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Athletic receiver back for second season after impressive freshman campaign... Honored as Freshman All-America in 2008 after leading team in all receiving categories... Named 2009 preseason All-Big 12 third-team by Athlon... One of nine returning starters on offense... Played basketball for Baylor during offseason... Vertical leap measured at 40 inches. 2008 (True Freshman): True freshman burst on scene immediately, playing all 12 games and leading team in receptions, receiving yards and TD catches... Selected honorable mention Freshman All-America by CollegeFootballNews.com... Totaled 50 catches, 649 yards and five touchdowns receiving, as well as 168 yards and one score on 29 rushes for season... Set BU freshman records for receptions (50) and receiving yards (649)... Ranked 21st in Big 12 in both receptions per game (4.2) and average receiving yards (54.1)... One of six true freshmen to play for Baylor in 2008... First-string inside receiver made eight starts... Had two catches for 21 yards and two carries for nine yards in collegiate debut in opener vs. No. 23 Wake Forest... Scored first career touchdown in third game vs. Washington State, on a 10-yard end around... Logged first 100-yard receiving game at Connecticut in fourth game, had 114 yards and career-first TD reception on six catches... Set career-highs for receptions (seven), receiving yards (132) and touchdowns (two, one a 51-yarder) in win over Iowa State in sixth game... Matched career high of seven receptions (80 yards) the following week at No. 8 Oklahoma State... Had a career-high five rushes vs. No. 14 Missouri in ninth game, gained 24 yards... Ran for a career-high 53 yards on four carries at No. 5 Texas in 10th game, including a career-long 34-yard run... Also caught career-long 55-yard TD catch vs. Longhorns... Scored on a PAT catch in season finale at No. 7 Texas Tech... Played for Scott Drew on Baylor basketball squad during offseason... Scored 10 points in 13 games played as reserve guard. High School: Pittsburg High School, Pittsburg, Texas... Three-sport standout earned all-state honors in football, basketball and track as prep... 3-star Rivals.com and Scout.com recruit... No. 47 on SuperPrep's Texas 110 list... Ranked 81st on The Dallas Morning News' State Top 100 list... Listed among top 50 recruits on Waco Tribune-Herald's Top 100 list... Also listed on both Fort Worth Star-Telegram's and Houston Chronicle's Texas Top 100... Ranked 35th on San Antonio Express-News Texas Top 100... No. 48 on Austin American-Statesman's Fab 55 list... Rated nation's 64th-best athlete by Rivals.com and is listed 67th by Scout.com... Listed among state's Top 20 receivers on Texas Football magazine's Texas Top 300... 2007 second-team Class 3A all-state cornerback selection by Texas Sports Writers Association and honorable mention by The Associated Press after registering 33 tackles, five interceptions, four fumble recoveries and pair of defensive touchdowns... Tyler Morning Telegram first-team All-East Texas selection as utility player after leading Pittsburg to its first playoff win in some 20 years as senior... Also earned first-team 2007 All-East Texas honors from Longview News Journal as cornerback... As Pirates' quarterback in 2007, rushed for 1,069 yards and 15 touchdowns threw for 1,170 yards and nine scores... In both 2006 and 2007, was second-team All-District 16-3A performer as both quarterback and cornerback... As junior, accounted for 26 total touchdowns and passed for 850 yards... Produced quadruple-double on basketball court as senior and averaged 24.5 points, six rebounds, five assists and five steals per game en route to 2007 East Texas Player of Year honors from Tyler Morning Telegram... Three-time member of Tyler Morning Telegram All-East Texas Team... All-state basketball selection as junior... 2007 Texas Class 3A state long jump (24-0 3/4) and triple jump (48-5 1/4) champion... Captured 2008 Class 3A gold medal in triple jump with meet-record leap of 50-8 3/4 and placed fifth in 3A 100 meters (11.00)... Named to Pittsburg's A-B Honor Roll... Served as youth basketball coach in Pittsburg community... 40-inch vertical jump... Coached by Robert Manley at District 16-3A school. Personal: Son of Kelvin McCain and Tameika Wright, Kendall Wright was born on Nov. 12, 1989, in Mount Pleasant, Texas... Majoring in general studies. |
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