2018 Sophomore

• Academic redshirted the 2018 season

2017 Freshman

• BTN.com All-Freshman Team honorable mention
• Played in all 12 games with nine starts at offensive tackle
• Made his Illinois debut in the opener against Ball State
• Teamed with Alex Palczewski and Vedarian Lowe to be Illinois’ first ever true-freshmen trio to start the same game on the offensive line

High School

• Four-star recruit by ESPN
• Three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and Scout
• Ranked as a top 500 recruit in the nation by 247Sports
• Ranked No. 25 offensive guard in the nation by 247Sports, No. 40 by ESPN, No. 43 by Rivals and No. 48 by Scout
• Ranked No. 4 recruit in Missouri by ESPN and No. 5 by 247Sports and Rivals
• Lettered four years in football
• Played for head coach Cory Patterson at Trinity Catholic
• 2016 Missouri Football Coaches Association all-state first team
• 2016 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Lineman of the Year
• 2016 St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro
• Helped Trinity Catholic to a runner-up finish in Class 2 in 2016, while averaging 241.3 rushing yards per game in 2016
• Also participated in basketball and track in high school

Personal

• Born July 6, 1999
• Son of Angela Boyd
• One brother, Timothy Wright
• Chose Illinois because, "I believe we have the best coaching staff in college football."