Winston Dimel Explained

Number:38
Position:Fullback
Birth Date:9 October 1995
Birth Place:Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:242
High School:Manhattan
(Manhattan, Kansas)
Undraftedyear:2019
Pastteams:

Winston M. Dimel (born October 9, 1995) is a former American football fullback. He played college football at Kansas State and UTEP.

College career

Kansas State

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

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

Seattle Seahawks

After going undrafted in 2019 Dimel was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on May 3, 2019.[3]

Los Angeles Wildcats

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.[4] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[5]

Pittsburgh Maulers

On March 10, 2022, Dimel was drafted by the Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League (USFL).[6]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 38 - Winston Dimel. kstatesports.com.
  2. Web site: 38 - Winston Dimel. utepminers.com.
  3. Web site: Seahawks Sign 12 Undrafted Rookie Free Agents. Boyle, John. Seahawks.com. May 3, 2019. May 21, 2019.
  4. Web site: XFL Transactions . XFL.com . March 17, 2020.
  5. News: Condotta, Bob . XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue . SeattleTimes.com . April 10, 2020 . July 17, 2020.
  6. Web site: USFL DRAFT 2022: SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT PICK-BY-PICK RESULTS . March 10, 2022 . Fox Media LLC . www.foxsports.com . March 11, 2022.