Riley Dixon

Riley Dixon (born August 24, 1993) is an American football punter for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He played college football at Syracuse University.

Early years
Dixon attended and played high school football at Christian Brothers Academy in DeWitt, New York.

College career
Dixon attended and played college football at Syracuse.

Denver Broncos
Dixon was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 228th overall pick. He was the second of three punters selected in the draft.

On May 11, 2016, the Broncos signed Dixon to a four-year, $2.42 million rookie contract, with a signing bonus of $80,009. Dixon won the punting job on August 30, 2016, when the Broncos released veteran Britton Colquitt. On December 11, 2016, Dixon threw a 16-yard pass on a fake punt, becoming the second Broncos punter to ever throw a pass, the first time was by Chris Norman in 1986. In his rookie season, he punted 89 times for a 41.3 net average, the highest by a rookie in NFL history. He was named to the 2016 All-Rookie Team, the first Bronco since Chris Harris Jr. & Von Miller were both selected in 2011. In the 2017 season, he had 73 punts for 3,331 net yards for a 45.63 average.

New York Giants
On April 20, 2018, Dixon was traded to the New York Giants for a 2019 conditional seventh-round draft pick after the Broncos signed former Raiders punter Marquette King. In the 2018 season, he had 71 punts for 3,226	net yards for a 45.44 average.