Winston Dimel
| No. 38 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
Winston M. Dimel (born October 9, 1995) is a former American football fullback. He played college football at Kansas State and UTEP.
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]
Professional 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.