Eric Wright
Eric Cortez Wright
Born: April 18, 1959
St. Louis, MO USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 183
College: Missouri
High School: Assumption (East St. Louis, IL)
Career: 1981-1990
Drafted: 1981 in Round 2, #40 overall by the San Francisco 49ers
Eric Wright played from 1981 to 1990 during his career with the San Francisco 49ers. Wright intercepted 18 passes for 256 yards in his career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 26 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 164 | 23.4 | 60 | 2 |
| 1984 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 256 | 14.2 | 60 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1983 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 7 |
| 1983 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 15 |
| 1984 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 14 |
| 1985 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 1 |
| 1987 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 2 |
| 1988 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 15 | 10 |
| 1989 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 1 |
| 1990 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 0 |
Honors
1983 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1984 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1984 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1985 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1985 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1985 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1985 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
