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This is a 2024 photo of Riley Dixon of the Denver Broncos NFL football team. This image reflects the Denver Broncos active roster as of June 10, 2024 when this image was taken. (AP Photo)

Riley Dixon

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#9

Experience: 9 years

Height: 6-4

Age: 31

Weight: 221 lbs

College: Syracuse

2024 SEASON

  • PUNTS
    77
  • AVG
    46.71
  • LNG
    65
  • In 20
    33
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Punting

Field Position

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line 7 11 426 49 38.7 0 1 0 8 33.3
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line 11 12 531 52 44.2 0 5 62 0 39.1
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line 17 54 2640 65 48.9 0 23 189 25 44.6

Game Halves

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
1st Half 15 37 1765 65 47.7 0 16 156 19 43.5
Last Two Minutes of Half 7 7 339 54 48.4 0 3 55 3 40.6
2nd Half 16 38 1754 65 46.2 0 13 95 14 41

Home vs Road

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Home Games 8 36 1726 61 47.9 0 14 123 19 42.3
Road Games 9 41 1871 65 45.6 0 15 128 14 42

Margin of Victory

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Margin 0-7 1 8 339 54 42.4 0 5 31 3 38.5
Margin 15+ 6 22 994 57 45.2 0 6 75 10 39
Margin 8-14 3 12 601 61 50.1 0 4 22 7 46.6

Point Differential

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Ahead 14 33 1489 60 45.1 0 11 70 9 41.2
Ahead by 1-8 Points 10 19 836 54 44 0 7 26 5 42.6
Ahead by 9-16 Points 5 7 332 60 47.4 0 1 17 1 36.4
Behind 11 29 1409 65 48.6 0 12 123 18 43
Behind by 1-8 Points 10 18 860 65 47.8 0 5 63 12 42.1
Behind by 9-16 Points 4 6 311 58 51.8 0 4 13 5 49.7
Tied 17 15 699 61 46.6 0 6 58 6 42.7

Quarters

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
1st Quarter 13 20 924 61 46.2 0 8 74 10 42.5
4th Quarter 12 14 652 54 46.6 0 6 39 7 42.4
4th Quarter within 7 4 6 279 54 46.5 0 3 10 3 44.8
Overtime 1 2 78 40 39 0 0 0 0 39
2nd Quarter 9 17 841 65 49.5 0 8 82 9 44.6
3rd Quarter 15 24 1102 65 45.9 0 7 56 7 40.2

Stadium Surfaces

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Turf 17 77 3597 65 46.7 0 29 251 33 42.2

Biography

DIXON AT A GLANCE:

• A ninth-year player who has appeared in 131 games with Denver (2016-17; '23), N.Y. Giants (2018-21) and L.A. Rams (2022), punting 591 times for 27,090 yards (45.8 avg. / 40.9 net) with 37 touchbacks and 198 punts inside of the 20-yard line.

• Since 2016, ranks in the Top-10 among punters in punts (1st—591), punting yards (2nd—27,090) and punts inside of the 20-yard line (3rd—198).

• Punted 79 times for 3,659 yards (46.3 avg. / 42.3 net) with 27 punts inside the 20-yard line and six touchbacks in 2023.

• 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.

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