Alex Wright

Alexander Wright (born September 5, 2000) is an American professional football defensive end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UAB Blazers.

Early life Wright grew up in Elba, Alabama and attended Elba High School. He was named second-team All-State as a senior after recording 63 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, and 6 sacks. Wright committed to play college football at UAB over offers from Wake Forest, Duke, Tulane, Virginia, and Louisville.

College career Wright was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team after recording 28 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks with one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries. As a sophomore, he had 17 tackles with three tackles for loss and one sack. Wright was named second-team All-Conference USA after finishing his junior season with 46 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, seven sacks, and two forced fumbles. Following the end of the season, Wright declared that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2022 NFL Draft.

Professional career

Wright was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 78th overall pick in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft.

Wright suffered a torn triceps in Week 4 of the 2024 season and was placed on injured reserve.

On November 20, 2025, Wright signed a three-year, $33 million contract extension with the Browns.

On August 23, 2026, Wright was placed on injured reserve.

NFL career statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Sfty Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD 2022 CLE 17 5 28 13 15 0.0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 2023 CLE 16 1 25 16 9 5.0 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2024 CLE 4 0 8 5 3 1.0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 CLE 14 9 37 21 16 5.5 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0Career 51 15 98 55 43 11.5 21 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 8 3 0 2 0 0

Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD 2023 CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0