Mike Wright III

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
5-10
Weight:
180
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
High School:
Palm Beach Gardens HS
Prev School:
FAU

Bowling Green

2026 | Junior
• Joined BGSU in January

FAU

Boca Raton, Fla.

• Spent the 2024 and 2025 seasons at FAU where he appeared in 20 career games
• Notched 14 career tackles, one interception and one pass breakup
• Appeared in 11 games in 2024 where he made four tackles and his lone career INT
• In nine games in 2025 he made 10 stops
• Started against Tulsa in 2024 and made a momentum-changing interception in the win

Palm Beach Gardens High School

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

• Played defensive back and wide receiver at Palm Beach Gardens High School for head coach Tyrone Higgins
• Named Sun Sentinel Co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2023
• In 2023 he played in 10 games, recorded 38 tackles, including 27 solos, and had one TFL while adding two interceptions, five pass deflections, and one fumble recovery
• He also had 18 catches for 302 yards and two touchdowns as a receiver
• As a junior he posted 46 tackles (45 solo), 2.0 TFLs and one interception
• 247 gave Wright a 129 composite ranking at safety and a 173 ranking for the state of Florida
• Rated by ESPN as No. 146 for his position, 656 in the region, and 211 in the state