Javin Wright, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound defensive back from Chandler, Arizona, will arrive on Nebraska’s campus early next month hoping to carve out the same type of career as his father, a hard-hitting safety for the Huskers in 1992 and 1993 who went on to play six seasons in the NFL.
“I tell Javin, ‘I’m the navigator of your ship. You’re driving, and I’m just pointing out things before they come up,’” the elder Wright says in a booming voice filled with joy, pride and passion. “It’s like, ‘Be careful, son, this situation might be over there.’ I just told him last week, ‘I don’t know why you don’t come to me more about certain things just to get some high insight.