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Born: | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | February 18, 1997||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||
Weight: | 182 lb (83 kg) | ||||
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High school: | KIPP Atlanta Collegiate (Atlanta, Georgia) | ||||
College: | Georgia State (2015–2019) | ||||
Position: | Punter / placekicker | ||||
Undrafted: | 2020 | ||||
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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.
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]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Vertical jump | ||||||||
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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] |
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]
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]
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.
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]
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]
On October 6, 2023, Wright re-signed with the Memphis Showboats. [19] He was removed from the roster on February 15, 2024. [20]
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