Demetrius Wright

Demetrius Wright (born December 19, 1991) is a former American football safety. He played college football for the USC Trojans.^[1]

Demetrius Wright

No. 41, 34
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	(1991-12-19) December 19, 1991 (age 33) Corona, California
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	Corona (CA)
College:	USC
NFL draft:	2014: undrafted
Career history
Miami Dolphins (2014) Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2015) Edmonton Eskimos (2016, 2018) San Diego Fleet (2019)
Career highlights and awards
U.S. Army All-American High School All-American (2010)
Stats at CFL.ca

Early years

Wright graduated in 2010 from Corona High School. As a senior defensive back and running back, he recorded 89 tackles with 1 sack, 5 deflections, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery, and 1 forced fumble on defense. He also had 1,059 yards on 72 carries with 8 TDs and 10 receptions for 425 yards with 3 TD on offense. He was named a U.S. Army All-American Starter, a Super Prep All-American, Super Prep All-Farwest, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, and Riverside Press-Enterprise All-Riverside.

College career

Wright played in 12 games as a true freshman in 2010 at safety with 30 tackles and played on special teams. In 2011, he was a co-starter strong safety, and will compete^[when?] for a starting role against senior Jawanza Starling. Wright was listed as a co-starter with Starling on the official end-of-spring depth chart that was released on April 16, 2012. Wright had 86 tackles 4 TFL 5 PD as a senior starter 2013.^[2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	4.29 s	1.34 s	2.15 s	3.86 s	6.26 s	37 in (0.94 m)	10 ft 5 in (3.18 m)	23 reps
All values from USC Pro Day[3]

Wright signed with the Miami Dolphins on May 15, 2014. He was released by the Dolphins on August 25, 2014.^[4]

He signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' on February 4, 2015.^[5] He played in one game, a start, for the Blue Bombers in 2015.^[6]

Wright was signed to the Edmonton Eskimos' practice roster on August 9, 2016. He was promoted to the active roster on August 25.^[7] He played in three games, starting one, for the Eskimos in 2016.^[8]

Wright signed with the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season. The league ceased operations in April 2019.^[9]

Personal life

Wright's brother, Daiveun Curry-Chapman, played college football at Northern Arizona.

Wright's mother, Dr. Marilyn Y. Curry-A-Keaton MS.,MA., DD. Pastoral Counselor, Social Service Practitioner and Certified Master Life Coach.