CollegeTemple’s Isaiah Wright Among College Football’s Most Versatile Players by Gregg Snyder July 26, 2018 Last season, Temple wide receiver Isaiah Wright became the sixth FBS player in the last decade to score five different ways during a season (receiving, rushing, passing, punt return and kick return). On Thursday, the junior was named to the 2018 watch list for the Paul Hornung Award, given annually to the most versatile college football player in the country.In 2017, Wright led the Owls in receptions (46) and finished second on the team in receiving yards with 668. He also rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown.On the season, Wright scored seven touchdowns and recorded 1,289 total all-purpose yards.Wright is the sixth Temple player to be named to a preseason award watch list this summer, joining running back Ryquell Armstead (Doak Walker Award), center Matt Hennessy (Rimington Award), quarterback Frank Nutile (Maxwell Award, Wuerffel Award), safety Delvon Randall (Bednarik Award, Nagurski Trophy, Thorpe Award), and tight end Kenny Yeboah (John Mackey Award).The winner and his family will be honored at the annual Paul Hornung Award dinner presented by Jewish Hospital Sports Medicine, to be held at the Galt House Hotel in downtown Louisville in March 2019.Saquon Barkley, the 2017 Paul Hornung Award winner, was the second pick in the 2018 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. Post Views: 3,514The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest PostsGregg SnyderLatest posts by Gregg Snyder (see all) ITZ Staff Makes Super Bowl LV Predictions. Which team wins? Who is MVP? - February 5, 2021 Jets And Nike Create New Jersey High School Girls Flag Football League - February 3, 2021 NJ Sports Photographer, Lauren Guillen, Raising Funds For Local Youth Holiday Gifts - December 11, 2020 President Trump Awards Lou Holtz With Medal of Freedom - December 3, 2020 Related TopicsIsaiah WrightPaul Hornung AwardTemple Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.Newsletter SubscriptionCan't Miss Posts! Fighting Words: Bellator is Giving Hardy the Credit She Deserves by Kristine Haugsjaa | posted on October 20, 2017 Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Women in Sports: Ariel Epstein, On-Air Host at SportsGrid (VIDEO) by Anthony Paradiso | posted on March 12, 2021 MetLife Stadium to host Army-Navy Game in 2021 by Kelly Lynn | posted on August 23, 2017 The Story of the NHL’s First Armenian, Zach Bogosian and His Biggest Fan by Anthony Paradiso | posted on September 12, 2020More in College You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video)On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Master P’s Son, Hercy, Commits to Tennessee StateMaster P’s son, Hercy Miller, is committing to Tennessee State to play basketball. While... EA Sports Plans to Revive College Football Video GameEA Sports announced that they plan on making college football video games again. The... UVM Women’s Basketball Team Quits 2020-2021 SeasonThe University of Vermont (UVM) women’s basketball will be ending their 2020-2021 season early... Army running back named to Paul Hornung Award Watch List Northern Division Comes Up Short In NECBL All-Star Game