James Wright
James Willie Wright
Born: September 1, 1956
Fort Hood, TX USA
Position: TE
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 240
College: TCU
High School: Brenham (TX)
Career: 1978-1985
Drafted: 1978 in Round 7, #179 overall by the Atlanta Falcons
James Wright played from 1978 to 1985 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos. Wright caught 66 passes for 666 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 14 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL Denver Broncos | 9 | 120 | 13.3 | 39 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 13 | 134 | 10.3 | 23 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Denver Broncos | 11 | 118 | 10.7 | 21 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL Denver Broncos | 28 | 246 | 8.8 | 30 | 1 |
| Totals | 66 | 666 | 10.1 | 39 | 4 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1981 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1982 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1984 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1985 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 9 | 3 |
| 1983 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 6 | 6 |
| 1984 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 10 |
| 1985 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 12 |
