No. 9 – Denver Broncos | |||||||||
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Position: | Punter | ||||||||
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Born: | Syracuse, New York, U.S. | August 24, 1993||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Christian Brothers Academy (DeWitt, New York) | ||||||||
College: | Syracuse | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 7 / Pick: 228 | ||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Riley T. Dixon (born August 24, 1993) is an American professional 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.
Dixon attended and played high school football at Christian Brothers Academy in DeWitt, New York. [1]
Dixon attended and played college football at Syracuse. [2]
Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Punting | ||
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Punts | Yds | Avg | ||||||
2012 | Syracuse | Big East | SO | K | 2 | 3 | 109 | 36.3 |
2013 | Syracuse | ACC | SO | K | 13 | 75 | 3,161 | 42.1 |
2014 | Syracuse | ACC | SR | K | 12 | 75 | 3,182 | 42.4 |
2015 | Syracuse | ACC | SR | P | 12 | 65 | 2,839 | 43.7 |
Career | Syracuse | 39 | 218 | 9,291 | 42.6 |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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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] |
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]
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]
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]
On March 21, 2023, Dixon signed a two-year contract with the Broncos. [23]
Year | Team | GP | Punting | Passing | |||||||||
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Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | Blk | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | |||
2016 | DEN | 16 | 89 | 4,068 | 45.7 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
2017 | DEN | 16 | 73 | 3,331 | 45.6 | 60 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2018 | NYG | 16 | 71 | 3,226 | 45.4 | 60 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2019 | NYG | 16 | 69 | 3,178 | 46.1 | 62 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2020 | NYG | 16 | 65 | 2,911 | 44.8 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
2021 | NYG | 17 | 74 | 3,283 | 44.4 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
2022 | LAR | 17 | 71 | 3,434 | 48.4 | 67 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 104.2 |
2023 | DEN | 17 | 79 | 3,659 | 46.3 | 68 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career | 131 | 591 | 27,090 | 45.8 | 71 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 80.4 |
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