Ryan Wright (American football)
Ryan Wright (born June 1, 2000) is an American football punter for the Minnesota Vikings in the NFL. He is 6 ft 3 in tall and weighs 245 pounds. Wright grew up in San Ramon, California, and attended California High School, where he also played quarterback in his junior and senior years. He played college football at Tulane from 2018 to 2021.
Wright went undrafted in 2022 but signed with the Vikings on April 30, 2022, for three years and about $2.5 million. After training camp, he won the punter job when the Vikings released veteran Jordan Berry on August 25, 2022. In Week 6 of the 2022 season, he was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week after a 10-punt game against the Miami Dolphins, including a career-long 73-yard punt. He finished his rookie season with 73 punts for 3,457 yards, an average of 47.36 yards.
In the 2023 season, Wright punted 59 times for 2,886 yards, averaging 48.92 yards per punt. On March 9, 2025, he re-signed with the Vikings on a one-year contract worth $1.75 million.
Career NFL stats through 2025: 253 punts, 12,118 yards, average 47.9 yards, longest punt 77 yards, Inside the 20: 10.
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