# Brandon Wright > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Brandon_Wright > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Brandon_Wright.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Wright > Source revision: 1350272435 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Brandon Wright** (born February 18, 1997) is an American former [football](/source/American_football) [punter](/source/Punter_(football)) and [placekicker](/source/Placekicker). He played [college football](/source/College_football) at [Georgia State University](/source/Georgia_State_University). ## College career Wright was a member of the [Georgia State Panthers](/source/Georgia_State_Panthers_football) for five seasons, [redshirting](/source/Redshirt_(college_sports)) 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 ### Jacksonville Jaguars Wright was signed by the [Jacksonville Jaguars](/source/Jacksonville_Jaguars) as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2020.[2] He was waived on August 8, 2020,[3] but was re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 7, 2020.[4] Wright was promoted to the active roster on September 23, 2020, after [Josh Lambo](/source/Josh_Lambo) was placed on [injured reserve](/source/Injured_reserve).[5] He suffered a groin injury in Week 3 and was waived/injured on September 28, 2020.[6] He subsequently reverted to the team's injured reserve list on September 29,[7] and was waived with an injury settlement the next day.[8] ### Los Angeles Rams (first stint) On December 15, 2020, Wright signed with the practice squad of the [Los Angeles Rams](/source/Los_Angeles_Rams).[9] On January 18, 2021, Wright signed a reserve/futures contract with the Rams.[10] On August 10, 2021, Wright was waived by the Rams.[11] ### Tampa Bay Bandits On February 23, 2022, Wright was selected by the [Tampa Bay Bandits](/source/Tampa_Bay_Bandits) with the 4th pick of the 32nd round in the [United States Football League](/source/United_States_Football_League_(2022))’s (USFL) first inaugural draft.[12] 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](/source/Memphis_Showboats_(2022)) after it was announced that the Bandits were taking a hiatus and that the Showboats were joining the league.[13] Wright re-signed with the Showboats on August 22, 2023,[14] but was released from his contract on September 11, 2023, to sign with an NFL team.[15] ### Los Angeles Rams (second stint) On September 12, 2023, Wright signed with the practice squad of the [Los Angeles Rams](/source/Los_Angeles_Rams).[16] He had his practice squad contract terminated a week later.[17] ### Memphis Showboats (second stint) On October 6, 2023, Wright re-signed with the [Memphis Showboats](/source/Memphis_Showboats_(2022)).[18] He was removed from the roster on February 15, 2024.[19] ## References 1. Shipley, John (September 23, 2020). ["Jaguars Announce Josh Lambo to Injured Reserve, Brandon Linder Out Vs. Dolphins"](https://www.si.com/nfl/jaguars/news/jaguars-josh-lambo-injured-reserve-brandon-linder-out-vs-dolphins). *SI.com*. Retrieved September 24, 2020. 1. Johnson, James (April 28, 2020). ["2020 NFL Draft: Jags agree to terms with 18 undrafted free agents"](https://jaguarswire.usatoday.com/2020/04/28/2020-nfl-draft-jags-officially-sign-18-undrafted-free-agents/). *Jaguars Wire*. [USA Today](/source/USA_Today). Retrieved September 23, 2020. 1. Oehser, John (August 8, 2020). ["Transactions: Jaguars reduce roster to 80 players"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201009083302/https://www.jaguars.com/news/transactions-jaguars-reduce-roster-to-80-players). *Jaguars.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.jaguars.com/news/transactions-jaguars-reduce-roster-to-80-players) on October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020. 1. Shipley, John (September 7, 2020). ["Jaguars Officially Sign 15 Players to Practice Squad"](https://www.si.com/nfl/jaguars/news/jaguars-officially-sign-15-players-to-practice-squad). *SI.com*. Retrieved September 23, 2020. 1. ["Brandon Wright: Set to start Thursday"](https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/brandon-wright-set-to-start-thursday/). *CBSSports.com*. RotoWire. September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020. 1. ["Jaguars Make Roster Moves"](https://www.jaguars.com/news/jaguars-make-roster-moves-x0183). *Jaguars.com*. September 28, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020. 1. ["Jaguars' Brandon Wright: Heads to IR"](https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/jaguars-brandon-wright-heads-to-ir/). *CBSSports.com*. September 29, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020. 1. ["Brandon Wright: Let go by Jaguars"](https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/brandon-wright-let-go-by-jaguars/). *CBSSports.com*. September 30, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020. 1. DaSilva, Cameron (December 15, 2020). ["Rams protect 3 practice squad players, including a punter and kicker"](https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2020/12/15/rams-practice-squad-protect-macginnis/). *Rams Wire*. USA Today. Retrieved 2025-07-13. 1. Jackson, Stu (January 18, 2021). ["Rams sign 14 players to reserve/future contracts"](https://www.therams.com/news/rams-sign-14-players-to-reserve-future-contracts). *TheRams.com* 1. Williams, Charean (August 10, 2021). ["Rams claim Tyler Hall off waivers, cut Jovan Grant, Brandon Wright"](https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/08/10/rams-claim-tyler-hall-off-waivers-cut-jovan-grant-brandon-wright/). *NBCSports.com* 1. ["Our Kicker pick is in! #BanditBall"](https://twitter.com/usflbandits/status/1496575271536926732). *Tampa Bay Bandits*. February 23, 2022. 1. Knight, Joey. ["Tampa Bay Bandits won't play in United States Football League in 2023"](https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bucs/2022/11/15/usfl-tampa-bay-bandits-hiatus-memphis-showboats-todd-haley/). *tampabay.com*. Retrieved 1 December 2022. 1. "Free Agent Signings". No. 1694109244176699681. August 22, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023. 1. "Contract Terminated / Signing with NFL Team". No. 1701367722544865515. September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023. 1. "LA Rams Transactions: • Signed to Practice Squad TE Miller Forristall, P Brandon Wright • Signed K Brett Maher to Active Roster". No. 1701681027650122097. 1. "LA Rams Transactions: • Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad P Brandon Wright". No. 1704242711342276647. 1. ["Re-sign alert! The Memphis Showboats have brought back P Brandon Wright, the team announced today."](https://twitter.com/LanePFN/status/1710478523926802923). *X (formerly Twitter)*. Retrieved 2023-10-07. 1. ["Memphis Showboats Roster"](https://www.theufl.com/teams/memphis/roster). *www.theufl.com*. Retrieved 2024-02-15. ## External links - [Georgia State Panthers bio](https://georgiastatesports.com/sports/football/roster/brandon-wright/5021) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Brandon Wright](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Wright) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Wright?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.