{{Short description|American football player (born 1997)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Brandon Wright | image = | caption = | current_team = | number =1 | position = Punter / placekicker | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|2|18}} | birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lbs = 182 | high_school = KIPP Atlanta Collegiate {{nowrap|(Atlanta, Georgia)}} | college = Georgia State (2015–2019) | undraftedyear = 2020 | pastteams = * Jacksonville Jaguars ({{nfly|2020}}) * Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|2020}}–{{NFL Year|2021}})* * Tampa Bay Bandits ({{USFL Year|2022}}) * Memphis Showboats ({{USFL Year|2023}}) * Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|2023}})* * Memphis Showboats ({{UFL Year|2024}})* | status = | highlights = * All-USFL Team (2022) * USFL punting yards leader (2022) * First-team All-Sun Belt (2018) | statweek = | statseason = | statlabel1 = Field goals | statvalue1 = | statlabel2 = FG attempts | statvalue2 = | statlabel3 = Extra points | statvalue3 = 1 | statlabel4 = PAT attempts | statvalue4 = 2 | pfr = WrigBr00 }}
'''Brandon Wright''' (born February 18, 1997) is an American former football punter and placekicker. He played college football at Georgia State University.
==College career== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shipley |first=John |date=September 23, 2020 |title=Jaguars Announce Josh Lambo to Injured Reserve, Brandon Linder Out Vs. Dolphins |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/jaguars/news/jaguars-josh-lambo-injured-reserve-brandon-linder-out-vs-dolphins |access-date=September 24, 2020 |website=SI.com}}</ref>
==Professional career== {{NFL predraft | height ft = 5 | height in = 9 1/8 | weight = 170 | vertical = 39.5 | arm span = 28 3/8 | hand span = 9 3/4 | note = All values from Pro Day<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1018311&DraftYear=2020 |title=2020 NFL Draft Scout Brandon Wright College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=April 7, 2024}}</ref> }}
===Jacksonville Jaguars=== Wright was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=James |date=April 28, 2020 |title=2020 NFL Draft: Jags agree to terms with 18 undrafted free agents |url=https://jaguarswire.usatoday.com/2020/04/28/2020-nfl-draft-jags-officially-sign-18-undrafted-free-agents/ |access-date=September 23, 2020 |website=Jaguars Wire |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> He was waived on August 8, 2020,<ref>{{cite news |author=Oehser, John |title=Transactions: Jaguars reduce roster to 80 players |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/transactions-jaguars-reduce-roster-to-80-players |website=Jaguars.com |date=August 8, 2020 |accessdate=October 6, 2020 |archive-date=October 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009083302/https://www.jaguars.com/news/transactions-jaguars-reduce-roster-to-80-players |url-status=dead }}</ref> but was re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 7, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shipley |first=John |date=September 7, 2020 |title=Jaguars Officially Sign 15 Players to Practice Squad |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/jaguars/news/jaguars-officially-sign-15-players-to-practice-squad |access-date=September 23, 2020 |website=SI.com}}</ref> Wright was promoted to the active roster on September 23, 2020, after Josh Lambo was placed on injured reserve.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 23, 2020 |title=Brandon Wright: Set to start Thursday |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/brandon-wright-set-to-start-thursday/ |access-date=September 23, 2020 |website=CBSSports.com |publisher=RotoWire}}</ref> He suffered a groin injury in Week 3 and was waived/injured on September 28, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 28, 2020 |title=Jaguars Make Roster Moves |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/jaguars-make-roster-moves-x0183 |access-date=September 30, 2020 |website=Jaguars.com}}</ref> He subsequently reverted to the team's injured reserve list on September 29,<ref>{{cite news |title=Jaguars' Brandon Wright: Heads to IR |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/jaguars-brandon-wright-heads-to-ir/ |website=CBSSports.com |date=September 29, 2020 |accessdate=October 6, 2020}}</ref> and was waived with an injury settlement the next day.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brandon Wright: Let go by Jaguars |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/brandon-wright-let-go-by-jaguars/ |website=CBSSports.com |date=September 30, 2020 |accessdate=October 6, 2020}}</ref>
===Los Angeles Rams (first stint)=== On December 15, 2020, Wright signed with the practice squad of the Los Angeles Rams.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DaSilva |first=Cameron |date=December 15, 2020 |title=Rams protect 3 practice squad players, including a punter and kicker |url=https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2020/12/15/rams-practice-squad-protect-macginnis/ |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=Rams Wire |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> On January 18, 2021, Wright signed a reserve/futures contract with the Rams.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rams sign 14 players to reserve/future contracts|url=https://www.therams.com/news/rams-sign-14-players-to-reserve-future-contracts|author=Jackson, Stu|website=TheRams.com|date=January 18, 2021}}</ref> On August 10, 2021, Wright was waived by the Rams.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rams claim Tyler Hall off waivers, cut Jovan Grant, Brandon Wright|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/08/10/rams-claim-tyler-hall-off-waivers-cut-jovan-grant-brandon-wright/|author=Williams, Charean|website=NBCSports.com|date=August 10, 2021}}</ref>
===Tampa Bay Bandits=== 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.<ref>{{cite web|title= Our Kicker pick is in! #BanditBall |url= https://twitter.com/usflbandits/status/1496575271536926732|work=Tampa Bay Bandits|publisher=|date=February 23, 2022}}</ref> On June 16, 2022, it was announced that Wright was selected as the punter for the inaugural All-USFL team.
=== Memphis Showboats (first stint) === 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Knight |first1=Joey |title=Tampa Bay Bandits won't play in United States Football League in 2023 |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bucs/2022/11/15/usfl-tampa-bay-bandits-hiatus-memphis-showboats-todd-haley/ |website=tampabay.com |access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref> Wright re-signed with the Showboats on August 22, 2023,<ref>{{cite tweet |user=USFLShowboats |title=Free Agent Signings |number=1694109244176699681 |date=August 22, 2023 |access-date=August 22, 2023}}</ref> but was released from his contract on September 11, 2023, to sign with an NFL team.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=USFLShowboats |title=Contract Terminated / Signing with NFL Team |number=1701367722544865515 |date=September 11, 2023 |access-date=September 11, 2023}}</ref>
===Los Angeles Rams (second stint)=== On September 12, 2023, Wright signed with the practice squad of the Los Angeles Rams.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=RamsNFL |number=1701681027650122097 |title=LA Rams Transactions: • Signed to Practice Squad TE Miller Forristall, P Brandon Wright • Signed K Brett Maher to Active Roster}}</ref> He had his practice squad contract terminated a week later.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=RamsNFL |number=1704242711342276647 |title=LA Rams Transactions: • Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad P Brandon Wright}}</ref>
=== Memphis Showboats (second stint) === On October 6, 2023, Wright re-signed with the Memphis Showboats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Re-sign alert! The Memphis Showboats have brought back P Brandon Wright, the team announced today. |url=https://twitter.com/LanePFN/status/1710478523926802923 |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |language=en}}</ref> He was removed from the roster on February 15, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Memphis Showboats Roster |url=https://www.theufl.com/teams/memphis/roster |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=www.theufl.com |language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://georgiastatesports.com/sports/football/roster/brandon-wright/5021 Georgia State Panthers bio]
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