College football fans might have thought that all they need to focus on this season are the 2026 stars in the making. But turns out that they now need to turn their focus towards the future. Not even the 2027 class. Skipping that, right now, the 2028 class is now the talk of the town. Courtesy? All thanks to the rising 2028 wide receiver star Brysen Wright.

Wright is a high school football player who is heading into his sophomore year at Mandarin High School in Jacksonville, Florida. He will have to wait till the 2028 class to hit the college gridiron. But so what? Wright has all the spotlights on him as he wrangled in another unbelievable touchdown reception at the NFL Flag Championships, on Saturday, July 19.

It’s hard not to replay Wright’s video from the event. Rivals tweeted the clip. The caption read, “Elite 2028 WR Brysen Wright takes flight for an absurd touchdown catch at the NFL Flag Championships🤯.” The video has already garnered 75.2K views within 24 hours. This tweet was then re-shared by college football insider Pete Nakos, who came up with more interesting insights about Wright. “Brysen Wright recently signed a five-figure trading card deal that pays the soon-to-be 10th grader a first-round NFL wide receiver rate per autograph. And he’s showing why he’s already viewed as an elite WR recruit,” per Nakos.

The 6-foot-3.5, 210-pounder has been the show stealer of the evening after he rolled out an impressive campaign at Overtime’s OT7. Wright has kept him under constant hustle, and has been making plays like Saturdays all spring and summer long. With this, he was able to break the notion that says flag football players can’t catch. Wright pulled off one of the best catches you’ll ever see after beating triple coverage. In the video, one could spot the one-hander throwing himself up in the air. And while the pigskin was still up in the air, he secured it with just one hand. What a balance!

However, even before this heroic feat, the soon-to-be 10th grader had been inducted into the world of NIL. As per the On3 reports, Wright has bagged an NIL deal signing with Wild Card. Till now, only college football players have been featured in the trading cards. Signing with Wright marks Wild Cards’ first foray into the high school space. However, Leaf Trading Cards and Topps have already walked into the high school arena.

While it’s indeed a big deal for the trading cards company, Wright already finds NFL buzz around his name. As Dan Everett of ESM, told On3, “This is Brysen’s first trading card partnership. The five-figure deal pays the soon-to-be 10th grader a first-round NFL wide receiver rate per autograph.” Now, why wouldn’t he get offered a hefty amount? After all, as per the scouts, Wright is already giving away 2014 New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. vibes with his one-handed grab. And all these efforts did not go unnoticed, as Wright found himself on one of the NFL stars’ radars.

Brysen Wright’s one-handed magic leaves NFL stars speechless.

Wright must be only 14 years old, but he has already made Super Bowl winner Patrick Mahomes his fan. The Jaguars Elite 14U wide receiver’s one-handed backhand touchdown grab in triple coverage pulled in Mahomes to Adam Schefter in his fandom. The Kansas City Chiefs star chimed in to share, as if he couldn’t believe his eyes, that Wright, who is still in high school, made that catch. “Yooo what? 😂😂😂,” said Mahomes. 

Schefter, on the other hand, confidently wrote, “Not sure there has been a catch quite like this.” Wright followed the one-handed heroic touchdown with another acrobatic back-shoulder catch and even contributed a clutch interception on defense. This helped his team to the championship round.

As Rivals quoted their Director of Scouting and Rankings Charles Power, “Wright looked like the top wide receiver on hand in Dallas, coming down with 11 touchdown grabs over the weekend, en route to earning Rivals MVP honors. At 6-foot-3.5 and around 210 pounds, Wright is incredibly physically advanced for a 14-year-old. He has outstanding movement skills and burst at his size, showing the ability to separate off the line and pull away on vertical routes.” After the blockbuster Saturday, college football fans must already be losing their sleep. 

The 4-star Brysen Wright already holds more than 16 college offers. His frontrunners? “LSU, Georgia, Miami, Florida, and Florida State are schools I like. All of those have communicated with me, they are top programs, and I like what I know about them so far.  Florida, Florida State, Miami, and Georgia are easy to get to and close to home, so I like that about them. They have great coaches, too, and they produce players. LSU is known for producing receivers and putting them in the league, so I definitely have my eyes on that,” Wright told insider Chad Simmons on March 24. The road to 2028 is long—let’s see which school plays the long game for Wright.