University of Delaware Athletics
Carty Tabs Wright as Cornerbacks Coach, Defensive Pass Game Coordinator
2/8/2023 4:30:00 PM | Football
NEWARK, Del. – University of Delaware Football Head Coach Ryan Carty has announced the addition of Corico Wright to the coaching staff. Wright will join the Blue Hens as an assistant coach and will work directly with the team's cornerbacks and will serve as the program's defensive pass game coordinator.
"Corico is going to be an experienced, talented asset for our program," Carty said. "His ability to coach, recruit and connect to the student-athletes shows in the success and development at each of his prior stops. The Hens got better today."
Wright arrives in Newark after spending the past four seasons at Furman where he started as the safeties coach before working with all defensive backs. He also assisted with all of the special teams units while leading the kickoff coverage team. During his tenure in Greenville, Furman twice advanced to the FCS Championship, defeating Elon in a 2022 first-round game. Over his four years with the Paladins, Wright helped produce nine All-Southern Conference defensive backs.
Prior to Furman, Wright spent one season as the cornerbacks coach at James Madison. In his lone season with the Dukes, he coached consensus All-America cornerback Jimmy Moreland, who returned three of his five interceptions for touchdowns and finished sixth in balloting for the 2018 Buck Buchanan Award, given annually to the top defender in FCS.
Wright went to JMU following two seasons at Murray State, where he coached the cornerbacks and also assisted with special teams. During his time with the Racers, he guided D'Montre Wade to a pair of All-O OVC honors, as well as All-America Second Team accolades in 2017. The All-America nod came after Wade led the OVC with six interceptions.
He spent three seasons at his alma mater, Clemson, where he was a defensive graduate assistant on Dabo Swinney's staff. Wright worked with the secondary under defensive backs coach Mike Reed and was in charge of the defensive game plans and breakdowns while also assisting in the daily operations of the defense.
Wright tallied 200 tackles along with 17.0 TFL, 5.0 sacks, 11 quarterback hurries, two pass breakups, and one fumble recovery in a 52-game career (26 starts) at Clemson. He was also an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Academic Honor Roll member and was twice Clemson's third-leading tackler, accounting for more than 150 stops between his sophomore and junior seasons.
As a player and coach at Clemson, Wright was part of eight bowl games and five bowl victories. He helped the Tigers win the 2009 Music City Bowl and 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl as a student-athlete, and he also took part in the Orange Bowl and Meineke Car Care Bowl. During his coaching tenure with the Tigers, the program captured a pair of Orange Bowls and the Russell Athletic Bowl while also reaching the College Football Playoff National Championship against Alabama in his final season at Clemson.
Wright served as a Bill Walsh Minority Intern with the New York Jets in 2014 as well as with the Miami Dolphins in 2019.
A native of Milledgeville, Georgia, Wright graduated from Clemson in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in sociology with a minor in athletic leadership. He later earned his master's degree in human resource development from Clemson in 2015.
"My family and I are delighted to be joining the Delaware family," Wright said. "This is a program with an abundant amount of tradition, success and pride. I am looking forward to developing meaningful relationships with our players and the Blue Hen community."
"Corico is going to be an experienced, talented asset for our program," Carty said. "His ability to coach, recruit and connect to the student-athletes shows in the success and development at each of his prior stops. The Hens got better today."
Wright arrives in Newark after spending the past four seasons at Furman where he started as the safeties coach before working with all defensive backs. He also assisted with all of the special teams units while leading the kickoff coverage team. During his tenure in Greenville, Furman twice advanced to the FCS Championship, defeating Elon in a 2022 first-round game. Over his four years with the Paladins, Wright helped produce nine All-Southern Conference defensive backs.
Prior to Furman, Wright spent one season as the cornerbacks coach at James Madison. In his lone season with the Dukes, he coached consensus All-America cornerback Jimmy Moreland, who returned three of his five interceptions for touchdowns and finished sixth in balloting for the 2018 Buck Buchanan Award, given annually to the top defender in FCS.
Wright went to JMU following two seasons at Murray State, where he coached the cornerbacks and also assisted with special teams. During his time with the Racers, he guided D'Montre Wade to a pair of All-O OVC honors, as well as All-America Second Team accolades in 2017. The All-America nod came after Wade led the OVC with six interceptions.
He spent three seasons at his alma mater, Clemson, where he was a defensive graduate assistant on Dabo Swinney's staff. Wright worked with the secondary under defensive backs coach Mike Reed and was in charge of the defensive game plans and breakdowns while also assisting in the daily operations of the defense.
Wright tallied 200 tackles along with 17.0 TFL, 5.0 sacks, 11 quarterback hurries, two pass breakups, and one fumble recovery in a 52-game career (26 starts) at Clemson. He was also an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Academic Honor Roll member and was twice Clemson's third-leading tackler, accounting for more than 150 stops between his sophomore and junior seasons.
As a player and coach at Clemson, Wright was part of eight bowl games and five bowl victories. He helped the Tigers win the 2009 Music City Bowl and 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl as a student-athlete, and he also took part in the Orange Bowl and Meineke Car Care Bowl. During his coaching tenure with the Tigers, the program captured a pair of Orange Bowls and the Russell Athletic Bowl while also reaching the College Football Playoff National Championship against Alabama in his final season at Clemson.
Wright served as a Bill Walsh Minority Intern with the New York Jets in 2014 as well as with the Miami Dolphins in 2019.
A native of Milledgeville, Georgia, Wright graduated from Clemson in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in sociology with a minor in athletic leadership. He later earned his master's degree in human resource development from Clemson in 2015.
"My family and I are delighted to be joining the Delaware family," Wright said. "This is a program with an abundant amount of tradition, success and pride. I am looking forward to developing meaningful relationships with our players and the Blue Hen community."
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