Riley Dixon

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Experience: 10 years

Height: 6-4

Age: 32

Weight: 221 lbs

College: Syracuse

2025 SEASON

PUNTS

10
AVG

50.89
LNG

62
In 20

2

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Year

Season

Punting

Field Position

	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	BLK	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line	1	2	123	62	61.5	0	2	29	0	47
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line	2	7	335	60	47.9	1	3	67	2	35.4

Game Halves

	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	BLK	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
1st Half	2	5	265	62	53	0	3	45	1	44
Last Two Minutes of Half	2	2	104	62	52	0	1	17	0	43.5
2nd Half	2	4	193	57	48.2	1	2	51	1	30.5

Home vs Road

	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	BLK	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
Road Games	2	9	458	62	50.9	1	5	96	2	38

Margin of Victory

	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	BLK	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
Margin 0-7	2	9	458	62	50.9	1	5	96	2	38

Point Differential

	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	BLK	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
Ahead	2	6	295	60	49.2	1	3	67	1	34.7
Ahead by 1-8 Points	2	6	295	60	49.2	1	3	67	1	34.7
Behind	1	2	101	61	50.5	0	1	12	1	44.5
Behind by 1-8 Points	1	2	101	61	50.5	0	1	12	1	44.5
Tied	2	1	62	62	62	0	1	17	0	45

Quarters

	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	BLK	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
1st Quarter	1	2	101	61	50.5	0	1	12	1	44.5
4th Quarter	2	2	92	50	46	1	1	53	1	19.5
4th Quarter within 7	2	2	92	50	46	1	1	53	1	19.5
2nd Quarter	2	3	164	62	54.7	0	2	33	0	43.7
3rd Quarter	1	2	101	57	50.5	0	1	-2	0	41.5

Stadium Surfaces

	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	BLK	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
Turf	2	9	458	62	50.9	1	5	96	2	38

Biography

The Los Angeles Rams signed veteran punter Riley Dixon to a one-year deal on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.

NFL Career:

Has appeared in 97 regular season games and recorded 441 punts for 19,997 yards (45.3 avg.) and 18,146 net punting yards.
Had a career-long 71-yard punt against the Eagles during his time with the New York Giants in the 2020 campaign.
Has played snaps as a placeholder on field goal attempts.
Has tallied 155 punts inside the 20 yard-line and 56 punts inside the 10-yard line.
Has thrown three passes in the NFL, completing one of them for a 16-yard gain in 2016. Became the first Broncos punter to complete a pass since Chris Norman in 1986.
He was one of three punters drafted in 2016 (second of three) and went no. 228 overall.
Was selected to the PFWA 2016 All-Rookie Team.
In 2016 as a rookie, he kicked the fifth-most punts (89) and had the fourth-most yards (4,068), with the 11th-longest punt (68 yards).

College: Earned three letters during his time at Syracuse and made the team as a walk-on prior to the 2011 season. Dixon earned a scholarship at the conclusion of the 2013 season. He finished third in Orange history in career punting average (42.62), fifth in career punting yards (9,291) and fifth in punts (218). Dixon set the school record with a 75-yard punt against Clemson in 2013. The honor roll scholar-athlete was a 2012 BIG EAST All-Academic Team selection, was named to the 2013 and 2014 All-ACC Academic Team along with a 2013 and 2014 ACC Honor Roll selection. He was one of the 10 semifinalists for the Ray Guy Award, presented annually to the nation's top punter following his senior season in 2015. He earned ACSMA All-ACC First Team selection and was named to the All-ACC Second Team by the conference's head coaches. Dixon was a William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist for the most outstanding football scholar-athlete and was a Burlsworth Trophy nominee for most outstanding player that began his career as a walk-on. He ranked fourth in the ACC and sixth on the SU single-season record list in punting average (43.7). His 2,839 punting yards was the eighth- best season total in school history. He placed 43.1 percent (28) of his 65 punts inside the 20-yard line with only five touchbacks and more than 78 percent (51-65) of his punts were not returned. His junior year in 2014, his 75 punts tied for third on the SU single- season record list and his 3,182 punting yards marked the third- highest, single season total in school history.

Personal: Dixon is a former high school quarterback and didn't start playing the position until he was a junior in high school at Christian Brothers Academy in New York. He transitioned to punter and kicker and was named to the 2019 Post-Standard All-Central New York First Team. He was a third-team all-state selection and also lettered in baseball. He is the son of Tom Dixon and Kimberly Coon and has one sister. Dixon earned his undergraduate degree in accounting.

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