Ryan Wright (American football)

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Ryan Wright
No. 17 – Minnesota Vikings
Position: Punter
Personal information
Born: (2000-06-01) June 1, 2000 (age 23)
San Ramon, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school: California
(San Ramon, California)
College: Tulane (2018–2021)
Undrafted: 2022
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023
Punts:132
Yards:6,330
Average punt:48.0
Longest punt:73
Inside 20:48
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Ryan Wright (born June 1, 2000) is an American football punter for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tulane.

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Early years

Wright grew up in San Ramon, California and attended California High School. In addition to punting, Wright also played quarterback on varsity during his junior and senior years. [1]

College career

Wright attended Tulane. [2] He played for the Green Wave from 2018 to 2021. [3]

Statistics

SeasonGPPunting
PuntsYdsAvg
2018 10451,97844.0
2019 13522,15541.4
2020 11522,35245.2
2021 12512,42447.5
Career 462008,90944.5

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+3⁄8 in
(1.89 m)		240 lb
(109 kg)		31+1⁄8 in
(0.79 m)		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		4.74 s1.66 s2.72 s33.0 in
(0.84 m)		9 ft 4 in
(2.84 m)		12 reps
All values from Pro Day [4]

Wright went undrafted in the 2022 NFL Draft, but he signed with the Minnesota Vikings on April 30, 2022. [5] He competed with incumbent punter Jordan Berry in training camp. On August 25, 2022, the Vikings released Berry, leaving Wright as the sole punter on the roster. [6]

In week 6 of the 2022 season, Wright was named National Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for the first time in his career for the 10-punt day he had against the Miami Dolphins, including a career-long 73-yard punt. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ryan Wright's High School Timeline". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ryan Wright - Football". Tulane University Athletics. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ryan Wright College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2022 Draft Scout Ryan Wright, Tulane NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ Tomasson, Chris (May 30, 2022). "Jordan Berry seeks to improve 'consistency' in quest to remain the Vikings' punter". InForum. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  6. ↑ Krammer, Andrew (August 25, 2022). "Vikings switch punters, releasing Jordan Berry and keeping Ryan Wright". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  7. ↑ Simmons, Myles (October 19, 2022). "Ryan Wright is the NFC special teams player of the week". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved January 27, 2023.


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