Winston Dimel

Winston Dimel
No. 38
Position:	Fullback
Personal information
Born:	October 9, 1995 (age 27); 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:	Kansas State (2014–2017); UTEP (2018);
Undrafted:	2019
Career history
	Seattle Seahawks (2019)*; Los Angeles Wildcats (2020); Pittsburgh Maulers (2022);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Last updated June 05, 2023

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]

Profesional career

Pre-draft measurables
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

After going undrafted in 2019 Dimel was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on May 3, 2019.^[4]

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.^[5] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.^[6]

Pittsburgh Maulers

On March 10, 2022, Dimel was drafted by the Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League (USFL).^[7]

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