ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – The Denver Broncos closed out their 2016 draft by selecting Syracuse punter Riley Dixon. Dixon was the first punter drafted by the team since Paul Ernster was a seventh-round pick in the 2005 draft.
My take: The Broncos, with two punters already on the roster in Britton Colquitt and Will Johnson, showed with this pick they were concerned they wouldn’t be able to sign Dixon as an undrafted rookie so they reeled him in with the final pick of the day instead. He finished third in school history with a career 46.62 yards per punt average and at 6-foot-4 ½-inches tall Dixon was one of the biggest punters on the draft board.