Riley Dixon

DIXON AT A GLANCE:

• An eighth-year player who has appeared in 114 games with Denver (2016-17), N.Y. Giants (2018-21) and L.A. Rams (2022), punting 512 times for 23,431 yards (45.8 avg. / 40.7 net) with 31 touchbacks and 171 punts inside of the 20-yard line.
• Since 2016, ranks in the Top-10 among punters in punts (1st—512), punting yards (2nd— 23,431) and punts inside of the 20-yard line (6th—171).
• Set a career-high 48.4 punting average in 17 games in 2022 with the Rams after punting 71 times for 3,434 yards with 19 punts inside of the 20-yard line, four touchbacks and a 40.8 net average.
• Punted 74 times in 17 games during 2021 with the Giants, totaling 3,283 yards (44.4 avg. / 39.5 net) with 24 punts inside of the 20-yard line and six touchbacks.
• In 2020, recorded 2,911 yards on 65 punts (44.8 avg. / 38.8 net) along with 28 punts inside of the 20-yard line and six touchbacks.
• Recorded a career-high 29 punts inside the 20-yard line on 69 punts and also totaled 3,178 yards (46.1 avg. / 42.3 net) and two touchbacks in 16 games in 2019.
• Contributed 3,226 yards on 71 punts (45.4 avg. / 41.8 net) with four touchbacks and 20 punts inside of the 20-yard line in 16 games during the 2018 season.
• Played in 16 games in 2017, punting 73 times for the Broncos for 3,331 yards (45.6 avg. / 40.2 net) with 23 punts inside of the 20-yard line and three touchbacks.
• Punted 89 times for 4,068 yards (45.7 avg.) with Denver in 2016, setting an NFL rookie record for single-season net punting average (41.3).
• Played 39 games for Syracuse University after joining the team as a walk-on, totaling 218 punts for 9,291 yards (42.9 avg.) with 72 punts inside the 20-yard line.
• Selected by the Broncos in the seventh round (228th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.
• Signed by Denver as an unrestricted free agent (L.A. Rams) on March 21, 2023.

DIXON AT A GLANCE:

• An eighth-year player who has appeared in 114 games with Denver (2016-17), N.Y. Giants (2018-21) and L.A. Rams (2022), punting 512 times for 23,431 yards (45.8 avg. / 40.7 net) with 31 touchbacks and 171 punts inside of the 20-yard line.
• Since 2016, ranks in the Top-10 among punters in punts (1st—512), punting yards (2nd— 23,431) and punts inside of the 20-yard line (6th—171).
• Set a career-high 48.4 punting average in 17 games in 2022 with the Rams after punting 71 times for 3,434 yards with 19 punts inside of the 20-yard line, four touchbacks and a 40.8 net average.
• Punted 74 times in 17 games during 2021 with the Giants, totaling 3,283 yards (44.4 avg. / 39.5 net) with 24 punts inside of the 20-yard line and six touchbacks.
• In 2020, recorded 2,911 yards on 65 punts (44.8 avg. / 38.8 net) along with 28 punts inside of the 20-yard line and six touchbacks.
• Recorded a career-high 29 punts inside the 20-yard line on 69 punts and also totaled 3,178 yards (46.1 avg. / 42.3 net) and two touchbacks in 16 games in 2019.
• Contributed 3,226 yards on 71 punts (45.4 avg. / 41.8 net) with four touchbacks and 20 punts inside of the 20-yard line in 16 games during the 2018 season.
• Played in 16 games in 2017, punting 73 times for the Broncos for 3,331 yards (45.6 avg. / 40.2 net) with 23 punts inside of the 20-yard line and three touchbacks.
• Punted 89 times for 4,068 yards (45.7 avg.) with Denver in 2016, setting an NFL rookie record for single-season net punting average (41.3).
• Played 39 games for Syracuse University after joining the team as a walk-on, totaling 218 punts for 9,291 yards (42.9 avg.) with 72 punts inside the 20-yard line.
• Selected by the Broncos in the seventh round (228th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.
• Signed by Denver as an unrestricted free agent (L.A. Rams) on March 21, 2023.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 5/11/16; Traded to N.Y. Giants 4/23/18; Re-Signed by N.Y. Giants 12/8/19; Released by N.Y. Giants 3/10/22; Signed by L.A. Rams 4/5/22; Signed by Denver 3/21/23.

2022: Dixon set a career-high 48.4 punting average in 17 games with the Rams after punting 71 times for 3,434 yards with 19 punts inside of the 20-yard line, four touchbacks and a 40.8 net average... Punted five times for 240 yards (48.0 avg. / 45.6 net) with one punt inside the 20-yard line vs. Car. (10/16)... Totaled 253 yards on five punts (50.6 avg. / 43.8 net) along with one punt inside the 20-yard line vs. S.F. (10/30)... Contributed a season-high nine punts for 477 yards (53.0 avg. / 43.9 net) along with two punts inside the 20-yard line at T.B. (11/6)... Punted six times for 286 yards (47.7 avg. / 41.0 net) and one punt inside the 20-yard line at N.O. (11/20).

2021: Dixon punted 74 times in 17 games with the Giants, totaling 3,283 yards (44.4 avg. / 39.5 net) with 24 punts inside of the 20-yard line and six touchbacks... Produced 215 yards and two punts inside of the 20-yard line on five punt attempts (43.0 avg. / 43.0 net) at K.C. (11/1)... Produced five punts for 228 yards (45.6 avg. / 41.6 net) with one punt inside the 20-yard line at LAC (12/12)... Totaled a season-high 306 yards on six punts (51.0 avg. / 47.2 net) with one punt inside the 20-yard line vs. Was. (1/9).

2020: Dixon recorded 2,911 yards on 65 punts (44.8 avg. / 38.8 net) along with 28 punts inside of the 20-yard line and six touchbacks... Placed two punts inside the 20-yard line and totaled 216 yards on five punts (43.2 avg. / 40.0 net) at LAR (10/4)... Punted six times for 265 yards (44.2 avg. / 42.0 net) and three punts inside the 20-yard line at Phi. (10/22)... Contributed five punts for 233 yards (46.6 avg. / 37.8 net) with two punts inside the 20-yard line at Cin. (11/29)... Punted a season-high eight times for 390 yards (48.8 avg. / 36.6 net) with one punt inside of the 20-yard line vs. Ari. (12/13)... Punted twice inside the 20-yard line and amassed 226 yards on five punts (45.2 avg. / 37.6 net) vs. Dal. (1/3).

2019: Dixon recorded a career-high 29 punts inside the 20-yard line on 69 punts and also totaled 3,178 yards (46.1 avg. / 42.3 net) and two touchbacks in 16 games... Placed two punts inside of the 20-yard line on five attempts and totaled 242 yards (48.4 avg. / 47.2 net) vs. Buf. (9/15)... Punted five times for 244 yards (48.8 avg. / 47.0 net) with one punt inside of the 20-yard line at T.B. (9/22)... Posted 322 yards on six punts (53.7 avg. / 45.5 net) with one punt inside the 20-yard line at NYJ (11/10)... Set a season-high four punts inside the 20-yard line on five attempts for 257 yards (51.4 avg. / 51.2 net) at Chi. (11/24)... Had a season-high nine punts for 415 yards (46.1 avg. / 43.6 net) with two punts inside the 20-yard line at Phi. (12/9)... Punted five times for 209 yards (41.8 avg. / 41.8 net) with two punts inside the 20-yard line vs. Mia. (12/15)... Contributed 257 yards on six punts (42.8 avg. / 42.3 net) with three punts inside of the 20-yard line vs. Phi. (12/29).

2018: Dixon contributed 3,226 yards on 71 punts (45.4 avg. / 41.8 net) with four touchbacks and 20 punts inside of the 20-yard line in 16 games... Punted five times for 247 yards (49.4 avg. / 43.4 net) vs. Jac. (9/9)... Set a season-high three punts inside the 20-yard line on six punts for 260 yards (43.3 avg. / 40.0 net) at Dal. (9/16)... Posted 253 yards on five punts (50.6 avg. / 41.2 net) with two punts inside the 20-yard line vs. Phi. (10/11)... Recorded three punts inside the 20-yard line on five punts and finished with 220 yards (44.0 avg. / 44.0 net) vs. Was. (10/28)... Punted five times for 238 yards (47.6 avg. / 42.8 net) with three punts inside the 20-yard line at S.F. (11/12)... Posted a season-high seven punts for 311 yards (44.4 avg. / 42.1 net) and one punt inside the 20-yard line vs. Chi. (12/2)... Totaled 258 yards on six punts (43.0 avg. / 43.3 net) with one punt inside the 20-yard line at Was. (12/9).

2017: Dixon punted 73 times for 3,331 yards (45.6 avg. / 40.2 net) with 23 punts inside the 20-yard line and two blocks... Punted three times for 144 yards (48.0 avg. / 49.0 net) vs. LAC (9/11)... Punted three times for 125 yards (41.7 avg.) and made one special-teams tackle at Buf. (9/24)... Punted four times for 162 yards (40.5 avg. / 40.5 net) at K.C. (10/30)... Punted six times for 302 yards (50.3 avg. / 46.7 net) at Phi. (11/5)... Punted five times for 222 yards (44.4 / 43.6 net) with a season-best four punts inside the 20-yard line vs. Cin. (11/19).

2016: Selected in the seventh round (228th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft, Dixon punted 89 times for 4,068 yards (45.7 avg. / 41.3 net)... Finished with the highest net punting average (41.3) by a rookie in NFL history... Punted seven times for 330 yards (47.1 avg. / 41.9 net) with five punts inside the 20-yard line at T.B. (10/2)... Punted five times for 253 yards (50.6 avg. / 47.8 net), including a 68-yard punt from the end zone with just over two minutes remaining in the game vs. S.D. (10/30)... Punted 11 times for 506 yards—the fifth-most yards in team history—(46.0 avg. / 40.8 net) with three punts inside the 20-yard line at Jac. (12/4)... Punted five times for 207 yards (41.4 avg. / 38.0 net) with two punts inside the 20-yard line in addition to completing a 16-yard pass at Ten. (12/11)... Became the second Broncos punter ever and first since Chris Norman (vs. K.C. on 11/16/86) to complete a pass.

COLLEGE: Dixon played 39 games for Syracuse University after joining the team as a walk-on, totaling 218 punts for 9,291 yards (42.9 avg.) with 72 punts inside the 20-yard line... Appeared in 12 games in 2015, totaling 65 punts for 2,839 yards (43.7 gross / 41.9 net) while placing 28 kicks inside the 20-yard line (43.1%) in his senior season at Syracuse... Named one of 10 semifinalists for the Ray Guy Award (nation's top punter) and a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy (most outstanding football scholar-athlete)... Played 12 games as a junior, punting 75 times for 3,182 yards (42.4 avg.) with 23 punts inside the 20-yard line... Earned honorable mention All-ACC recognition and was a Burlsworth Trophy nominee (most outstanding player who began his career as a walk-on)... Completed the eventual game-winning pass (1 yd.) on a fake field goal in dou- ble overtime vs. Villanova (8/29/14)... Rushed for 42 yards on a fake punt against Notre Dame (9/27/14)... Saw action in all 13 games in 2013, punting 75 times for 3,161 yards (42.1 avg.)... Booted a school-record 75-yard punt against Clemson (10/5/13)... Rewarded with a scholarship at the end of his redshirt sophomore season.

PERSONAL: Dixon oversaw punting and kicking duties for Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse, N.Y.... Named to the 2010 Post-Standard All-Central New York first team... Also lettered in baseball... Earned his undergraduate degree in accounting and is currently pursuing a master's degree in accounting... Named to Syracuse's Athletic Director Honor Roll in nine consecutive semesters in addition to making the 2013 and 2014 All-ACC Academic teams... Riley Dixon was born on Aug. 24, 1993, in Oneida, N.Y.