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The University of Mississippi Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 8
Dae'Quan Wright
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- TE
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 255
- Experience:
- 1L
- Hometown:
- Perry, Ga.
- High School:
- Perry
- Prev. College:
- Virginia Tech
- Major:
- Multi-Disciplinary Studies
2025 (SENIOR): Mackey Award preseason watch list … Preseason All-America third team (Pick Six) … Preseason All-SEC second team (Pick Six) … Preseason All-SEC third team (Athlon, Phil Steele) … Senior Bowl Top-300.
2024 (JUNIOR): Played in all 13 games for the Rebels, started six (four at tight end, two at wide receiver) … Caught 27 passes for 394 yards and four touchdowns, averaged 14.6 yards per catch … vs. Furman (08/31/24): Caught two passes for 15 yards and one TD … vs. Middle Tennessee (09/07/24): Played 26 snaps … at Wake Forest (09/14/24): Picked up one catch for 33 yards in 51 snaps … vs. Georgia Southern (09/21/24): Caught one pass for 14 yards in five offensive plays … vs. Kentucky (09/28/24): Appeared in 20 offensive snaps … at South Carolina (10/5/24): Played in 34 snaps on offense … at #10 LSU (10/12/24): Caught one pass for nine yards … vs. Oklahoma (10/26/24): Started at WR, caught three passes for 54 yards … at Arkansas (11/02/24): Started at TE, recorded career highs in receptions (9), receiving yards (99) and receiving touchdowns (2) … Named to PFF’s SEC Team of the Week … vs. #2 Georgia (11/09/24): Started at TE, caught two passes for 23 yards … at Florida (11/23/24): Started at TE, caught four passes for 57 yards … vs. Mississippi State (11/29/24): Started at WR, caught one pass for 17 yards … vs. Duke (01/02/25): Started at TE, caught three passes for 73 yards and one TD in Ole Miss’ Gator Bowl victory … Mackey Award Preseason Watch List … Transfer who arrived on campus in January and participated in spring drills.
VIRGINIA TECH: Appeared in 19 games and made eight starts across two seasons of action with the Hokies in 2022 and 2023 … Recorded 47 receptions for 574 yards in his Virginia Tech career … Notched 28 catches for 366 yards in 2023, 17 for 208 in 2022.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played tight end for head coach Kevin Smith at Perry High School in Perry, Georgia … Perry went 11-2 during the 2021 fall season … Led team in receiving with 60 receptions for 1,205 yards with 14 touchdowns … Also carried the ball 32 times for 103 yards with 10 touchdowns … Helped Perry to an 8-5 record as a junior in 2020, leading the team with 52 receptions for 524 yards and six touchdowns … Also rushed 26 times for 197 yards with three touchdowns as a junior … Also played basketball at Perry.
PERSONAL: Full name is Dae'Quan Tariq Wright … Born Sept. 21, 2003 … Son of Latoya Wright & Monica Buckles … Multi-disciplinary studies major.
2024 (JUNIOR): Played in all 13 games for the Rebels, started six (four at tight end, two at wide receiver) … Caught 27 passes for 394 yards and four touchdowns, averaged 14.6 yards per catch … vs. Furman (08/31/24): Caught two passes for 15 yards and one TD … vs. Middle Tennessee (09/07/24): Played 26 snaps … at Wake Forest (09/14/24): Picked up one catch for 33 yards in 51 snaps … vs. Georgia Southern (09/21/24): Caught one pass for 14 yards in five offensive plays … vs. Kentucky (09/28/24): Appeared in 20 offensive snaps … at South Carolina (10/5/24): Played in 34 snaps on offense … at #10 LSU (10/12/24): Caught one pass for nine yards … vs. Oklahoma (10/26/24): Started at WR, caught three passes for 54 yards … at Arkansas (11/02/24): Started at TE, recorded career highs in receptions (9), receiving yards (99) and receiving touchdowns (2) … Named to PFF’s SEC Team of the Week … vs. #2 Georgia (11/09/24): Started at TE, caught two passes for 23 yards … at Florida (11/23/24): Started at TE, caught four passes for 57 yards … vs. Mississippi State (11/29/24): Started at WR, caught one pass for 17 yards … vs. Duke (01/02/25): Started at TE, caught three passes for 73 yards and one TD in Ole Miss’ Gator Bowl victory … Mackey Award Preseason Watch List … Transfer who arrived on campus in January and participated in spring drills.
VIRGINIA TECH: Appeared in 19 games and made eight starts across two seasons of action with the Hokies in 2022 and 2023 … Recorded 47 receptions for 574 yards in his Virginia Tech career … Notched 28 catches for 366 yards in 2023, 17 for 208 in 2022.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played tight end for head coach Kevin Smith at Perry High School in Perry, Georgia … Perry went 11-2 during the 2021 fall season … Led team in receiving with 60 receptions for 1,205 yards with 14 touchdowns … Also carried the ball 32 times for 103 yards with 10 touchdowns … Helped Perry to an 8-5 record as a junior in 2020, leading the team with 52 receptions for 524 yards and six touchdowns … Also rushed 26 times for 197 yards with three touchdowns as a junior … Also played basketball at Perry.
PERSONAL: Full name is Dae'Quan Tariq Wright … Born Sept. 21, 2003 … Son of Latoya Wright & Monica Buckles … Multi-disciplinary studies major.
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