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 |
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Winston M. Dimel (born October 9, 1995) is a former American football fullback. He played college football at Kansas State and UTEP.
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]
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]
After going undrafted in 2019 Dimel was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on May 3, 2019.[3]
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]
On March 10, 2022, Dimel was drafted by the Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League (USFL).[6]