| Demetrius Wright | |
| Position: | Safety |
| Birth Date: | 19 December 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Corona, California |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lbs: | 220 |
| High School: | Corona (CA) |
| College: | USC |
| Undraftedyear: | 2014 |
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| Cfl: | demetrius-wright/161233/ |
| Number: | 41, 34 |
Demetrius Wright (born December 19, 1991) is a former American football safety. He played college football for the USC Trojans.[1]
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.
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 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]
Wright signed with the Miami Dolphins on May 15, 2014. He was released by the Dolphins on August 25, 2014.[3]
He signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' on February 4, 2015.[4] He played in one game, a start, for the Blue Bombers in 2015.[5]
Wright was signed to the Edmonton Eskimos' practice roster on August 9, 2016. He was promoted to the active roster on August 25.[6] He played in three games, starting one, for the Eskimos in 2016.[7]
Wright signed with the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season. The league ceased operations in April 2019.[8]
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.