La’Vell Wright

Position:
RB
Class:
Graduate Student
Height:
5-11
Weight:
215
Hometown:
Louisville, KY
High School:
North Hardin

Enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh in January 2026 following his transfer from Western Kentucky.

WESTERN KENTUCKY (2025): Played in all 13 games for the Hilltoppers in his first year with the program…rushed for 471 yards on 85 carries with a team-leading ten touchdowns…caught 10 passes for 88 yards and a score out of the backfield.

AUSTIN PEAY (2024): Appeared in 10 games and made eight starts at running back…led the Governors in rushing yards (609), carries (115) and rushing touchdowns (5)…earned Tennessee Sports Writers Association Football Offensive Player of the Week honors after his three-touchdown performance against Alabama A&M (9/21).

KENTUCKY (2021-23): Played in 17 games over three seasons for the Wildcats…missed the entirety of the 2023 season due to injury…played in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman, totaling 39 carries for 120 yards and six catches for 28 yards…played in four games and preserved a redshirt as a true freshman in 2021…carried the ball nine times for 118 yards…three-time SEC Academic Honor Roll honoree.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year starter at North Hardin High school where he rushed for 4,396 yards and 56 touchdowns throughout his career…accompanied his running game with 1,260 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns…named the 2020 Class 6A Player of the Year by the Kentucky Football Coaches Association…earned Second Team All-State honors in 2019 and 2020…was chosen for the Lexington Herald-Leader “Class of the Commonwealth” which lists the top seniors in Kentucky.