Mykael Wright (born June 15, 2000) is an

American football American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...

cornerback A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football. Cornerbacks cover Wide receiver, receivers most of the time, but also blitz and defend against such Play from scrimmage, offensive running plays as sweep ...

who is a free agent. He played

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High school career

Wright attended Valencia High School in

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, before transferring to

Antelope Valley High School Antelope Valley High School is located in Lancaster, California, and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District, in northernmost Los Angeles County, California. It was founded in 1912 and had its first graduating class in 1912 ...

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, for his senior year. He played in the 2019

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and the Polynesian Bowl. Wright committed to the

University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a Public university, public research university in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1876, the university is organized into nine colleges and schools and offers 420 undergraduate and gra ...

to play college football.

College career

As a true freshman at Oregon in 2019, Wright played in all 14 games, recording 21 tackles, one

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and two

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for

touchdowns A touchdown (abbreviated as TD) is a scoring play in gridiron football. Scoring a touchdown grants the team that scored it 6 points. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchd ...

. Wright started all seven games in the COVID-19 pandemic-shortened 2020, recording 27 tackles. He returned as a starter in 2021.

Professional career

Wright was not selected during the

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Arizona Cardinals

Wright went to

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rookie mini-camp as an undrafted free agent.

Seattle Sea Dragons

On November 17, 2022, Wright was drafted by the

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of the XFL. The Sea Dragons folded when the XFL and

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merged to create the United Football League (UFL).

St. Louis Battlehawks

On January 5, 2024, Wright was selected by the St. Louis Battlehawks during the

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. He signed with the team on January 31. He was waived on March 17.

References

External links

Oregon Ducks bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Mykael 2000 births Living people Players of American football from Lancaster, California American football cornerbacks Antelope Valley High School alumni Oregon Ducks football players Arizona Cardinals players Seattle Sea Dragons players St. Louis Battlehawks players