"I selected Rutgers simply because it felt like my second home and because of the people there," Wright told Donald Forbes of StateOfRutgers.com. "They are very genuine people, plus New Jersey isn't too far from home for me, and I'll get to be pretty close to my family and friends still."
Wright, who stands at 6-foot-1 and 218 pounds, chose RU over offers from Boston College, UConn, Syracuse, UMass, and Ohio State. Florida and Maryland were also known to have some level of interest in him, but Wright thought hard about his own priorities and what he wanted out of a football program.