As an All-State basketball performer, he averaged 24.5 points, six rebounds, five assists and five steals per game en route to receiving 2007 East Texas Player of the Year honors from the Tyler Morning Telegraph.

[2] He received the 2008 Class 3A gold medal in the triple jump after setting a state meet-record leap of 15.48 meters (50-8 3/4).

The next week he earned his first career start and had 2 receptions for 24-yards, while also catching a 15-yard touchdown from Jake Locker, in a 10–38 loss to the San Diego Chargers.

On October 7, 2012, Wright caught a season-high 9 passes for 66 receiving yards in a loss at the Minnesota Vikings.

In a Week 13 matchup against the rival Houston Texans, Wright had a season-high 78 receiving yards on 6 catches in the 10–24 loss.

During Week 4 contest against the New York Jets, he earned his first start of the season, filling in for Kenny Britt, and finished the game with 5 receptions and 56 receiving yards.

Wright finished the season with 94 receptions, 1,079 yards, and 2 touchdown catches in 16 games and 12 starts.

Wright began his first season under Ken Whisenhunt with 6 receptions for 46 yards and a touchdown in the season-opening win over the Kansas City Chiefs.

On October 5, 2014, he hauled in 6 passes for 47-yards and his first 2 touchdown game of his career, in a 28–29 loss to the Cleveland Browns.

[12] In the season opener at Tampa, Wright made 4 receptions for 101-yards and caught a 52-yard touchdown from rookie Marcus Mariota.

Days after the season ended, Wright stated that he was "not a part of the 2017 Tennessee Titans", indicating he wanted to play elsewhere in 2017.

[17][18] On September 10, in his Bears debut, Wright had three receptions for 34 yards in the 23–17 home loss to the Atlanta Falcons at Soldier Field.