Ryan Wright

Punter

Age: 26
Free Agency: 2030 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 4
  • 2026 Salary Cap Charge: $1,875,000 (0.59% of cap)
  • 2026 Cash Payout: $3,750,000 (1.28% of spending)
  • 2026 Cash to Cap Ratio: 2.00
  • Contract Value: $14,000,000 ($3,500,000 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $7,000,000
  • Contract Ranking: 6/39 at P

Current Contract

(UFA, signed 2026)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202626$1,250,000$625,000$1,250,000$1,875,0000.6%
202727$3,250,000$625,000$3,250,000$3,875,0001.2%
2028 📝
March 13: $1 million becomes guaranteed
28$3,500,000$625,000$0$4,125,0001.2%
202929$3,500,000$625,000$0$4,125,000--
Total$11,500,000$2,500,000$4,500,000$14,000,000

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$3.5M
$7M
$10.5M
$14M
2026202720282029
Cash Due$3,750,000$3,250,000$3,500,000$3,500,000
Running Cash$3,750,000$7,000,000$10,500,000$14,000,000
Career Earnings: $7,065,000
Career APY: $1,766,250
Potential Earnings: $18,565,000
Total Guarantees: $7,670,000
Largest Cash Payment: $3,750,000 (2026)
Largest Cap Number: $4,125,000 (2028)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
VikingsUDFAExpired20223$2,565,000$855,000$20,000$2,565,000100.0%$855,000
VikingsUFAExpired20251$1,750,000$1,750,000$650,000$2,000,000114.3%$2,000,000
SaintsUFAActive20264$14,000,000$3,500,000$7,000,000$2,500,00017.9%$0
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Vikings4$4,565,000$1,141,250$4,315,0000.0%$00.0%
Saints0$2,500,000$0$00.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusWorkout BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2022Vikings$705,000$1,666$0$15,000$706,6660.3%$710,000
2023Vikings$870,000$1,666$0$0$871,6660.4%$870,000
2024Vikings$985,000$1,668$0$0$986,6680.4%$985,000
2025Vikings$1,450,000$250,000$50,000$400,000$1,750,0000.6%$2,000,000
2026Saints$1,250,000$625,000$0$1,250,000$1,875,0000.6%$3,750,000
2027Saints$3,250,000$625,000$0$3,250,000$3,875,0001.2%$3,250,000
2028Saints$3,500,000$625,000$0$0$4,125,0001.2%$3,500,000
2029Saints$3,500,000$625,000$0$0$4,125,000--$3,500,000
Total$15,510,000$2,755,000$50,000$4,915,000$18,315,000$18,565,000

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnapsPunts
SpecialPuntsYardsLongIn 20TBBlk
202217032.3%733457733211
202317030.1%592873681670
202417032.9%562604662751
202517029.8%653184772530

Valuation Diamond

The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.

OTC ValuationAPY
Regular$2,754,000$3,500,000
Injury Adjusted$2,754,000$3,500,000
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OTC Valuation $489k $978k $1.5M $2M $2.4M APY $683.3k $1.4M $2.1M $2.7M $3.4M $2,066,000 $2,000,000

Weekly Valuation Trends

The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.

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