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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
    71
  • AVG
    47.08
  • LNG
    65
  • In 20
    32
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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 10 10 443 52 44.3 0 5 62 0 38.1
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line 15 50 2474 65 49.5 0 21 181 24 45.1

Game Halves

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
1st Half 14 35 1677 65 47.9 0 15 152 19 43.6
Last Two Minutes of Half 6 6 295 54 49.2 0 3 55 2 40
2nd Half 15 36 1666 65 46.3 0 12 91 13 41

Home vs Road

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Home Games 7 34 1638 61 48.2 0 13 119 18 42.3
Road Games 8 37 1705 65 46.1 0 14 124 14 42.2

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+ 5 20 906 57 45.3 0 5 71 9 38.8
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 12 29 1313 60 45.3 0 9 62 8 41.1
Ahead by 1-8 Points 9 17 748 54 44 0 6 22 5 42.7
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 15 13 621 61 47.8 0 6 58 6 43.3

Quarters

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
1st Quarter 12 19 884 61 46.5 0 7 70 10 42.8
4th Quarter 11 13 608 54 46.8 0 6 39 6 42.2
4th Quarter within 7 4 6 279 54 46.5 0 3 10 3 44.8
2nd Quarter 8 16 793 65 49.6 0 8 82 9 44.4
3rd Quarter 14 23 1058 65 46 0 6 52 7 40.3

Stadium Surfaces

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Turf 15 71 3343 65 47.1 0 27 243 32 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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