Punter, Syracuse, 2011–15
Riley Dixon
- Number
- No. 92
- Height
- 6′5″
- Hometown
- Blossvale, NY
- Born
- Aug 24, 1993, in Oneida, New York
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Riley Dixon played punter at Syracuse (2011–15). The Denver Broncos took Dixon in round 7, No. 228 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Team titles: Big East champions, 2012
Punting
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2015 Syracuse 12 games, 65 punts, 43.7 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Rhode Island | W 47–0 | 5 | 211 | 64 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Wake Forest | W 30–17 | 4 | 161 | 50 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Central Michigan | W 30–27 | 5 | 252 | 60 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. LSU | L 24–34 | 5 | 228 | 56 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at South Florida | L 24–45 | 4 | 187 | 52 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Virginia | L 38–44 | 2 | 73 | 47 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs. Pittsburgh | L 20–23 | 3 | 115 | 51 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at Florida State | L 21–45 | 9 | 404 | 62 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at Louisville | L 17–41 | 8 | 347 | 52 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Clemson | L 27–37 | 6 | 291 | 63 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at NC State | L 29–42 | 6 | 278 | 55 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Boston College | W 20–17 | 8 | 292 | 45 | 0 |
2014 Syracuse 12 games, 75 punts, 42.4 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Villanova | W 27–26 | 5 | 217 | 51 | 2 |
| Sep 13 | atCentral Michigan | W 40–3 | 3 | 118 | 47 | 3 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Maryland | L 20–34 | 5 | 210 | 56 | 2 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Notre Dame | L 15–31 | 5 | 194 | 44 | 2 |
| Oct 3 | vs.Louisville | L 6–28 | 7 | 311 | 49 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs.Florida State | L 20–38 | 3 | 145 | 54 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | atWake Forest | W 30–7 | 6 | 266 | 60 | 2 |
| Oct 25 | atClemson | L 6–16 | 9 | 408 | 53 | 3 |
| Nov 1 | vs.NC State | L 17–24 | 9 | 353 | 57 | 3 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Duke | L 10–27 | 9 | 416 | 58 | 2 |
| Nov 22 | atPittsburgh | L 7–30 | 5 | 212 | 48 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | atBoston College | L 7–28 | 9 | 332 | 47 | 2 |
2013 Syracuse 13 games, 75 punts, 42.1 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Penn State | L 17–23 | 1 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Northwestern | L 27–48 | 4 | 194 | 56 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Wagner | W 54–0 | 4 | 172 | 66 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Tulane | W 52–17 | 4 | 175 | 54 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Clemson | L 14–49 | 9 | 418 | 75 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | atNC State | W 24–10 | 7 | 263 | 47 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Georgia Tech | L 0–56 | 7 | 325 | 54 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Wake Forest | W 13–0 | 11 | 442 | 55 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atMaryland | W 20–3 | 7 | 269 | 44 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atFlorida State | L 3–59 | 7 | 280 | 53 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Pittsburgh | L 16–17 | 8 | 318 | 53 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Boston College | W 34–31 | 2 | 97 | 52 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Minnesota | W 21–17 | 4 | 172 | 47 | 0 |
2012 Syracuse 2 games, 3 punts, 36.3 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. USC | L 29–42 | 2 | 61 | 49 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Stony Brook | W 28–17 | 1 | 48 | 48 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2016 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–27).
| Drill | Combine 2016 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4¼″ |
| Weight | 221 lb |
| Arm length | 32¼″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
| Wingspan | 77⅝″W |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
11 seasons, 168 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Denver Broncos | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Denver Broncos | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | New York Giants | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | New York Giants | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | New York Giants | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | New York Giants | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Denver Broncos | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Denver Broncos | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 168 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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