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#47 Riley Patterson

Exp  5 yrs NFLAge  27Ht / Wt  6'0" · 190 lbCollege  Memphis

Depth-chart placement

Current role

KO2

Placement

Backup

Room

Kicker

Experience

YR 6

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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K room context

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Riley Patterson holds the PK · Backup spot in Miami Dolphins’s kicker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

PK · StarterZane GonzalezStarter

KO · StarterZane GonzalezStarter

PK · BackupRiley PattersonBackup

KO · BackupRiley PattersonBackup

Riley Patterson played 17 games in 2025 with a 0% snap share.

Background & career

Riley Patterson is a placekicker who stands 6'0" and weighs 190 pounds. He attended Memphis before being signed by the Vikings. Patterson brings five years of NFL experience to the Miami Dolphins, where he wears number 47. The 27-year-old is in the second year of his current contract with Miami.

Lions2021

Jaguars2022

Browns2023

Falcons2024

Dolphins2025 — present

College

MemphisAcquiredAcquired from Minnesota Vikings · drafted thereHometownEdwardsville, ILAlso playsPK2