#42 Corico Wright Season 2012-13

Had 200 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, five sacks, 11 quarterback pressures, two pass breakups, and one recovered fumble in 1,737 snaps over 52 games (26 starts) in his career … legally changed his last name from Hawkins to Wright prior to the 2012 season … switched from jersey #45 to #42 prior to the 2010 season.      2012:  Had 30 tackles and one quarterback pressure in 163 snaps over 13 games (one start) … had six tackles in 34 snaps against Ball State on Sept. 8 … had six tackles in 32 snaps against Furman on Sept. 15 … had three tackles in 17 snaps against Virginia Tech on Oct. 20 … had three tackles in 18 snaps at Duke on Nov. 3 … had four tackles in 10 snaps against Maryland on Nov. 10; named team special teams player-of-the-game … preseason third-team All-ACC by Phil Steele.      2011:  ACC Academic Honor Roll member … had 80 tackles, five tackles for loss, three quarterback pressures, and two pass breakups in 697 snaps over 14 games (11 starts) … third on the team in tackles … had a team-tying-high eight tackles in 50 snaps against Troy on Sept. 3; named team defense player-of-the-game … had six tackles in 55 snaps against Wofford on Sept. 10 … named team special teams player-of-the-game at #10 Virginia Tech on Oct. 1 … had four tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in 49 snaps against Boston College on Oct. 8 … had five tackles in 73 snaps at Maryland on Oct. 15 … had four tackles in 27 snaps against North Carolina on Oct. 22 … had 14 tackles and a tackle for loss in 73 snaps at Georgia Tech on Oct. 29; named team co-defensive player-of-the-game … had four tackles and a pass breakup in 44 snaps against Wake Forest on Nov. 12 … had seven tackles, a team-high two tackles for loss, and a pass breakup in 47 snaps at N.C. State on Nov. 19 … had six tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in 43 snaps at #13 South Carolina on Nov. 26 … had seven tackles in 38 snaps against #3 Virginia Tech in the ACC Championship game on Dec. 3 … had seven tackles and a tackle for loss in 44 snaps against #22 West Virginia in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 4.      2010:  Solid Rock Award winner among linebackers … had 71 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, and three sacks in 758 snaps over 13 games (13 starts) … third on the team in tackles … second on the team in tackles for loss … involved in a tackle for loss in nine games … had six tackles and two tackles for loss against North Texas … had a team-high nine tackles, including eight first hits, at North Carolina … had a team-high 13 tackles, including 12 first hits, against #17 South Carolina … team defensive player-of-the-game by the coaches for his performance against North Carolina and South Carolina … had seven tackles and a recovered fumble against #23 N.C. State … had 10 tackles and a tackle for loss in 66 snaps against South Florida.      2009:  Had 19 tackles in 12 games, including eight against Coastal Carolina when he led the Tigers in tackles … played 24 snaps in that game … had two sacks in that game as well, one of just four Tigers to have two in a game all year … had two stops in 17 plays against Wake Forest … played on defense in nine of the 14 games … played five snaps against  Georgia Tech in the ACC Championship game and the 40 in the bowl game.      Before Clemson:  Rated as the nation’s #10 inside linebacker by ESPN.com and #49 inside linebacker by Rivals.com … #23 middle linebacker in the nation by Scout.com … #28 player in Georgia by SuperPrep and #46 player by Rivals.com … member of the Southeast All-Region team by PrepStar … had 112 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, six sacks, four caused fumbles, two recovered fumbles, eight pass breakups, and two receiving touchdowns as a senior … coached by Jesse Hicks at Baldwin High School … recruited by Chris Rumph … chose Clemson over Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami (FL), Nebraska, and N.C. State.      Personal:  Cousin of former Tiger All-America linebacker Leroy Hill (2001-04), who played multiple years in the NFL … graduated on Dec. 20, 2012 with a degree in sociology … born Oct. 31, 1990.