Ceyair Wright Season 2024

2024 (Junior)
Ceyair Wright has played in two game this season. He made his first tackle as a Husker on punt coverage against Colorado.

Before Nebraska (Loyola HS/USC)
Wright played in 23 games with 15 starts at USC from 2021 to 2023. He totaled 41 tackles as a Trojan with 1.0 tackle for loss, one interception and five pass breakups.

Wright played in two games and recorded two tackles while redshirting in 2021. As a redshirt freshman in 2022, Wright played in 14 games with 11 starts. He had 28 tackles – including 21 solo stops – while intercepting one pass and adding a pair of breakups. In his final season at USC in 2023, Wright played in seven games with four starts and totaled 11 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and three pass breakups.

Before USC, Wright was a two-way standout as a wide receiver and cornerback for Loyola High School in Los Angeles. He was a two-time all-state selection at Loyola. As a junior, Wright made 34 tackles with four pass breakups and one interception. He was also a member of the Loyola basketball and track teams. On the track, he was a member of Loyola’s 2019 state champion 1,600-meter relay team.

Personal
Ceyair was born on Dec. 19, 2022, and he is majoring in child, youth and family studies. Wright is also an actor, having appeared in several movies and TV shows including Space Jam: A New Legacy, Training Day, 2 Broke Girls and Grown-ish. 

Ceyair’s father Claudius, was a cornerback at Arizona who went on to play two seasons in the World League of American Football. Ceyair’s uncle, Mazio Royster, played football at USC, leading the Trojans in rushing in 1990 before going on to an NFL career. Ceyair’s cousin, Darick Holmes, was a running back at Portland State and in the NFL. Another cousin, Darnay Holmes, was a cornerback at UCLA who went on to an NFL career.