Soft-spoken junior Wright growing into Bulldog leader

Soft-spoken junior Wright growing into Bulldog leader

STARKVILLE — Spend a moment with K.J. Wright and you’ll hear a soft-spoken guy who smiles a lot and says “yes sir” and “no sir” just as much.

Which is the problem, really. As he morphed into a leader by default on the Mississippi State defense this year, the “vocal” part of that required a bit of work.