Tom Wright - Football Coach - Davidson College Athletics

Tom Wright

Title:
Wide Receivers
Email:
football@davidson.edu

Recruiting Areas: Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia

Tom Wright is in his first season as Davidson's wide receivers coach.

Wright joins Thakkar's staff after spending the last four years at Maritime College, where he most recently served as the Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach.

In 2024, Wright led the top passing offense in the NEWMAC, coaching senior Quarterback Steven Stassi and a trio of wide receivers to a historic season and multiple All-Region and All-Conference honors. Stassi led the NEWMAC in all major Passing Categories, finishing the season with 30 Passing Touchdowns and only 5 INTs, receiving 1st Team All-Conference / 2nd Team All Region awards. Wright also coached Stassi to surpass his own program records, finishing his career as Maritime’s all-time leader in passing touchdowns (53) and passing yards (5,732).

Wide receiver Luke Caliendo earned First Team All-Conference honors for the second straight year with nine touchdowns, while Ian Derda (10 Touchdowns) and Nate Casaburi (8 Touchdowns) also garnered All-Conference recognition. All three targets ranked among the top seven receivers in the NEWMAC by season’s end.

Maritime’s aerial attack propelled the program to its first postseason victory — a Fusion Bowl win over Husson University — and an 8-3 record, earning the conference’s Coaching Staff of the Year award.

Throughout the 2022 and 2023 seasons, Wright’s passing offense produced three All-Conference receivers: Caliendo (2023 First Team), Casaburi (2023 First Team), and Derda, who ranked top five nationally in all-purpose yards in 2022. That season, Derda totaled 66 receptions for 1,104 yards and six touchdowns, earning First Team All-Conference and All-Region honors before entering 2023 ranked No. 14 nationally at his position.

During the 2022 campaign, after a Stassi injury, Wright coached backup quarterback Aidan Nunez to set the program’s single-game passing record (405 yards) in his first collegiate start — breaking a mark Wright previously held — in a Homecoming victory over Dean College.

As a player at Maritime College, Wright set many passing records as a three-year starter at quarterback, while leading the Privateers to a 19-7 record and three postseason appearances (2016 ECAC Bowl, 2017 New England Bowl, 2018 New England Bowl) during that span. He is Maritime’s all-time record-holder in every major passing category, including attempts (783), completions (440), yards (5,682) and touchdowns (52). Wright was responsible for 6,298 yards of total offense and 68 touchdowns during his career.

In 2018, he was named team MVP, Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC) Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-ECFC after posting a 156.06 passer rating. Overall, Wright earned ECFC Offensive Player of the Week honors eight different times across three seasons.

Upon completion of his Maritime career, Wright participated in NFL Pro Days at both Columbia University and Army West Point. He was also invited to try out for five Canadian Football League (CFL) teams.

Wright received a bachelor’s degree from Maritime in International Trade & Transportation in May 2022.