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| Born: | February 18, 1997 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||
| 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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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
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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]
Wright was signed by the 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 was placed on 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]
On December 15, 2020, Wright signed with the practice squad of the 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]
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. [12] 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.[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]
On September 12, 2023, Wright signed with the practice squad of the Los Angeles Rams.[16] He had his practice squad contract terminated a week later.[17]
On October 6, 2023, Wright re-signed with the Memphis Showboats.[18] He was removed from the roster on February 15, 2024.[19]