Dimitri Flowers

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Dimitri Flowers
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Position: Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1996-01-20) January 20, 1996 (age 28)
San Antonio, Texas
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school: Winston Churchill
(San Antonio, Texas)
College: Oklahoma
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Dimitri A. Flowers (born January 20, 1996) is a former American football fullback. He played college football at Oklahoma.

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College career

Flowers was an early enrollee at Oklahoma and was injured in the spring game but was healthy for his freshman season. [1] On November 3, 2016, Flowers had 22 carries for 115 yards in a 34-24 win against Iowa State. [2] As a senior in 2017, Flowers started 13 of 14 games and made 26 catches for 464 yards and five touchdowns, in addition to 22 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns. He was a First-team All-Big 12 selection. [3] In his career, Flowers had 36 rushes for 151 yards and four touchdowns, as well as 54 receptions for 886 yards and 13 touchdowns. [4]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+7⁄8 in
(1.88 m)		248 lb
(112 kg)		30+3⁄4 in
(0.78 m)		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		4.83 s4.53 s7.45 s30.5 in
(0.77 m)		9 ft 1 in
(2.77 m)		17 reps
All values from NFL Combine [5]

New York Jets

Flowers was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2018. [6] [7] He was waived on August 31, 2018. [8]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On October 10, 2018, Flowers was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad, but was released the next day. [9] He was re-signed on December 18, 2018. [10] He was promoted to the active roster on December 28, 2018. [11] He was waived on May 9, 2019.

Dallas Renegades

Flowers was picked in the tenth round of the 2020 XFL Draft by the Dallas Renegades. [12] He was placed on injured reserve on January 13, 2020. [13] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [14]

Personal life

Dimitri is the son of Erik Flowers, a former NFL defensive end who was a first round pick of the Buffalo Bills in 2000. His cousin, Tre Flowers, is a former Oklahoma State safety who was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2018 draft. [15] His brother, Braeden Flowers, is a current defensive end for the SMU Mustangs. [16]

..References

  1. ↑ Bailey, Eric (August 1, 2014). "Countdown to fall camp: OU's Dimitri Flowers". Tulsa World . Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. ↑ Trampel, Barry (November 4, 2016). "Former fullback leads Oklahoma past Iowa State". The Oklahoman . p. 13. Retrieved May 11, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Reneau, Kegan (August 31, 2018). "OU football: Dimitri Flowers released by New York Jets". OU Daily. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  4. ↑ Lange, Randy (May 7, 2018). "FB Dimitri Flowers Feeling Right at Home". New York Jets.com. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  5. ↑ "NFL Draft & Combine Profile - Dimitri Flowers | NFL.com". NFL. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  6. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (May 4, 2018). "Jets Sign Seven Undrafted Free Agents". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  7. ↑ "More than a fullback: Jets' Dimitri Flowers ready to showcase versatility as UDFA". NJ.com. May 5, 2018.
  8. ↑ Lange, Randy (August 31, 2018). "Jets Cut 18 Players on Their Way to 53-Player Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
  9. ↑ "OU football: Dimitri Flowers joins Jaguars' practice squad". OUDaily.com. October 10, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Allen Lazard and Bo Scarbrough signed off Jaguars practice squad by other teams". BigCatCountry.com. December 18, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Payne, Lee, Flowers to active roster". Jaguars.com. December 28, 2018. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  12. ↑ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News . Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  13. ↑ "XFL Injured Reserve". XFL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ Josh Weinfuss (April 13, 2018). ""Tre and Dimitri Flowers take their competition to the NFL draft". ESPN.com.
  16. ↑ "Braeden Flowers, SMU Mustangs, Edge". 247Sports. Retrieved January 17, 2024.

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