Kentucky linebacker Jordan Wright announces status for 2022 season

Kentucky linebacker Jordan Wright will return for the 2022 season, he announced Sunday via Twitter. It will be his sixth season in Lexington.

“It’s a blessing to have earned my degree and to be a part of the historical change of the UK football program,” Wright wrote. “I want to thank my family, coaches, teammates and Big Blue Nation for all the love and support through the ups and downs through the season.

“With that being said, I’d like to announce that I will be returning to further my football endeavors with Kentucky. I have goals that I individually would like to obtain for myself as well as my team. Returning will allow me to grow and develop to pursue my dreams of playing in the NFL, and help my team win the SEC.”

Sometimes the bad things that happen in our lives put us directly on the path to the best things that will ever happen to us. One last ride #BBN 💙💙 pic.twitter.com/c3sHrRIO1N

— Jordan Wright (@JayyDubb15) January 9, 2022

Wright played in just six games for the Wildcats this season, finishing with 30 tackles (four for loss) and one sacks. As a junior in 2020, he set career highs with 45 tackles, 3.5 sacks and three forced fumbles.

Kentucky has finished with a winning record every year since Wright arrived on campus in 2017. The Wildcats are 4-1 in bowl games during that span and a perfect 4-0 since 2018. This past season, they ended the season with a 10-3 record that including a victory in the Citrus Bowl.

Wright led the team with 10 tackles in that game as Kentucky defeated Iowa by score of 20-17. Of those 10 take downs, four of them were solo.

The linebacker came to Lexington as a highly touted four-star recruit out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was rated as the No. 390 overall player in the class according to On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. In addition to Kentucky, he also held offers from Alabama, Michigan, USC and others.

Jordan Wright will get his first chance to make an impact in the 2022 season with the Wildcats open against Miami (OH) on Sept. 3.