#17
Ryan Wright
MIN · 2022–2025NO · 2026–presentACT
RyanWright#17P
Age
26
Jun 1, 2000
Height
6'3"
75"
Weight
245
lb
College
Tulane
2018-2021
Drafted
2022
UDFA
Exp
4
seasons
Contract
$14M
4y · $3.5M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2025 Season

Latest production
Punts
65
2025
Gross Avg
49.0
yards / punt
Net Avg
44.5
net / punt
IN20%
38%
25/65
TB%
5%
3/65
Return%
42%
27/65
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2018 — Present · Includes honors
2026
New Orleans Saints · Punter
P · Current roster
NFL
2022–2025
Minnesota Vikings · Punter
P · 70 active weeks
NFL
2018–2021
Tulane · P
NCAA

Draft Profile

2022 Draft
Selection
Undrafted Free Agent
2022 UDFA signing with Minnesota Vikings
TeamMIN
StatusUDFA
Undrafted Free Agent

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaLicensed under CC0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.