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Nahshon Wright

DB

#26

Experience: 5 years

Height: 6-4

Age: 27

Weight: 199 lbs

College: Oregon State

2025 SEASON

  • Solo
    36
  • SCK
    0
  • FF
    1
  • INT
    5
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Defense

Field Position

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line 3 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line 12 27 16 11 0 0 5 2 0 6 3 6
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line 5 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line 12 19 15 4 0 0 6 3 1 112 37.3 74

Game Halves

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
1st Half 13 26 18 8 0 0 4 3 0 38 12.7 38
Last Two Minutes of Half 6 8 6 2 0 0 2 2 0 6 3 6
2nd Half 12 29 18 11 0 0 7 2 1 80 40 74

Home vs Road

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Home Games 6 24 15 9 0 0 7 3 1 112 37.3 74
Road Games 8 31 21 10 0 0 4 2 0 6 3 6

Margin of Victory

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Margin 0-7 6 22 16 6 0 0 7 3 0 6 2 6
Margin 15+ 2 10 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Margin 8-14 2 7 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 38 38 38

Point Differential

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Ahead 12 36 25 11 0 0 9 4 1 118 29.5 74
Ahead by 1-8 Points 11 22 15 7 0 0 6 4 1 118 29.5 74
Ahead by 9-16 Points 8 11 8 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Behind 7 13 7 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Behind by 1-8 Points 7 11 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Behind by 9-16 Points 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tied 14 6 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

Quarters

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
1st Quarter 10 11 8 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
4th Quarter 11 22 12 10 0 0 3 1 0 6 6 6
4th Quarter within 7 6 10 4 6 0 0 1 1 0 6 6 6
2nd Quarter 10 15 10 5 0 0 2 2 0 38 19 38
3rd Quarter 10 7 6 1 0 0 4 1 1 74 74 74

Stadium Surfaces

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Grass 10 39 27 12 0 0 8 3 1 112 37.3 74
Turf 4 16 9 7 0 0 3 2 0 6 3 6

Biography

PRO CAREER

  • In his fifth season in the NFL and first with the Bears in 2025
  • Has played in 37 career regular season games (six starts), with the Dallas Cowboys (2021-23) and Minnesota Vikings (2024)
  • He also adds one postseason appearance with the Cowboys in 2023
  • In his career, has totaled 50 tackles (36 solo), two interceptions (one returned for a TD) and six passes defensed
  • Originally entered the NFL as a third-round pick (99th overall) by the Cowboys in 2021

2025 SEASON (BEARS)

  • Has appeared in all four games with three starts
  • Has 19 tackles (13 solo) including one tackle for loss along with an interception returned for a touchdown
  • Had a 74-yard interception returned for a touchdown in Week 1
  • The 74-yard pick-six was the first pick-six of the NFL season, the longest interception return for the Bears since 2017 (Jackson, 76 yards vs. Car.) and tied for the fourth longest interception returned for a touchdown for the Bears since at least 1960

2024 SEASON (VIKINGS)

  • Was traded to the Vikings before the start of the season
  • Spent the season on the practice squad, playing in one game via standard elevation

2023 SEASON (COWBOYS)

  • Played in 12 games, primarily on special teams
  • Had a pair of tackles and a pass defended along with three special teams tackles
  • Also appeared in the Cowboys' Wild Card playoff game
  • Spent the first five weeks of the season on the reserved/injured list

2022 SEASON (COWBOYS)

  • Played in seven games, including starts in each of the final two games of the season
  • Had 21 tackles (16 solo), one interception, four passes defended and a tackle for loss

2021 SEASON (COWBOYS)

  • Played in 13 games as rookie, including one start
  • Had seven tackles (five solo) on defense
  • Added pair of special teams tackles, where he contributed on over half of the teams snaps

TRANSACTIONS

  • 07/21/2021: Signed/Draft Choice to the Cowboys
  • 08/09/2024: Traded to the Vikings (DB Andrew Booth Jr.)
  • 08/27/2024: Released by Vikings
  • 08/28/2024: Signed to Vikings Practice Squad
  • 01/17/2025: Re-signed with the Vikings
  • 04/07/2025: Released by Vikings
  • 04/08/2025: Signed/UFA with the Bears

COLLEGE

  • Played his first college season at Laney Junior College (2018) before transferring to Oregon State (2019-20)
  • In his two seasons in Corvallis, he started 16 of the 18 games he played and registered 64 total tackles, including one sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, five interceptions, 11 passes defensed and one forced fumble

PERSONAL

  • Was a two-way player at James Logan High School in Union City, California
  • Also earned letters in track and basketball
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