Nahshon Wright
New York JetsModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
STM Take
First STTM top-80 finish at tier 8 (#74) in year five as a 99th overall 3rd-round pick puts Wright in the late-bloomer journeyman class. The Oregon State Pac-12 3rd-round origin plus the multi-team experience give him basic plug-in veteran value. The 2026 question is whether Wright holds tier 8 or whether the role compresses to swing depth.
Wright came out of Oregon State as the Dallas Cowboys' 3rd-round pick (99th overall) in 2021 and bounced through the Cowboys and now Bears across five NFL seasons. His first STTM appearance in the top 80 comes in 2025 at tier 8 (#74), reflecting a year-five emergence for a Day 2 prospect.
Strengths
- Oregon State Pac-12 3rd-round draft pedigree plus five years of NFL survival gives him basic plug-in veteran value.
- Year-five tier 8 (#74) STTM finish gives him the rare late-bloomer Day 2 emergence.
Concerns
- Single tier 8 finish in year five without prior top-100 STTM history caps the long-term projection certainty.
- Chicago's broader defensive identity transition compresses the structural support around Wright.
What to watch: Whether Wright holds tier 8 or better in 2026 with the Bears or whether the role compresses to swing depth.
Comps
Nahshon Wright Injury StatusNot listed
Nahshon Wright is not on the injury report as of Oct 7. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
Draft & College
He went about where consensus had him.
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Of the 410 players taken as a third-rounder between 2012 and 2021, 51% earned a second contract and 39% became starters. The median one started 21 career games.