Week: CAU Quarterback David Wright