Last confirmed: Tulane, 2021. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 245 lb · San Ramon, CA · California
Ryan Wright: P · Tulane · #97.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tulane’s specialists
Ryan Wright
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing. Fourth season at Tulane. Two straight seasons of it now: All-AAC again in 2021.
Play style
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
47.5 gross, but 16 of 51 inside the 20 (31.4%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 35-40@ No. 2 Oklahoma | 3 | 149 | 49.7 | 53 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 69-20vs Morgan State | 1 | 68 | 68.0 | 68 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-61@ No. 17 Ole Miss | 8 | 366 | 45.8 | 55 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-28vs UAB | 4 | 185 | 46.3 | 51 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 29-52@ East Carolina | 4 | 185 | 46.3 | 65 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 22-40vs Houston | 5 | 233 | 46.6 | 53 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 26-55@ No. 21 SMU | 3 | 161 | 53.7 | 59 | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | L 12-31vs No. 2 Cincinnati | 4 | 179 | 44.8 | 61 | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-14@ UCF | 6 | 290 | 48.3 | 69 | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-20vs Tulsa | 8 | 398 | 49.8 | 65 | 4 | |
| Wk 12 | W 45-14vs South Florida | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 53 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-33@ Memphis | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 44 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 2424 | 47.5 | 69 | 16 |
Season context: team record and system
4 seasons under Willie Fritz — 22-28 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
31%16 of 51Touchback rate
12%6 of 51Yards / punt
47.551 puntsLong
69yards47.5 yards/punt on 51 punts · 31% placed inside the 20 · 6 touchbacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road6g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Player standing · 2021
First team in his league at the position.
Tulane carries two punters; Wright has taken all 51 punts.
How it ended
Four seasons at Tulane, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 45 games over 4 seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Willie Fritz.
