Ryan Wright (born June 1, 2000) is an American professional football punter for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tulane Green Wave.
Early life 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.
College career Wright attended Tulane. He played for the Green Wave from 2018 to 2021.
Statistics 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
Professional career
Minnesota Vikings Wright went undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft, but he signed a three-year, $2.5 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings on April 30, 2022. He competed with incumbent punter Jordan Berry in training camp. On August 25, the Vikings released Berry, leaving Wright as the sole punter on the roster.
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. As a rookie, he punted 73 times for 3,457 total yards for a 47.36 average in the 2022 season. In the 2023 season, he punted 59 times for 2,886 total yards for a 48.92 average.
On March 9, 2025, Wright re-signed with the Vikings on a one-year, $1.75 million contract.
New Orleans Saints On March 11, 2026, Wright signed a four-year, $14 million contract with the New Orleans Saints.
Career statistics
NFL Legend Led the league Bold Career high Regular season YearTeamGPPuntingPuntsYdsLngAvgRet YdsNet AvgBlkIns202022MIN17733,4577347.429442.51322023MIN17592,8736848.726042.10172024MIN17562,6046646.519640.51272025MIN17653,1847749.023144.50252026NOR3114875744.34839.904 Career7126412,6057747.71,02942.22105
Postseason YearTeamGPPuntingPuntsYdsLngAvgRet YdsNet AvgBlkIns202022MIN131646154.71749.0022024MIN131335644.3835.000 Career262976149.52542.002
References
https://theamerican.org/news/2020/12/15/american-announces-2020-football-postseason-honors.aspx
https://theamerican.org/news/2021/12/1/american-announces-2021-football-awards-winners-and-all-conference-teams.aspx
External links
New Orleans Saints bio Tulane Green Wave bio