| Ryan Wright | |
| Current Team: | Minnesota Vikings |
| Number: | 17 |
| Position: | Punter |
| Birth Date: | 1 June 2000 |
| Birth Place: | San Ramon, California, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lbs: | 245 |
| High School: | California (San Ramon, California) |
| College: | Tulane (2018–2021) |
| Undraftedyear: | 2022 |
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| Status: | Active |
| Statweek: | 18 |
| Statseason: | 2023 |
| Statlabel1: | Punts |
| Statvalue1: | 132 |
| Statlabel2: | Yards |
| Statvalue2: | 6,330 |
| Statlabel3: | Average punt |
| Statvalue3: | 48.0 |
| Statlabel4: | Longest punt |
| Statvalue4: | 73 |
| Statlabel5: | Inside 20 |
| Statvalue5: | 48 |
| Pfr: | WrigRy00 |
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.
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]
Wright attended Tulane.[2] He played for the Green Wave from 2018 to 2021.[3]
| Season | GP | Punting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punts | Yds | Avg | |||
| 2018 | 10 | 45 | 1,978 | 44.0 | |
| 2019 | 13 | 52 | 2,155 | 41.4 | |
| 2020 | 11 | 52 | 2,352 | 45.2 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 51 | 2,424 | 47.5 | |
| Career | 46 | 200 | 8,909 | 44.5 | |
Wright went undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft, but he signed with the Minnesota Vikings on April 30, 2022.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6] As a rookie, he punted 73 times for 3,457 total yards for a 47.36 average in the 2022 season.[7] In the 2023 season, he punted 59 times for 2,886 total yards for a 48.92 average.[8]