Roger Wright
Assistant Head Coach/Secondary Coach
Wright is going into his eleventh year with the Aggies in 2023 and will work once again with the secondary. In that time, Wright has coached 22 all-MAC defensive backs and five All-Americans.
The 2022 season saw the Aggies secondary dominate where five members of the secondary recorded at least one or more interceptions on the season. Wright coached two Aggies defensive backs who were nominated for first-team all-MAC. Senior safety, Blaine Netterman, became the first player in program history to earn four first-team all-conference nominations. Netterman would go on to be selected a 2022 NCAA All-American.
In 2021, Wright led a dominant Delval secondary that only allowed eight receiving touchdowns in only twelve games. All four members of the Aggies starting secondary were nominated as first-team all-MAC. The Aggies two starting cornerbacks, senior, Justin Harris, and junior, Jamir Prevard were selected as 2021 All Americans.
In 2019, Wright's unit was part of an Aggie defense that was one of the best in the country. They ranked second in all of Division III in interceptions with 24. Junior Justin Harris led the way with five picks and was later named an All-American.
In both 2015 and 2016, DelVal had multiple members of the secondary (Shawn Miller and Danny Wynne in '15; Miller and Sammy Mohr in '16) earn all-conference accolades. Last year, Miller and Mohr will once again honored by the MAC along with Jarren McBryde. Miller would later go on to be named to a pair of All-America Teams as the Aggies won the MAC championship and reached the NCAA quarterfinals.
Wright came to DelVal after having coached at the high school level in the local area from 2000 to 2012. He coached a variety of positions, including a stint as defensive coordinator, at Upper Moreland High School from 2000 to 2010. The team won the Suburban One American Division title four times and was a two-time district finalist.
Wright moved to Archbishop Wood High School and spent two years with the Vikings as their defensive backs/running backs coach. Archbishop Wood captured a AAA state championship in 2011 and returned to the title game in 2012.
Wright played at Wesley College and was a four-year letter-winner and three-year starter for the Wolverines. He graduated with a bachelor of science degree in sports management/athletic administration in 2000.