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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
    51
  • AVG
    46.67
  • LNG
    65
  • In 20
    22
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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 6 9 335 45 37.2 0 1 0 8 35
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line 9 9 397 52 44.1 0 5 62 0 37.2
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line 11 33 1648 65 49.9 0 14 106 14 45.5

Game Halves

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
1st Half 10 26 1207 65 46.4 0 11 91 13 42.9
Last Two Minutes of Half 4 4 197 54 49.2 0 2 19 2 44.5
2nd Half 11 25 1173 65 46.9 0 9 77 9 41.4

Home vs Road

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Home Games 5 23 1095 60 47.6 0 9 75 12 42.6
Road Games 6 28 1285 65 45.9 0 11 93 10 41.9

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+ 4 14 619 53 44.2 0 3 35 6 40.3
Margin 8-14 1 3 153 60 51 0 0 0 2 44.3

Point Differential

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Ahead 8 21 947 60 45.1 0 6 37 7 41.4
Ahead by 1-8 Points 6 12 528 54 44 0 4 14 4 42.8
Ahead by 9-16 Points 3 4 186 60 46.5 0 0 0 1 36.5
Behind 7 20 974 65 48.7 0 9 81 12 43.6
Behind by 1-8 Points 6 10 482 65 48.2 0 3 21 7 44.1
Behind by 9-16 Points 3 5 254 58 50.8 0 3 13 4 48.2
Tied 11 10 459 57 45.9 0 5 50 3 40.9

Quarters

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
1st Quarter 10 16 722 57 45.1 0 6 62 7 41.2
4th Quarter 8 9 419 54 46.6 0 5 31 4 43.1
4th Quarter within 7 2 3 139 54 46.3 0 2 2 1 45.7
2nd Quarter 5 10 485 65 48.5 0 5 29 6 45.6
3rd Quarter 10 16 754 65 47.1 0 4 46 5 40.5

Stadium Surfaces

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Turf 11 51 2380 65 46.7 0 20 168 22 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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