Kendall Wright

[pinstripers]

The WR from Baylor. Weren't we close to signing him for basketball? Some kind of cousin of JT Durley or something?

[Wuzee]

He was a sophomore on JT Durley's Pittsburg H.S. team JT's senior year. In the game I saw, Kendall was their leading scorer and was already a superior athlete with great quicks (obviously) and great shooting range. Naturally, the board (and maybe one of his relatives who posted?) was interested, but he developed into a star wide receiver in Texas, so I'm not sure how serious he was about playing DI hoops by his senior year.

[SubGod22]

IF he were going to play only basketball, we had a great shot at him.

He made the right choice.

[wu_shizzle]

The guys calling the Baylor game last night said he's a potential first round pick. It has been fun watching his career.

[SubGod22]

I do sometimes wonder what kind of impact he'd have on the basketball court for us.... The kid is going to be extremely wealthy in the not too distant futuer. Glad he's found success.

[Aargh]

When we followed Durley's HS basketball, Wright was just tearing up the box scores. His Dad was a poster here and said that if WSU would offer, he''d be here to play basketball. His Dad posted here for maybe 2 years. Wright was listed at 5'10" and was definitely a SG. His vertical was outrageous - and so was his time in the 40.

His Dad contacted Turgeon's staff and the staff was aware of Kendall and his interest in WSU. The problem identified by posters here was that a 5'10" guy wasn't likely to be a SG in D1. His Dad indicated Kendall didn't have PG skills and it was unlikely he'd want to play basketball at that position.

When basketball didn't work out, Wright accepted the schollie from Baylor. He was a pretty good complement to a Heisman Trophy QB.

[pinstripers]

"There is some feeling in the draftnik community that Wright -- not RG3 -- is Baylor's top prospect for the 2012 draft, and the fourth-year senior did little do damage that notion in Thursday night's victory. Wright showed his toughness and RAC ability on a short first-quarter red-zone reception, breaking two tackles to battle his way in for an 11-yard touchdown. In the fourth quarter, Wright blew by man coverage to collect an underthrown pass from Griffin for a 48-yard bomb. Though he goes just 5-foot-10, 194, Wright is a playmaking downfield threat with a game that has generated comparisons to Panthers All-Pro wideout Steve Smith. A second-team All-American as a senior, Wright will likely run a forty time in the low-4.4s and projects as a possible late first-round pick."

[rjl]

Mel Kiper is projecting Wright as the 3rd best WR in the draft, behind Blackmon for Okie St. and Floyd for Notre Dame, and the 24th best overall. In his current mock draft (which is always fairly worthless except for discussion purposes) he has him going #26 to Houston.

[lawmaker]

First round draft pick last night. Congrats!

[WuDrWu]

Zero doubt he made the correct choice out of high school. The kid is a stud and I am happy for him. I know his father has been on the board in the past.

Hopefully they soaked in all the glory last night...1st round draft pick is pretty darned special.

[SubGod22]

Who drafted him?

[jocoshock]

Who drafted him?

He was the 20th pick to the Jaquars... will be catching balls from Blaine Gabbert....

[pinstripers]

He went to the Titans.

[jocoshock]

He went to the Titans.

Yep... my mistake...

[WSUwatcher]

For a guy who is a pure stud athlete, which Wright certainly is, football's definitely the way to go. In basketball it matters how tall you are; in baseball you need specialized skills like the ability to hit that don't always correlate with athletic ability. But Wright was made to be on a football field, and congratulations to him. He chose his sport wisely, and I wish him great success.