Winston M. Dimel (born October 9, 1995) is an American former professional

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fullback. He played college football at

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and

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College career

Kansas State

After graduating high school, Dimel enrolled at

, 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

, 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

he transferred to

, where his father

Dana Dimel Dana August Dimel (October 9, 1962 – December 3, 2024) was an American college football coach and player. He served as the head football coach of the University of Wyoming from 1997 to 1999, the University of Houston from 2000 to 2002, and the ...

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

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on May 3, 2019.

Los Angeles Wildcats

On February 25, 2020, Dimel was signed by the

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. 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

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(USFL).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dimel, Winston 1995 births Living people Pittsburgh Maulers (2022) players American football fullbacks Kansas State Wildcats football players UTEP Miners football players Seattle Seahawks players Detroit Lions players Cleveland Browns players Los Angeles Wildcats (XFL) players