Rodney Bernard Wright, Jr. (born November 28, 1979) is a former American football wide receiver.
He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL draft.
Wright attended Bakersfield High School, where he also lettered in basketball and baseball.
He was a First-team All-Area selection by the Bakersfield Californian as a senior after scoring 14 touchdowns.
Wright attended Fresno State, where he was teammates with future first overall selection quarterback David Carr.
During his four seasons at Fresno State, Wright was regarded as one of the most explosive players in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
Along with playing wide receiver, he also returned kickoffs and punts, and rushed the ball on sweeps and reverses.
He ranked near the top of the WAC in receiving yards and receptions per game before the injury.
He also had a solid performance in the Silicon Valley Football Classic recording five receptions for 77 yards.
As a senior in 2001, Wright played in all 14 regular season games, starting 11, and recording 104 receptions for 1,630 yards and 12 touchdowns.
He had one of the best single-game performances in school history against Boise State, recording 14 receptions for 179 yards and a touchdown.
Wright made his AFL debut as a starting Offensive Specialist (OS) recording two rushing touchdowns on the road against the Tampa Bay Storm on January 30.
He started at WR / DB and played the entire second half recording a career-high two touchdown reception on the road against the Chicago Rush.
He was named Ironman of the Game for the first time in his career after recording 227 all-purpose yards and 8.5 tackles against the Dallas Desperados.
He was also the Ironman of the Game second consecutive week after recording his first career interception, pass break up and seven tackles and three receptions for 81 yards, including a career-long 45-yard touchdown, and returned a missed field goal attempt 54-yards for a touchdown, which was the franchise's first missed field goal attempt return touchdown since 2002.
He was scheduled to be the starting Offensive Specialist but injured his foot early in the season opening game against the Utah Blaze.
In week nine, he played for first time since opening night, playing against the Arizona Rattlers and recorded three kickoff returns for 51 yards, two receptions for 22 yards and 2.5 tackles with a pass broken up, before re-injuring his foot in the same game.
He was placed back on injured reserve on April 6, and missed rest of the season and the playoffs.
He recorded 10 reception for 116 yards and a touchdown with two solo special teams tackles to earn Ironman of the Game against the Crush.
He returned to the field and recorded nine receptions for 113 yards, his sixth straight 100-yard game and eighth career, in Nashville.
Wright had a season-high 14 receptions for 165 yards, scored his only rushing touchdown of the season, a nine-yard carry, in Week 5 against the Kansas City Brigade.
In the SaberCats ArenaBowl XXII loss to the Philadelphia Soul, he recorded a playoff single-game high 13 receptions for 144 yards and two touchdowns.
Wright was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad on December 1, 2009.