2018 • SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned the Quarterback Club Award, as a player who deserves special recognition, at the team's awards banquet.
Season: Appeared in 12 games, including two starts at right tackle...One of 10 Penn Staters to enter 2018 having already earned a degree...Graduated with his degree in telecommunications in May 2018.
Appalachian State (9/1): Helped the Nittany Lion offense to 434 yards, including 204 on the ground...Cleared the way for five rushing touchdowns, including two by Trace McSorley and two by Miles Sanders...Helped McSorley to collect his 17th game with a passing and a rushing touchdown...Sanders had 91 yards, while Ricky Slade scored his first career touchdown, a 27-yard run. at Pittsburgh (9/8): Saw playing time on offense and special teams. Kent State (9/15): Earned playing time on offense and special teams. at Illinois (9/21): Saw game action on offense and special teams. Ohio State (9/29): Saw playing time on special teams. Michigan State (10/13): Earned playing time on special teams. at Indiana (10/20): Helped the Nittany Lions to post 417 total yards, including 243 through the air...Led the way as Trace McSorley recorded his second career 100-yard rushing game with two rushing touchdowns...Paved the way for Miles Sanders' 126 all-purpose yards, including 72 yards and a touchdown on the ground...Helped McSorley to post his 26th career 200-yard passing game. Iowa (10/27): Led the way as Penn State gained 312 total yards, including 118 rushing...Helped Trace McSorley to post his 20th career game with a passing and a rushing touchdown, including a 51-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, only the second run of 20 or more yards allowed by Iowa this season. at Michigan (11/3): Helped Tommy Stevens to rush for an 8-yard touchdown...Blocked for Trace McSorley as he reached the 9,000 career passing yards mark. Wisconsin (11/10): Earned playing time on offense and special teams. at Rutgers (11/17): Saw playing time on special teams. Maryland (11/24): Earned action on offense and special teams. vs. Kentucky (1/1): Saw action on offense and special teams.
2017 • JUNIOR SEASON
Season: Appeared in 12 games with nine starts.
Akron (9/2): Helped pave the way for 569 total yards...Cleared the way for Saquon Barkley’s 174 rushing yards for his 11th career 100-yard rushing game...Protected Trace McSorley to the tune of 280 passing yards and two scoring throws...Didn’t allow a sack or quarterback hurry...Part of the offensive line unit that was named the coaching staff’s Offensive Player of the Week. Pittsburgh (9/9): Part of an offensive line that allowed just one sack...Blocked for 148 total rushing yards – including 88 from Barkley – and protected McSorley to the tune of three touchdowns and 164 yards passing. Georgia State (9/16): Guided the offense to 526 yards of total offense, including McSorley’s sixth-career 300-yard passing game (309 yards) and his school-record fourth game with four-or-more touchdown passes...Helped Penn State score eight offensive touchdowns, coming from eight different Penn Staters...Saw Penn State eclipse the 30-point mark for the 10th-straight game, just the fifth streak of 10 or more games in Big Ten history. Indiana (9/30): Helped protect McSorley for his seventh career 300-yard passing game...Allowed the passing game time to find DaeSean Hamilton on nine occasions, which led to Hamilton breaking Penn State’s career receptions record. at Northwestern (10/7): Protected quarterback McSorley to the tune of 245 yards passing and cleared the way for Barkley’s two touchdowns and game-high 75 rushing yards...Aided the team in piling up 381 yards of total offense to earn bowl eligibility. Michigan (10/21): Saw time on special teams. at Ohio State (10/28): Part of an offensive line that helped produce 283 yards...Protected McSorley, who threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed for 49 yards and a score...Helped the offense score 38 points, the most allowed by Ohio State since giving up 41 tallies to Michigan in 2013. at Michigan State (11/4): Helped the offense post 466 yards of total offense, including 401 yards passing...Protected McSorley to the tune of 381 yards passing and three touchdowns...Blocked for Barkley’s game-high 63 rushing yards...Helped Penn State sustain a 12-play, 95-yard scoring drive – its longest in terms of yards and tied for the longest in terms of plays in 2017. Rutgers (11/11): Protected McSorley to the tune of 16-of-21 passing for 214 yards and two touchdowns...Blocked for a pair of Barkley rushing scores and one McSorley touchdown scamper. Nebraska (11/18): Helped the offense pile up 609 yards of total offense, its most since 1995 vs. Rutgers (661) and the third-most in a Big Ten game...Paved the way for 32 first downs, the fourth-most in Penn State’s Big Ten history and most since gaining 35 first downs vs. Minnesota in 2005...Protected McSorley in his ninth-career 300-yard passing game, throwing for 325 yards and three touchdowns...Opened lanes for Barkley’s 158-yard, three-touchdown contest. at Maryland (11/25): Paved the way for a Penn State Big Ten-record 66 points, besting the 63 points scored against Ohio State (1994) and Illinois (2005)...Blocked for McSorley’s 21st career 200-yard passing game, as McSorley threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns...Helped three players rush for touchdowns, including three from Tommy Stevens, two by Barkley and one for McSorley...Cleared the way for Stevens’ first career 100-yard rushing game, with 113 yards on the ground. vs. Washington (12/30): Guided Penn State’s offense to a 23rd-straight game with at least 20 points, a school record and the third-longest streak in Big Ten history...Helped the offense to a Penn State bowl-record 545 yards of total offense, which were the most surrendered by Washington since 2014 vs. Oregon (554)...Cleared the way for Barkley’s 137 rushing yards and two scores on the ground...Protected McSorley to the tune of 32-of-41 passing for 342 yards and two touchdowns...Also helped McSorley go a perfect 12-for-12 for 193 yards on third down, which included 11 first downs and two touchdowns.
2016 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Season: Appeared in all 14 games, starting the final five games of the Season...One of 18 first-time starters in 2016...Made his first career at Indiana (11/12).
Iowa (11/5): Saw the most extensive action of his career, after entering the game at left tackle on the third offensive play of the game after Brendan Mahon left the game...Blocked for a 167-yard rushing effort by Saquon Barkley and a 240-yard passing night for Trace McSorley...Helped Penn State to 599 yards of total offense, the most since recording 661 yards at Rutgers (1995) and the highest total offense output by Penn State against a Big Ten team since 653 yards against Michigan State (1994)...Overall, Penn State rushed for 359 yards. at Indiana (11/12): Helped protect McSorley during his 332-yard passing game. at Rutgers (11/19): Helped Penn State pile up its eighth game of 400-plus yards and fourth game in 2016 with at least 500 yards...Protected McSorley to the tune of 210 yards passing. Michigan State (11/26): Instrumental in Penn State gaining 463 yards of total offense...Helped McSorley pile up 389 yards of total offense, the sixth-most in program history...McSorley threw for 376 yards – the fifth-highest total in school history – with four touchdown passes and rushed for 13 yards. vs. Wisconsin (12/3): Helped Penn State score 38 points, the most scored by a Wisconsin opponent since 2014 (Ohio State; 59)...Protected quarterback McSorley, who threw for 384 yards, which ranks No. 4 in Penn State history and broke the Big Ten Championship Game passing record...Also gave McSorley time to connect on a Big Ten Championship Game-record four passing touchdowns...Paved the way for Barkley’s 83 yards rushing, which enabled him to break Evan Royster’s Penn State sophomore rushing record. vs. USC (1/2): Made one tackle following a McSorley interception in the first quarter...Helped Penn State become the first team in Rose Bowl history with a 175-yard rusher and receiver in a game (Chris Godwin; 187 receiving yards and Barkley; 194 rushing yards)...Barkley and Godwin broke the Penn State bowl records for rushing yards and receiving yards in a bowl game, respectively...Penn State’s 465 yards of total offense are fourth in the school’s bowl history and the most since the 1996 Outback Bowl (487)...Protected McSorley to the tune of 254 yards, including a Penn State bowl-record-tying four touchdown passes.
2015 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Appeared in 10 games...Was one of 17 redshirt freshmen to see action...Saw time on special teams.
2014 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt Season.
HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year letterman at C.D. Hylton High School for head coach Tony Lily...A two-way player for the Bulldogs, earning first-team all-district honors his last three years...Garnered second-team all-region during his sophomore and junior campaigns...Attended Milford Academy (New Berlin, N.Y.) in 2013 and helped the Falcons to a 9-3 record...The anchor on the offensive line, helped the offense pile up 2,247 yards rushing and more than 2,700 yards passing...Milford Academy averaged 37.9 points per game with 18 rushing touchdowns and 25 passing scores...Posted nine tackles (five solo), with three tackles for loss in two games on the defensive line, before anchoring the offensive line the remainder of the Season...Rated a three-star recruit by all four of the major recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the state of Virginia by 247Sports.
PERSONAL
Full name is Chasz Earl Wright...Son of Charles and Kimberly Wright...Has one younger sister, Kaylen...Cousin, James Wright, was a four-year letterman at LSU and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2014 NFL Draft...Cousin, Jordan Mickey, was an All-SEC pick in basketball at LSU as a freshman in 2013-14...Graduated in May 2018 with a degree in telecommunications...Working on a second degree in communications arts and sciences...Would like to pursue a career in a video department with an NFL franchise...Born March 18, 1995 in Las Vegas, Nevada.