Daniel Wright

Position:
DB
Height:
6-1
Weight:
195
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
High School:
Boyd Anderson

2021

Worked in the Tide's third down packages ... also served as a special teams stalwart ... recorded 29 tackles, including two for loss (-10 yards) and one sack (-4 yards) ... also contributed three pass breakups and a quarterback pressure. Miami: Finished with four tackles and a pass breakup in Atlanta. Mercer: Recorded three stops to go with a pass breakup against the Bears. Florida: Worked on defense and special teams in Gainesville. Southern Miss: Notched three tackles against the Golden Eagles. Ole Miss: Pressured the quarterback once on the night. Texas A&M: Saw time against the Aggies. Mississippi State: Made the start in Starkville, finishing with five tackles on the night. Tennessee: Recorded three tackles in his start against the Vols. LSU: Posted one tackle on the night. New Mexico State: Broke up one pass while adding two tackles by day's end. Arkansas: Recorded two stops on Senior Day. Auburn: Contributed one sack (-4 yards) as part of his two total stops in Iron Bowl. Georgia: Posted one tackle against the Bulldogs. Cincinnati: Made two stops on the day, including a huge tackle for a six-yard loss. Georgia: Made one stop on defense in the CFP National Championship.

2020

Secured the starting safety spot during the fall ... picked off two passes as a junior with 65 yards and a touchdown on the returns ... totaled 60 tackles, including one for loss (-1 yard) ... also had three pass breakups and a quarterback hurry ... earned defensive player of the week accolades from the UA coaching staff following the Mississippi State game. Missouri: Led Alabama in tackles with 11 solo stops in his first career start ... added one tackle for loss (-1 yard). Texas A&M: Picked off his first career pass, returning it 47 yards for a score ... also contributed three tackles in the Tide's home opener. Ole Miss: Finished with five tackles against the Rebels. Georgia: Intercepted his second pass of the season and added 18 yards on the return ... also contributed four tackles on the night. Tennessee: Registered four tackles and a pass breakup against the Volunteers. Mississippi State: Made one tackle while also breaking up a pass ... helped the Tide limit State's air raid offense to only 167 yards passing and just 200 yards of total offense ... earned defensive player of the week recognition for his efforts against the Bulldogs. Kentucky: Ranked second on the Alabama defense with eight total tackles ... added one quarterback pressure ... contributed to a Tide secondary that allowed just 120 yards passing. Auburn: Laid some big hits in the Iron Bowl ... finished with seven tackles to tie for third on the team. LSU: Recorded three tackles against the Tigers before exiting the game. Arkansas: Totaled three tackles and a pass breakup in the regular-season finale. Florida: Tied for the team-high total with six tackles against the Gators. Notre Dame: Rotated in at safety against the Fighting Irish ... finished with three tackles in the Rose Bowl. Ohio State: Recorded two tackles against the Buckeyes.

2019

Returned to full health to provide depth in the secondary ... played in 13 games with eight tackles. New Mexico State: Made his first stop since returning from injury. South Carolina: Contributed one tackle in Columbia. Arkansas: Saw his most extensive playing time in the absence of Jared Mayden, totaling one tackle against the Hogs. Western Carolina: Collected four tackles from his safety spot against the Catamounts. Auburn: Recorded one tackle on kickoff coverage in the Iron Bowl.

2018

Underwent a season-ending procedure prior to the Arkansas matchup in 2018 ... totaled eight tackles with two pass breakups through four games of action prior to his injury ... received a redshirt at season's end. Louisville: Saw time in the opener but did not collect any stats. Arkansas State: Set a career-high mark for tackles with five against the Red Wolves. Ole Miss: Recorded three tackles in extensive playing time in the secondary. Texas A&M: Entered on special teams against the Aggies but did not notch any tackles.

2017

Athletic defender who produced on special teams in his first year with the Tide ... played in all 14 games, collecting 10 tackles, all of which came on kickoff coverage, a total that tied for the team lead in that category ... selected as one the UA coaching staff's special teams players of the week for his efforts at Vanderbilt and Texas A&M and against Arkansas. Florida State: Made his first career tackle on a huge hit on kickoff coverage ... blew up the FSU returner after a return of only 10 yards. Fresno State: Saw time against the Bulldogs but did not record any stats. Colorado State: Made his second stop of the season on kickoff coverage, halting the Rams' returner after a 22-yard return. Vanderbilt: Totaled a career-high two tackles against the Commodores ... both stops came on special teams to earn him player of the week honors from the Alabama coaches. Ole Miss: Notched a season-high four tackles against the Rebels ... made all four stops on special teams to help limit the Rebel return game to 84 yards on 11 total kickoffs, six of which were returned. Texas A&M: Totaled one tackle on the night, stopping the Aggie returner after a 12-yard gain on the Tide's kickoff following a blocked punt ... earned special teams player of the week honors from the UA coaches for his efforts in College Station. Arkansas: Selected as a special teams player of the week by the Crimson Tide coaches for his play against the Razorbacks ... recorded one tackle on kickoff coverage, blowing up the Hogs' returner on his first return of the night to set the tone for the game early. Tennessee: Did not record a tackle for just the second game of his freshman campaign. LSU: Saw significant minutes in the Tide secondary following an injury to Minkah Fitzpatrick ... did not record any stats on the night with the Tigers. Mississippi State: Resumed his duties on special teams coverage but did not record any stats. Mercer: Limited in his playing time after suffering an injury in the first half ... did not record any stats against the Bears. Auburn: Continued his work on special teams but did not record any stats. Clemson: Worked on special teams for the Tide but did not collect any tackles. Georgia: Continued his role on special teams coverage.

High School and Personal Data

A highly rated safety who arrived at Alabama as a unanimous four-star recruit ... participated in the Under Armour All-America Game ... No. 60 in the ESPN300, the fifth-best safety nationally and No. 14 player in the state of Florida by ESPN ... rated No. 118 overall in the 247Composite and the No. 15 safety prospect ... Scout ranked him No. 148 overall, the No. 15 safety in the country and second-best safety in the state of Florida ... ranked No. 167 in the Rivals250 and the outlet's No. 17 safety prospect ... No. 201 in the Top247 and the No. 19 safety ... a member of the PrepStar Top 300 All-America Team at No. 158 ... finished with 72 tackles and four interceptions as a junior in 2015 ... brother of former Florida standout and NFL safety Major Wright ... hails from the same high school as former Alabama defensive back Eddie Jackson ... coached by Quincy Woods at Boyd Anderson ... chose Alabama over Florida, Florida State, Miami (Fla.) and USC.