Ryan
Wright
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#17
Ryan Wright
New Orleans SaintsHeight : 6' 3" · Weight : 245 lbs · Age : 26
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | PUNTS | AVG | LNG | YDS | TB | TB% | IN20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Orleans Saints | 3 | 11 | 44.3 | 57 | 487 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 |
| 2025 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 65 | 49.0 | 77 | 3,184 | 3 | 4.61 | 25 |
| 2024 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 56 | 46.5 | 66 | 2,604 | 5 | 8.93 | 27 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 59 | 48.7 | 68 | 2,873 | 7 | 11.86 | 16 |
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 73 | 47.4 | 73 | 3,457 | 1 | 1.37 | 32 |
Contract
New Orleans Saints payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 1.88 M$
- Average per year
- 3.50 M$
- Total value
- 14.0 M$
- Seasons left
- 4 · through 2029
2026
1.88 M$
Guaranteed
2027
3.88 M$
Guaranteed
2028
4.13 M$
Not guaranteed
2029
4.13 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2026 Punters
NFL stats →2026 season, in progress (3 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular punters: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Punts
11
Gross average
44.3 yd
10th percentile
Net average
39.9 yd
33th percentile
Inside the 20
4
25th percentile
Inside-20 rate
36.4 %
31th percentile
Games
3
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 end-of-season projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
-0.1
Games
17
WAR 2026
-0.1
Games played
3
WAR already earned, plus his pace (WAR per game over the last three seasons, 60/25/15, pulled toward the group average) over his team's remaining games, given his availability so far.
Trend
→ Stable (-3)
- 20230.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
- 2024-0.1 WAR · -0.006 per game
- 20250.1 WAR · 0.006 per game
- 2026-0.1 WAR · -0.033 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+7 · 26 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
65
Depth player
- PNT
- Punting
- 65
- DUR
- Durability
- 81
- EX
- Experience
- 58
Why these ratings?Hide details
- PNT — Punting : Expected points gained per punt
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
-0.1
#20 of 26 regular punters
PAL Rating
17 / 100
#22 of 26 regular punters
Value Rating · 2025
35 / 100
2025 PAL (47) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $3.5M.PAL expected for this salary: 63PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
The EPA of his punts against the league average, and his share of special teams.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Punts | Net | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NO | 3 | -0.1 | 17 | 65 | 11 | 39.9 | 4 |
| 2025 | MIN | 17 | 0.1 | 47 | 68 | 65 | 44.5 | 25 |
| 2024 | MIN | 17 | -0.1 | 28 | 67 | 56 | 41.3 | 27 |
| 2023 | MIN | 17 | 0.0 | 32 | 70 | 59 | 41.9 | 16 |
| 2022 | MIN | 17 | 0.0 | 36 | 71 | 73 | 43.1 | 32 |
Ryan Wright in five questions
What are Ryan Wright's stats in 2026?
Ryan Wright has 11 punts with a 439.0-yard net average in 3 games in 2026.
How old and how tall is Ryan Wright?
Ryan Wright is 26 years old. He is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 245 lb (111 kg).
How good is Ryan Wright?
Ryan Wright produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress), 23rd of 26 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 17 out of 100: very poor for his position.
What number does Ryan Wright wear, and what team does he play for?
Ryan Wright plays for New Orleans Saints in the NFL, at P, and wears number 17.
What is Ryan Wright's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at -0.1 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
