Wright began his coaching career at Jacksonville State in 2002 as a student assistant.[7] After three seasons in that position, he joined the Mississippi State Bulldogs as a volunteer coach under Sylvester Croom in 2005.[8][1] He started working with defensive coordinatorEllis Johnson at Mississippi State but quickly was shifted to working with the offense.[8] He worked as a graduate assistant from 2006 to 2008 before moving up to director of football operations.[1][9]
In 2010, Wright joined the Alabama Crimson Tide as a graduate assistant, then becoming an offensive analyst in 2011 and serving in that role through 2012.[10] He helped the team compile a record of 35–5 in those years while winning two consecutive national championships in 2011 and 2012.[11]
Wright returned to Jacksonville State in 2013, serving that year as their tight ends coach, passing game coordinator and recruiting coordinator while helping them reach the FCS playoffs.[12] The following year, he was the assistant head coach, recruiting coordinator and running backs coach for the UAB Blazers, prior to the team being discontinued in 2015.[13] In 2015, he returned to Alabama and was hired as director of player personnel.[14] He helped them have a record of 41–3 in three years in the position, winning two national championships while helping the team have the top-ranked signing class each year.[15] Wright was selected the 2016 FootballScoop Player Personnel Director of the Year.[16]
In 2018, Wright served as the assistant head coach, recruiting coordinator and offensive line coach for the revived UAB Blazers.[15] He entered the professional ranks by becoming an offensive assistant working with the running backs for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) in 2019.[7] He then joined the New York Giants in 2020 as a defensive assistant working with the linebackers and switched to the running backs the following year.[7] In 2022, he was hired by the South Carolina Gamecocks as tight ends coach.[17]
After two years at South Carolina, Wright was hired as the head coach of the Murray State Racers in 2024.[18]