Winston M. Dimel (born October 9, 1995) is a former American football fullback. He played college football at Kansas State and UTEP.
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| Position: | Fullback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 9, 1995 Manhattan, Kansas, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 242 lb (110 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Manhattan (Manhattan, Kansas) |
| College: |
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| Undrafted: | 2019 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
College career edit
Kansas State edit
After graduating high school, Dimel enrolled at Kansas State, where in his first year he redshirted.[1]
After being a redshirt throughout the 2014 season, Dimel started 13 games at fullback, recording 28 rushing attempts for 86 yards and 6 touchdowns. Receiving, he had 8 catches for 261 yards and 2 touchdowns. By the end of the season he earned First-team All-Big 12 (Coaches) and First-team Academic All-Big 12.[1]
In 2016, Dimel started 13 games again at fullback, making 30 rush attempts for 92 yards and 12 touchdowns. Receiving, he had 6 catches for 66 yards. At the end of the season he was named Second-team Academic All-Big 12, First-team All-Big 12 (Coaches) and Third-team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele).[1]
For his last season at Kansas State, Dimel started all 13 games at fullback. He had 19 rush attempts for 63 yards and 4 touchdowns, while recording 8 catches for 91 yards and 1 touchdown receiving. At the end of the season he earned Second-team Academic All-Big 12, Preseason All-Big 12, Third-team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele), and Second-team All-Big 12 (Coaches).[1]
UTEP edit
After playing with Kansas State he transferred to UTEP, where his father Dana Dimel became the head coach. In his only season with the team, Dimel played in just 6 games. On the ground he had 4 rush attempts for -3 yards and receiving he had 9 catches for 89 yards. At the end of the season he was named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.[2]
Profesional career edit
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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| 6 ft 0+1⁄8 in (1.83 m) |
232 lb (105 kg) |
28+3⁄4 in (0.73 m) |
8+5⁄8 in (0.22 m) |
4.78 s | 1.68 s | 2.76 s | 4.46 s | 7.20 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) |
9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) | ||
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[3] | ||||||||||||
Seattle Seahawks edit
After going undrafted in 2019 Dimel was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on May 3, 2019.[4]
Los Angeles Wildcats edit
On February 25, 2020, Dimel was signed by the Los Angeles Wildcats. He played in 2 games where he had 1 catch for 8 yards.[5] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[6]
Pittsburgh Maulers edit
On March 10, 2022, Dimel was drafted by the Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League (USFL).[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "38 - Winston Dimel". kstatesports.com.
- ^ "38 - Winston Dimel". utepminers.com.
- ^ "Winston Dimel, Texas-El Paso, FB, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ Boyle, John (May 3, 2019). "Seahawks Sign 12 Undrafted Rookie Free Agents". Seahawks.com. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "USFL DRAFT 2022: SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT PICK-BY-PICK RESULTS". www.foxsports.com. Fox Media LLC. March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
Further reading edit
- Black, Ryan (January 17, 2018). "Dimel: 'I'll forever represent' Manhattan". The Manhattan Mercury. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Black, Ryan (January 17, 2018). "Dimel outlines post-KSU future". The Manhattan Mercury. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Robinett, Kellis (January 17, 2018). "K-State fullback Winston Dimel decides to transfer after three big seasons". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Black, Ryan (June 11, 2018). "Dimel's Decision: Winston Dimel joins father at UTEP". The Manhattan Mercury. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Black, Ryan (April 30, 2019). "Next Level: Why Dimel signed with the Seattle Seahawks". The Manhattan Mercury. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.