Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 58 | — |
| Success rate | 56.9% | 28th / 321 |
| Explosive run rate | 10.3% | 230th / 321 |
| Stuffed at the line | 17.2% | 212th / 321 |
| First downs | 21 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 11 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 6 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 11 | — |
| Target share | 11.5% | — |
| Catch rate | 54.5% | — |
| Success rate per target | 27.3% | — |
| Yards per target | 4.6 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 2 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
Charting
Where Wright's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted11 targets charted
Run direction59 carries
2025 charting · Western Kentucky
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Wright’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted4 targets charted
Run direction43 carries
Career
4 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Pittsburgh#42 · 5-2 | 6 | 29% | 59 | 242 | 4.1 | 4 | 56.9% | 6 | 51 | 0 | 11.5% |
| 2025 |  Western Kentucky#78 · 9-4 | 13 | 28% | 85 | 471 | 5.5 | 10 | 55.6% | 10 | 88 | 1 | 3.2% |
| 2022 |  Kentucky#51 · 7-6 | 7 | 15% | 39 | 120 | 3.1 | 0 | 41.4% | 6 | 28 | 0 | 5.0% |
| 2021 * | Kentucky#35 · 10-3 | 2 | 3% | 9 | 118 | 13.1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. La'Vell Wright's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded. * Defense rebuilt from the play-by-play (ESPN's box scores that season are missing it); about 10% below official totals.
Game Log
La'Vell Wright's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Miami (OH) | W 59–14 | 5.2 | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  UCF | W 12–7 | 5.8 | 13 | 35 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 |  Syracuse | W 27–13 | 6.9 | 14 | 81 | 5.8 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 |  Bucknell | W 59–0 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 5 | @ Virginia Tech | W 35–33 | 5.1 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 6 |  North Carolina | L 17–21 | 7.4 | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | @ Boston College | L 21–27 | 4.7 | 15 | 52 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 6 games | 5.9 | 59 | 242 | 4.1 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 | 18 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 59 | — |
| Yards | 242 | 223rd / 1453 |
| Yards / carry | 4.1 | 236th / 326 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 91st / 630 |
| Long | 16 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 6 | 875th / 1994 |
| Yards | 51 | 1034th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 8.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 18 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Miami (OH) | 75 | ~13 (3–25) | 4 | 17% |
| Wk 2 · UCF | 71 | ~32 (22–41) | 18 | 45% |
| Wk 3 · Syracuse | 60 | ~33 (23–43) | 16 | 55% |
| Wk 5 · Virginia Tech | 61 | ~8 (2–16) | 4 | 13% |
| Wk 6 · North Carolina | 85 | ~27 (18–35) | 13 | 32% |
| Wk 7 · Boston College | 64 | ~29 (20–38) | 15 | 45% |
| Season | 498 | 142 (113–175) | 70 | 29% |
Position Room
8 RBs on the Pittsburgh roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Damon Ferguson Jr. | RB | FR | 83 | 438 | 5.3 | 3 | 16 | +0.04 |
| La'Vell Wright | RB | 59 | 242 | 4.1 | 4 | 6 | +0.08 | ||
| Ja'Kyrian Turner | RB | 30 | 131 | 4.4 | 1 | 10 | +0.12 | ||
| 20 | Synkwan Smith | RB | SO | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | +0.09 |
| 27 | Jaylin Brown | RB | SO | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 0 | 3 | -0.25 |
| 5 | Justin Cook | RB | SR | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 1 | 1 | +1.49 |
| 34 | Ethan Shine | RB | SR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Zaky Roberts | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Pittsburgh depth chart →