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Football's Isaiah Wright Named Sporting News All-American Returner

PHILADELPHIA- Sporting News has announced its All-America Team for the 2018 college football season which includes Temple junior WR Isaiah Wright as the first-team returner.

"I am honored to be receiving first-team All-America honors," said Wright. "I want to thank my teammates for putting me in a position to receive this recognition. The work we all put in at practice pays off when we play together on gamedays."

Wright returned two punts for touchdowns this season: a 59-yarder against ECU and a 73-yarder against USF. He also returned a kickoff 99-yards for a touchdown in his hometown of East Hartford, Conn.