LSU wide receiver Phillip Wright out for 2026 season with injury
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 22, 2026, 12:23 PM
Last updated Sep 22, 2026
LSU football will be without wide receiver Phillip Wright for the remainder of the 2026 season due to a leg injury. Head coach Lane Kiffin confirmed on September 20 that Wright suffered the injury during punt coverage in the Week 2 game against Louisiana Tech. The redshirt freshman was the only returning receiver from 2025 who caught a pass. This adds to the injury woes for LSU, with DaShawn Spears also lost for the season and Trey'Dez Green expected to miss multiple games.
- •Phillip Wright suffers a season-ending leg injury.
- •Injury occurred during Week 2 against Louisiana Tech.
- •Wright was the only returning receiver with catches from 2025.
- •DaShawn Spears also suffered a season-ending injury.
- •Trey'Dez Green expected to miss multiple games.
- 12:23 PMYahoo Sports — LSU football loses wide receiver to season ending injury
"LSU football will be down a talented wide receiver for the rest of 2026 after Lane Kiffin delivered bad injury news on Sunday.
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