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Winston M. Dimel (born October 9, 1995) is an American former professional 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.
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.
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).
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).
= 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.
Professional career
= Seattle Seahawks
=After going undrafted in 2019 Dimel was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on May 3, 2019.
= 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. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.
= Pittsburgh Maulers
=On March 10, 2022, Dimel was drafted by the Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League (USFL).
References
Further reading
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.
External Links
Winston Dimel at IMDb