Honors
- All-MVFC: 2023 (2nd team); 2024 (2nd team RB, 2nd team all-purpose)
- MVFC All-Newcomer Team: 2022
- MVFC Newcomer of the Week: 9/11/22
- Preseason All-MVFC: 2023 (2nd team)
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2024
2024
Second-team All-MVFC selection at both running back and all-purpose positions ... Averaged 104.33 all-purpose yards per game, which ranked 42nd nationally and 3rd in the MVFC ... Ranked 2nd in MVFC in scoring (8.0), 5th in rushing touchdowns (14), 8th in total rushing yards (824), 8th in rushing yards per game (68.7), 9th in rushing yards per carry (4.53), 10th in points responsible for per game (8.0), 14th in total points responsible for (96) and 17th in total offense (68.7) ... His touchdown total ranked 14th nationally, his scoring average ranked 15th, and his rushing touchdown total ranked 16th among all FCS players ... Started all 12 games with a touchdown in 11 straight contests ... Finished with 182 carries for 824 yards and 14 rushing TDs ... Also logged 35 pass receptions for 403 yards and 2 TDs ... Named MSU Offensive Showtime Award winner for games at No. 3 Montana (8/31/24) with 145 all-purpose yards, including 19 carries for 76 yards ... Carried 17 times for 145 yards and 2 scores at Northern Iowa (10/26/24) to earn MSU Offensive Showtime honors ... Scored 3 TD's at Murray State (11/9/24) with 12 carries for 74 yards and a TD along with 2 receptions for 92 yards and TDs of 60 and 32 yards ... Had 21 carries for 143 yards and 2 TDs in home opener vs. Lindenwood (9/14/24) to earn MSU Offensive Grinder honors ... Also earned MSU Offensive Grinder laurels for games at Ball State (9/7/24) and vs. Indiana State (10/19/24) ... Also named to Phil Steele MVFC third-team all-conference list.Â
2023
Second-Team All-MVFC selection ... Ranked 5th in the MVFC and 46th nationally with 69.6 rushing yards per game ... His 4.7 yards per carry ranked 6th in the league ... In 10 games, Wright tallied team-bests 147 rushing attempts for 696 yards and 6 touchdowns ... Also collected 17 receptions for 271 yards -- both 5th on the team -- and a receiving TD ... Finished 5th in the MVFC and 2nd on the team in all-purpose yards per game (96.70) and tied for 15th in the MVFC in total touchdowns (7) ... Had a season-best 22 carries for 163 yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns (19, 5) in win at Western Illinois (10/14/23) for his only 100-yard game of the year ... Carried 19 times for 77 yards and 2 touchdowns vs. Illinois State (11/4/23) with a pair of one-yard scoring carries ... Also scored twice at Youngstown State (10/28/23) with a 45-yard rush and a 29-yard TD reception from Jordan Pachot to go with 10.3 yards per carry on the day (7-72) ... Averaged 5.2 yards per carry in win over No. 15 Northern Iowa (11/11/23) at home, carrying 15 times for 78 yards before sustaining season-ending injury late in the game ... Named as a Preseason All-MVFC second-team selection by The Valley, Phil Steele and Bluebloods ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2024 semester.
2022
Earned MVFC All-Newcomer Team laurels in his first season in Springfield ... Played in 10 games with 7 starts ... Ranked 6th in the Valley in rushing yards per game (71.1), 6th in rushing TD's (9), 7th in total touchdowns (10), 8th in yards per carry (4.56), 8th in scoring (6.0), 9th in rushing yards (711) and 9th in all-purpose yards (88.10) ... Was 48th nationally in rushing touchdowns and 52nd in rushing yards per game  ... MSU's top rusher with 156 carries for 711 yards and 9 TDs on the season ... Also led Bears in all-purpose yardage (881) ... MSU's first 700-yard rusher since 2014 ... Carried 23 times for 129 yards (5.2 ypc) for his first career 100-yard rushing game in addition to 3 receptions for 42 yards and a receiving TD in win over UT Martin to earn MVFC Newcomer of the Week (9/11/22) ... 12 carries for 97 yards (8.1 ypc) at North Dakota (10/1/22), including a 55-yard outburst on the first play of the game and finished with a team-high 122 all-purpose yards ... Logged 15 carries for 83 yards and 2 touchdowns (10 and 2 yards) vs. No. 19 Southern Illinois (10/8/22) ... Ended season with 19 attempts for 85 yards and 2 TDs at Indiana State (11/19/22) ... Had a one-yard TD rush at No. 10 Arkansas (9/17/22) to go with 4 receptions for 37 yards ... Also had a 15-yard rushing score vs. No. 2 South Dakota (9/24/22) and season-high 5 pass receptions for 14 yards ... Phil Steele named Wright to his MVFC third-team list ... Had team-high 53 rushing yards on 12 carries with a touchdown in Maroon & White Spring Game (4/15/23).
Kansas State
Wright spent three seasons at Kansas State (2019-21) ... Saw action in five games in 2021, carrying 13 times for 56 yards (4.3 ypc) ... Logged season-high 24 yards on 3 carries in win over Southern Illinois (9/11/21) ... He played in three games at K-State in 2020, racking up 17 yards on 6 carries (2.8 ypc) for the season, including 12 yards (4.0 ypc) on 3 attempts vs. Texas Tech (10/3/20) ... Saw action in three games for the Wildcats in 2019 with 122 yards on 22 carries (5.5 ypc) with a touchdown ... Had a 60-yard outing on 6 carries with a touchdown in a win over Iowa State (11/30/19) ... Also racked up 14 carries for 59 yards vs. Bowling Green (9/7/19) before an injury setback.Â
High School
Prepped at St. Teresa High in Decatur, Ill., for coach Mark Ramsey's Bulldogs ... Was rated the 119th-best athlete in the Class of 2019 by 247Sports, while ESPN viewed him as the 107th-best safety and 35th-best player in the state of Illinois ... Rushed for 8,821 yards and 133 touchdowns during his high school career, both ranking as the second-best mark in Illinois high school history ... Was a three-time Macon County Football Player of the Year and was an all-state first-team selection at defensive back in 2018, and second-team honoree as a running back in 2017.
Personal
Jacardia Wright was born 9/26/00 in Decatur, Ill. ... Son of Lamont Wright and Shataea Irons of Decatur ... Stepfather is Steven Irons ... Stepmother is Rebecca Wright ... Has three brothers, Shaquavius, Jacquez and Trevonte, and three sisters, Joselynn, Arionna and Journey ... Graduated in May 2023 with a degree in Sociology ... Currently part of Missouri State's Graduate Studies program.
