Jeremiah Wright spent five years at Auburn and never won an Iron Bowl. He did, however, get a chance to take out some of that rivalry frustration in Mobile on Tuesday.
To end the first practice session of the Senior Bowl, Wright, who played 767 snaps at guard for the Tigers this season and over 2,000 snaps for his career, got to match up one-on-one with former Crimson Tide defensive end LT Overton for a pass blocking rep. Not only did Wright win, he dominated with all eyes on the Iron Bowl showdown.
Auburn OL Jeremiah Wright vs Alabama DL LT Overton at the Senior Bowl:pic.twitter.com/nhyH98eUgG
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Jeremiah Wright buries LT Overton in a one-on-one reps and boosts his draft stock
Wright finished the rep by burying Overton, a former five-star recruit who has inside-out versatility along the defensive line at 6-foot-2, 278 pounds. Wright has spent his entire career at guard, so he rarely finds himself on an island for pass-blocking reps as he did against Overton. Yet, Wright protected his outside shoulder, forcing Overton to counter with a spin, then anchored against his power rush and used his momentum against him.
It was an outrageously impressive rep from a guard and one that will have Wright shooting up draft boards. On top of helping his draft stock, it may have also provided a bit of catharsis to Auburn fans who haven’t seen their team win the Iron Bowl since 2019.
Auburn fans can cling to hope with Alex Golesh coming in to replace Hugh Freeze this offseason, especially with Kalen DeBoer and Alabama struggling to add talent in the Transfer Portal. Still, the two programs are on very different footing, and Wright’s career reflects that.
Not only did Wright lose to Alabama five times throughout his five seasons on The Plains, he also saw the start and the end of the failed Freeze era. A Bryan Harsin recruit, Wright stayed through the regime change to Freeze, and finished his career under interim head coach D.J. Durkin as Auburn identified Golesh as its man.
Wright may not be a first-round pick, but a strong start to his pre-draft process certainly has him climbing up draft boards. That’s good news for Auburn fans because it would be hard not to root for a player who stuck it out with the same program for so many rough years.