Dontae Wright serves as Defensive Coordinator / Safeties for Troy University's Football program in Troy, Alabama. The Troy source profile describes Wright's current role and recent program context, including that Dontae Wright begins his third season as Troy’s defensive coordinator and safeties coach in 2026, following four seasons on Neal Brown’s staff at West Virginia, where he coached the Mountaineers’ safeties. In his second season, Troy ranked third nationally with five defensive touchdowns, 26th in red zone defense (77.8 percent), 22nd in sacks (2.64) and 33rd in tackles for loss (6.2) as the Trojans won the Sun Belt West Division title and played in the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl.
The same Troy profile adds background on Wright's coaching path, team results, and player-development record. Donnie Smith led the Sun Belt and ranked eighth nationally with 11 sacks; he finished second nationally with a sack in nine games and tied for fourth nationally with a half tackle for loss in 12 games. In his first season, the Trojans finished the season winning three of their final four games and ranked as a top 25 defense in November. Brendan Jackson led all Sun Belt linebackers with 16 tackles for loss in his first season with the program as Wright had to replace 10 starters on defense from the 2023 squad. For the ICDB record, that background gives readers a fuller picture of the experience Dontae Wright brings to the Football staff.
