Ryan Wright (American football)
| No. 14 – Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||||
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| Born: | June 1, 2000 San Ramon, California | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | California (San Ramon, CA) | ||||||||||
| College: | Tulane (2018–2021) | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2022 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2022 | |||||||||||
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| 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.
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]
College career
Professional career
Wright went undrafted in the 2022 NFL Draft, but he signed with the Minnesota Vikings on April 30, 2022.[3] 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.[4]
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 that he had against Miami including a career long 73 yard punt.
References
- ^ "Ryan Wright's High School Timeline". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "Ryan Wright - Football". Tulane University Athletics. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ 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.
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