Randy Wright

Not to be confused with Randy White.

Randy Wright

No. 16
Position	Quarterback
Personal information
Born	(1961-01-12) January 12, 1961 Austin, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Charles (St. Charles, Illinois)
College	Wisconsin
NFL draft	1984: 6th round, 153rd overall pick
Career history
Green Bay Packers (1984–1988) Pittsburgh Steelers (1990)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts 1,119 Passing completions 602 Completion percentage 53.8% TD–INT 31–57 Passing yards 7,106 Passer rating 61.4 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Randall Steven Wright (born January 12, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the Green Bay Packers from 1984 to 1988. In 2016, USA Today named Wright the worst starting quarterback in Packers' history. After his playing career, he became a color commentator and covered Big Ten football for ESPN for 12 years.

High school

Randy Wright attended St. Charles High School in St. Charles, Illinois. He is a member of the St. Charles Saints Hall of Fame. He attended Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in Acton, Massachusetts as a sophomore (1976–1977). He was the Colonial's starting quarterback.

College career

Wright played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in Madison.

Professional career

Wright was occasionally the starting quarterback in the 1985 season, sharing the role with Jim Zorn and Lynn Dickey. Wright played the entire 1986 NFL season as the starter and shared starting quarterback duties with his successor, Don Majkowski, from 1987 to 1988.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games			Passing									Rushing					Sacks
		GP	GS	Record	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	Lng	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Sck	Yds
1984	GNB	8	1	1–0	27	62	43.5	310	5.0	56	2	6	30.4	8	11	1.4	5	0	4	17
1985	GNB	5	1	0–1	39	74	52.7	552	7.5	38	2	4	63.6	8	8	1.0	8	0	8	67
1986	GNB	16	16	4–12	263	492	53.5	3,247	6.6	62	17	23	66.2	18	41	2.3	18	1	33	243
1987	GNB	9	7	1–6	132	247	53.4	1,507	6.1	66	6	11	61.6	13	70	5.4	27	0	20	128
1988	GNB	8	7	1–6	141	244	57.8	1,490	6.1	51	4	13	58.9	8	43	5.4	19	2	20	148
Career		46	32	7–25	602	1,119	53.8	7,106	6.4	66	31	57	61.4	55	173	3.1	27	3	85	603