Riley Dixon

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Riley Dixon
Riley Dixon Falcons vs Giants SEP2021.png
Dixon playing for the New York Giants in 2021
No. 9 – Denver Broncos
Position: Punter
Personal information
Born: (1993-08-24) August 24, 1993 (age 30)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:221 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Christian Brothers Academy
(DeWitt, New York)
College: Syracuse
NFL draft: 2016  / Round: 7 / Pick: 228
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Punts:591
Punting yards:27,090
Punting average:45.8
Inside 20:198
Player stats at PFR

Riley T. Dixon (born August 24, 1993) is an American football punter for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Broncos in the seventh round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He played college football at Syracuse.

Contents

Early years

Dixon attended and played high school football at Christian Brothers Academy in DeWitt, New York. [1]

College career

Dixon attended and played college football at Syracuse. [2]

College statistics

YearSchoolConfClassPosGPunting
PuntsYdsAvg
2012 Syracuse Big East SOK2310936.3
2013 Syracuse ACC SOK13753,16142.1
2014 Syracuse ACC SRK12753,18242.4
2015 Syracuse ACC SRP12652,83943.7
Career Syracuse392189,29142.6

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 4+1⁄4 in
(1.94 m)		221 lb
(100 kg)		32+1⁄4 in
(0.82 m)		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)
All values from NFL Combine [3] [4]

Denver Broncos (first stint)

Dixon with the Broncos in 2016 Riley Dixon.JPG
Dixon with the Broncos in 2016

Dixon was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 228th overall pick. [5] He was the second of three punters selected in the draft. [6]

On May 11, 2016, the Broncos signed Dixon to a four-year, $2.42 million rookie contract, with a signing bonus of $80,009. [7] Dixon won the punting job on August 30, 2016, when the Broncos released veteran Britton Colquitt. [8] On December 11, 2016, Dixon threw a 16-yard pass on a fake punt, becoming the second Broncos punter to ever throw a pass after Chris Norman in 1986. [9] In his rookie season, he punted 89 times for a 41.3 net average, the highest by a rookie in NFL history. [10] He was named to the 2016 All-Rookie Team, the first Bronco since Chris Harris Jr. & Von Miller were both selected in 2011. [11] In the 2017 season, he had 73 punts for 3,331 net yards for a 45.63 average. [12]

New York Giants

On April 20, 2018, Dixon was traded to the New York Giants for a 2019 conditional seventh-round draft pick after the Broncos signed former Raiders punter Marquette King. [13] In the 2018 season, he had 71 punts for 3,226 net yards for a 45.44 average. [14]

On December 8, 2019, Dixon signed a three-year contract extension with the Giants. [15]

On November 15, 2020, Dixon kicked a 71 yard punt in a game against the Eagles, the longest punt of his career. [16] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Giants on November 18, 2020, [17] and activated on November 23. [18]

On December 21, 2021, the Giants restructured Dixon’s contract to create cap space. [19]

On March 10, 2022, Dixon was released by the Giants. [20]

Los Angeles Rams

On April 5, 2022, Dixon signed a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Rams. [21]

In Week 16 against the Broncos, the Rams beat Denver 51–14, without ever punting the ball. The Christmas Day contest served as Dixon's first career zero–punt game. [22]

Denver Broncos (second stint)

On March 21, 2023, Dixon signed a two-year contract with the Broncos. [23]

NFL career statistics

YearTeamGPPuntingPassing
AttYdsAvgLngBlkCmpAttYdsTDIntRtg
2016 DEN 16894,06845.7680111600118.8
2017 DEN 16733,33145.6602——————
2018 NYG 16713,22645.4600——————
2019 NYG 16693,17846.1622——————
2020 NYG 16652,91144.87110100039.6
2021 NYG 17743,28344.46300100039.6
2022 LAR 17713,43448.4672221800104.2
2023 DEN 17793,65946.3680——————
Career 13159127,09045.871735340080.4

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