Georgia football loses out on speedy 3-star WR to Michigan
Three-star Class of 2025 wide receiver Phillip Wright has officially committed to the Michigan Wolverines, choosing the team over the likes of the Georgia Bulldogs and the LSU Tigers. With this, the lightning-fast wideout out of Destrehan High School in Destrehan, Louisiana, becomes the 16th commitment for Michigan's 2025 recruiting class, which currently ranks as […]
Three-star Class of 2025 wide receiver Phillip Wright has officially committed to the Michigan Wolverines, choosing the team over the likes of the Georgia Bulldogs and the LSU Tigers.
With this, the lightning-fast wideout out of Destrehan High School in Destrehan, Louisiana, becomes the 16th commitment for Michigan's 2025 recruiting class, which currently ranks as the No. 11 recruiting class in the country.
Wright is the No. 541 recruit in the country and the No. 86 wide receiver. Wright is the No. 21 recruit in the state of Louisiana, according to 247Sports.
Here's a look at Gabe Brooks of 247Sports' full scouting report on Wright:
Big-play receiver who can stretch the field vertically or hit the long ball as a short game catch-and-run threat. Capable of aligning at multiple receiver spots and represents the type of speed-oriented weapon who can allow a coaching staff ample creativity. Verified between 5-10 and 5-11 at 175 pounds in Jan. 2024 at the All-American National Combine. Posted encouraging testing data with a 4.52 40 and a 10-foot, 1-inch broad jump. Perhaps a bit more to the frame than suspected on tape. Certifiable burner with elite track numbers in multiple sprint categories, including a 10.46 100 and 21.41 200. Uses that speed to get on top of DBs quickly and take the top off a secondary. Dynamic run-after-catch threat in the screen and quick games. Capable of stacking cuts in the open field. Shows some promising route snap that should help enhance ability to consistently create late separation when needed. Adding a bit of mass and strength should also help that cause. Possibly could squeeze just a tad more out of the top end of that track speed when in pads. Could supply an early special teams option as a return threat and a dangerous receiving weapon who could move around the formation. Projects as a high-major prospect with the multi-sport evidence and verified athleticism that could lead beyond the college game.
Wright marks Michigan's third commitment out of the state of Louisiana for the Class of 2025, joining four-star wide receiver Jacob Washington and four-star running back Jasper Parker, both of which have played out their high school football careers in Marerro (La.) at Archbishop Shaw.
