Dae'Quan Wright

Position:
TE
Collegiate Letters Earned:
2
Letters Earned at Ole Miss:
4
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 255
Hometown:
Perry, Ga.
High School:
Perry
Prev. College:
Virginia Tech
Major:
Multi-Disciplinary Studies

2025 (SENIOR): vs. Georgia State (08/30/25): Started at tight end, caught four passes for 78 yards and one touchdown, also rushed once for two yards … at Kentucky (09/06/25): Started at TE, was targeted twice in 55 offensive snaps … vs. Arkansas (09/13/25): Started at TE, caught one pass for a career-long 64 yards … vs. Tulane (09/20/25): Caught three passes for 71 yards and one TD with a long catch of 53 yards … vs. #4 LSU (09/27/25): Started at TE, caught four passes for 66 yards … vs. Washington State (10/11/25): Caught four passes for 80 yards and one TD … at #7 Georgia (10/18/25): Caught three passes for 34 yards … at #11 Oklahoma (10/25/25): Started at TE, caught three passes for 11 yards … vs. South Carolina (11/01/25): Caught two passes for 32 yards and one touchdown … vs. The Citadel (11/08/25): Started at TE, caught one pass for 13 yards … vs. Florida (11/15/25): Started at TE, caught three passes for 36 yards … at Mississippi State (11/28/25): Started at TE, caught two passes for four yards … Mackey Award preseason watch list … vs. Tulane (12/20/25; CFP First Round): Started at TE, caught four passes for 64 yards … vs. Georgia (01/01/26; Sugar Bowl, CFP Quarterfinals): Started at TE, caught two passes for 18 yards … Preseason All-America third team (Pick Six) … Preseason All-SEC second team (Pick Six) … Preseason All-SEC third team (Athlon, Phil Steele) … Senior Bowl Top-300.

2024 (JUNIOR): Played in all 13 games for the Rebels, started six (four at tight end, two at wide receiver) … Caught 27 passes for 394 yards and four touchdowns, averaged 14.6 yards per catch … vs. Furman (08/31/24): Caught two passes for 15 yards and one TD … vs. Middle Tennessee (09/07/24): Played 26 snaps … at Wake Forest (09/14/24): Picked up one catch for 33 yards in 51 snaps … vs. Georgia Southern (09/21/24): Caught one pass for 14 yards in five offensive plays … vs. Kentucky (09/28/24): Appeared in 20 offensive snaps … at South Carolina (10/5/24): Played in 34 snaps on offense … at #10 LSU (10/12/24): Caught one pass for nine yards … vs. Oklahoma (10/26/24): Started at WR, caught three passes for 54 yards … at Arkansas (11/02/24): Started at TE, recorded career highs in receptions (9), receiving yards (99) and receiving touchdowns (2) … Named to PFF’s SEC Team of the Week … vs. #2 Georgia (11/09/24): Started at TE, caught two passes for 23 yards … at Florida (11/23/24): Started at TE, caught four passes for 57 yards … vs. Mississippi State (11/29/24): Started at WR, caught one pass for 17 yards … vs. Duke (01/02/25): Started at TE, caught three passes for 73 yards and one TD in Ole Miss’ Gator Bowl victory … Mackey Award Preseason Watch List … Transfer who arrived on campus in January and participated in spring drills.

VIRGINIA TECH: Appeared in 19 games and made eight starts across two seasons of action with the Hokies in 2022 and 2023 … Recorded 47 receptions for 574 yards in his Virginia Tech career … Notched 28 catches for 366 yards in 2023, 17 for 208 in 2022.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played tight end for head coach Kevin Smith at Perry High School in Perry, Georgia … Perry went 11-2 during the 2021 fall season … Led team in receiving with 60 receptions for 1,205 yards with 14 touchdowns … Also carried the ball 32 times for 103 yards with 10 touchdowns … Helped Perry to an 8-5 record as a junior in 2020, leading the team with 52 receptions for 524 yards and six touchdowns … Also rushed 26 times for 197 yards with three touchdowns as a junior … Also played basketball at Perry.

PERSONAL: Full name is Dae'Quan Tariq Wright … Born Sept. 21, 2003 … Son of Latoya Wright & Monica Buckles … Athletic Director's Roll in fall 2025 … Multi-disciplinary studies major.