Steven Bright- Senior (5 years), Fullback.

Steven Bright was a four year starting quarterback at Riverside High in Greer, South Carolina. A two-time Most Valuable Player at Riverside, Bright rushed for 939 yards and eight touchdowns while passing for 1,550 yards and 11 touchdowns during his senior year before suffering an injury in the nineth game of the season.

Named an Athlon Preseason All-American, Tom Lemming's Top 25 Quarterbacks in the Nation, and Rivals.com 39th best dual-threat quarterback in the nation, Bright was also named the Class 3A All-State Player of the Year by the South Carolina High School Sports Report.

For his career, Bright gained 8,386 total yards and scored 76 total touchdowns for his career at Riverside.

Steven Bright chose Vanderbilt over offers from South Carolina and Furman as well as interest from Florida, Maryland, Virginia Tech, Virginia, and North Carolina.

His career at Vanderbilt so far:

When Steven Bright arrived on campus in 2002, he was coming into a situation where the quarterback job looked very open. The only quarterback with experience was junior Benji Walker and the other signal caller was a little known redshirt freshmen named Jay Cutler.

Needless to say, in the fall, Cutler became the starter and began his storied career at Vanderbilt. For Bright, during the 2002 season, he was able to redshirt and serve as the practice squad quarterback. Bright's talents were evident early on and the Vanderbilt coaches were confident with his future on the team.

In 2003, Bright showed solid growth and was dependable, eventually winning the backup quarterback job over senior Benji Walker. He would make his first college appearence in the Commodores lopsided win over UT-Chattanooga. Against the Mocs, Bright would go 4-for-5 for 38 yards passing and rush for 23 yards on three carries. Bright would lead the Commodores on two scoring drives in the process including his first touchdown pass when he hit freshmen Marlon White for a 10 yard touchdown.

Overall, Bright would play in all 12 of the Commodores games as the primary holder on extra points as well as seeing five games as a reserve quarterback. He would finish the season going 6-of-14 for 57 yards and a touchdown threw the air, while gaining 69 yards on 12 carries on the ground.

In 2004, Bright again played in every game as the holder on extra points as well as playing eight games as the backup quarterback. In a two game stretch, Bright would perform exceptionally against LSU and Florida when Cutler went down with injuries. Against the Tigers in Baton Rouge, Bright would connect on 7-of-9 passes for 75 yards as the Commodores would fight with one of the nation's best until the mid-way of the fourth quarter.

In the following game against Florida, Bright would go 12-for-23 and 118 yards and rush for 77 yards as the Commodores would try for the upset of the Gators.

Bright would again play in all 11 games in 2004 as both the holder on special teams as well as eight games as backup quarterback. Bright would score his first rushing touchdown in the Commodores victory against Mississippi State and post a career long 39 yard run the following week against Rutgers. Overall, Bright would connect on 22-of-43 passes for 205 yards and rush for 116 yards and a touchdown on 41 carries.

In the spring of 2005, the Commodore coaches decided that Bright was too athletic to not see the field more. Possibly one of Vanderbilt's best overall athletes with a strength and will to go 100 percent on every play, the Vanderbilt coaches began to think about a new position for Bright.

In the fall of 2005, the coaches decided to move him to a new fullback position in a "H-Back" role to use his athleticism and give the Commodores another playmaker on offense. In retrospect, the move was a very smart one as Bright would take greatly to his new position and become Jay Cutler's primary possession target when healthy.

Missing three games during the first half ot the season, Bright would start at fullback against Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, and Kentucky. Before the injury, Bright would play against Wake Forest and Arkansas and play great against the Razorbacks, catching three passes for 25 yards and rushing for a first down, before he got injured.

Overall, Bright would catch 17 passes for 198 yards and rush for 12 yards on five carries.

After a solid first season at fullback, Bright followed it up with a solid spring at the position as well. Awarded the "Gold" jersey on a couple of occasions, Bright looked like a true playmaker during the spring sessions.

Bright will be one of the leaders on the Commodore offense in 2006. Still with the mindset of a quarterback, Bright will be looked at as one of the leaders of the unit and he will also be looked at to lead by example on the field.

A strong season for Bright can mean big things for the Vanderbilt offense.

31 games, four starts, 28-for-57 passing for 262 yards and touchdown, 58 carries for 197 rushing yards and a touchdown, 17 receptions for 198 yards.

Career Longs: 39 yards (Rushing), 31 yards (Receiving)