TRANSACTIONS:
- Originally a 7th round (228th pick overall) draft choice by the Denver Broncos in 2016…Traded to the Giants for a conditional 7th-round draft choice on April 23, 2018.
TRANSACTIONS:
- Originally a 7th round (228th pick overall) draft choice by the Denver Broncos in 2016…Traded to the Giants for a conditional 7th-round draft choice on April 23, 2018.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Dixon played in all 32 regular-season games in his 2 seasons in Denver, where he had a 45.7-yard gross average and a 40.8-yard net average on 162 punts…Placed 51 balls inside the 20-yard line…His longest punt traveled 68 yards…Dixon has also kicked off 5 times.
- In 2017, Dixon booted 73 punts for the Broncos. He had a 45.6-yard gross average and a 40.2-yard net average…Had a season-high 8 punts at the Chargers (10/22) and at Oakland (11/26)…Finished with a 44.3-yard net average on 3 punts vs. the Giants (10/15)…Recorded a season-high 49.0-yard net average (minimum 3 punts) vs. the Chargers (9/11).
- In 2016, set an NFL rookie record for single-season net punting average (41.3 yards) on 89 kicks…Had a 45.7-yard gross average and placed 28 balls inside the 20-yard line…Completed a 16-yard pass on a fake punt at Tennessee (12/11)…Became the 2nd Broncos punter to ever complete a pass, and the first since Chris Norman vs. Kansas City on Nov. 16, 1986…Booted a career-high 11 punts at Jacksonville (12/4)…Registered a season-high 47.8-yard net average on 5 punts vs. San Diego (10/30).
COLLEGE:
- Began his career at Syracuse as a walk-on…Awarded a scholarship following his redshirt sophomore season…Played in 39 games and totaled 218 punts for 9,291 yards (42.9 avg.) with 72 punts inside the 20-yard line… As a senior in 2015, Dixon had a 43.7-yard gross average and 41.9-yard net average, and dropped 28 of his 65 punts inside the 20-yard line…Named one of the semifinalists for the Ray Guy Award, which is presented to the nation’s top punter…As a junior, played in 12 games and punted 75 times for 3,182 yards (42.4-yard avg.) with 23 punts inside the 20-yard line... Earned honorable mention All-ACC recognition and was a Burlsworth Trophy nominee (most outstanding player who began his career as a walk-on)...Completed the eventual game-winning pass (1 yard) on a fake field goal in double overtime vs. Villanova (8/29/14)...Rushed for 42 yards on a fake punt vs. Notre Dame (9/27/14)...In 2013, played in all 13 games and punted 75 times for 3,161 yards (42.1-yard avg.)...Booted a school-record 75-yard vs. Clemson (10/5/13
OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:
- Played in the Giants Foundation Golf Invitational at Westchester Country Club with foundation supporters, team sponsors/clients and teammates.
PERSONAL:
- Earned a degree in accounting…Named to Syracuse’s Athletic Director Honor Roll in 9 consecutive semesters in addition to making the 2013 and 2014 All-ACC Academic teams…Handled punting and kicking duties for Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse, N.Y....Named to the 2010 Post-Standard All-Central New York First Team...Also lettered in baseball.
