Ryan Wright (American football)
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.
| No. 14 – Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||||
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| Born: | June 1, 2000 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 | |||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2023 | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||
Early life and high school
Wright grew up in San Ramon, California and attended California High School. In addition to punting, Wright also played quarterback during his junior and senior years.[1]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 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 s | 1.66 s | 2.72 s | 33.0 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 NFC 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]
References
- "Ryan Wright's High School Timeline". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- "Ryan Wright - Football". Tulane University Athletics. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- "Ryan Wright College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- "2022 Draft Scout Ryan Wright, Tulane NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- Tomasson, Chris (May 30, 2022). "Jordan Berry seeks to improve 'consistency' in quest to remain the Vikings' punter". InForum. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- Krammer, Andrew (August 25, 2022). "Vikings switch punters, releasing Jordan Berry and keeping Ryan Wright". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- Simmons, Myles (October 19, 2022). "Ryan Wright is the NFC special teams player of the week". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved January 27, 2023.