Brandon Wright

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Brandon Wright
Personal information
Born: (1997-02-18) February 18, 1997 (age 27)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:KIPP Atlanta Collegiate (Atlanta, Georgia)
College:Georgia State (2015–2019)
Position:Punter / placekicker
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Extra points:1
PAT attempts:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Brandon Wright (born February 18, 1997) is an American football punter and placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football at Georgia State University.

College career[edit]

Wright was a member of the Georgia State Panthers for five seasons, redshirting as a true freshman, and was the team's primary punter for four years and kicker for his final two seasons as well.[1]

Professional career[edit]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span Vertical jump
5 ft 9+1⁄8 in
(1.76 m) 		170 lb
(77 kg) 		28+3⁄8 in
(0.72 m) 		9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		 39.5 in
(1.00 m)
All values from Pro Day[2]

Jacksonville Jaguars[edit]

Wright was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2020.[3] He was waived on August 8, 2020,[4] but was re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 7, 2020.[5] Wright was promoted to the active roster on September 23, 2020, after Josh Lambo was placed on injured reserve.[6] He suffered a groin injury in Week 3 and was waived/injured on September 28, 2020.[7] He subsequently reverted to the team's injured reserve list on September 29,[8] and was waived with an injury settlement the next day.[9]

Los Angeles Rams[edit]

On December 15, 2020, Wright signed with the practice squad of the Los Angeles Rams.[10] On January 18, 2021, Wright signed a reserve/futures contract with the Rams.[11] On August 10, 2021, Wright was waived by the Rams.[12]

Tampa Bay Bandits[edit]

On February 23, 2022, Wright was selected by the Tampa Bay Bandits with the 4th pick of the 32nd round in the United States Football League’s (USFL) first inaugural draft. [13] On June 16, 2022, it was announced that Wright was selected as the punter for the inaugural All-USFL team.

Memphis Showboats[edit]

Wright and all other Tampa Bay Bandits players were transferred to the Memphis Showboats after it was announced that the Bandits were taking a hiatus and that the Showboats were joining the league.[14] Wright re-signed with the Showboats on August 22, 2023,[15] but was released from his contract on September 11, 2023, to sign with an NFL team.[16]

Los Angeles Rams (second stint)[edit]

On September 12, 2023, Wright signed with the practice squad of the Los Angeles Rams.[17] He had his practice squad contract terminated a week later.[18]

Memphis Showboats (second stint)[edit]

On October 6, 2023, Wright re-signed with the Memphis Showboats.[19] He was removed from the roster on February 15, 2024.[20]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shipley, John (September 23, 2020). "Jaguars Announce Josh Lambo to Injured Reserve, Brandon Linder Out Vs. Dolphins". SI.com. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Brandon Wright College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Johnson, James (April 28, 2020). "2020 NFL Draft: Jags agree to terms with 18 undrafted free agents". Jaguars Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Oehser, John (August 8, 2020). "Transactions: Jaguars reduce roster to 80 players". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  5. ^ Shipley, John (September 7, 2020). "Jaguars Officially Sign 15 Players to Practice Squad". SI.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "Brandon Wright: Set to start Thursday". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "Jaguars Make Roster Moves". Jaguars.com. September 28, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "Jaguars' Brandon Wright: Heads to IR". CBSSports.com. September 29, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "Brandon Wright: Let go by Jaguars". CBSSports.com. September 30, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  10. ^ "Rams protect 3 practice squad players, including a punter and kicker". Rams Wire. USA Today. December 15, 2020.
  11. ^ Jackson, Stu (January 18, 2021). "Rams sign 14 players to reserve/future contracts". TheRams.com.
  12. ^ Williams, Charean (August 10, 2021). "Rams claim Tyler Hall off waivers, cut Jovan Grant, Brandon Wright". NBCSports.com.
  13. ^ "Our Kicker pick is in! #BanditBall". Tampa Bay Bandits. February 23, 2022.
  14. ^ Knight, Joey. "Tampa Bay Bandits won't play in United States Football League in 2023". tampabay.com. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  15. ^ @USFLShowboats (August 22, 2023). "Free Agent Signings" (Tweet). Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ @USFLShowboats (September 11, 2023). "Contract Terminated / Signing with NFL Team" (Tweet). Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ @RamsNFL (September 12, 2023). "LA Rams Transactions: • Signed to Practice Squad TE Miller Forristall, P Brandon Wright • Signed K Brett Maher to Active Roster" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ @RamsNFL (September 19, 2023). "LA Rams Transactions: • Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad P Brandon Wright" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ "Re-sign alert! The Memphis Showboats have brought back P Brandon Wright, the team announced today". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  20. ^ "Memphis Showboats Roster". www.theufl.com. Retrieved February 15, 2024.

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