Linebacker Mario Wright (Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor, Ill.) committed Sunday to the Hilltoppers. He was recruited by WKU tight ends coach Ryan Mahaffey.
Wright, a 6-foot-2, 205-pound prospect, is WKU’s first of its 14 pledges to hail from Illinois or any other state north of the Ohio River. Flossmoor is a suburb of Chicago.
Wright is the second linebacker to become part of the Toppers’ Class of 2018, joining Tre Leslie.
Wright is rated as a three-star prospect by 247 Sports Composite and ranked No. 1,024 overall in the Class of 2018, No. 40 among inside linebackers in the class and No.