Player Dossier

2014-2018

Kansas State

Winston Dimel

FB • 6'1" • 242 lbs • Manhattan, KS, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Winston Dimel leans balanced backfield option traits and 32.6 efficiency.

Usage Score

4.9

Efficiency

32.6

Consistency

34.7

Season Value

25.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason · Kansas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Kansas State • UTEP
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: North Texas

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Winston Dimel, FB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason · Kansas State. Winston Dimel leans balanced backfield option traits and 32.6 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason

Kansas State paired 347 primary output with 52.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 32.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Kansas State, UTEP.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: North Texas

Loss with 47 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2018 Regular Season · UTEP

Games

5

Scrimmage Yards / G

17.2

Efficiency

32.6

Usage

4.9

Consistency

34.7

Best Game by takeover score

North Texas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 11. Tennessee: -4. New Mexico State: 30. UTSA: 2. North Texas: 47

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 3 by 21.5. Tennessee: 2 by 0. New Mexico State: 5 by 25. UTSA: 1 by 16.7. North Texas: 2 by 100

Split Comparison

Losses18.8 · n=4
First Half12.3 · n=3 · -12.2 vs Second Half
Second Half24.5 · n=2 · +12.2 vs First Half
All Games17.2 · n=5

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

5 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

North Texas

Best efficiency game

100 vs North Texas

Result
Sat 10/6vs North TexasL 24-2724723.5
Sat 9/29@ UTSAL 21-30122
Sat 9/22vs New Mexico StateL 20-273-4-1.3002346
Sat 9/15@ TennesseeL 0-242-4-2
Sat 9/1vs Unknown11102103.7

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Kansas State

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UTEP

    2018

    Final stop

Season Progression

20142015201520162016201720172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonKansas State0
2015 PostseasonKansas State34752.96.4347
2015 Regular SeasonKansas State34752.96.40
2016 PostseasonKansas State15840.86-189
2016 Regular SeasonKansas State15840.860
2017 PostseasonKansas State15451.64.6-4
2017 Regular SeasonKansas State15451.64.60
2018 Regular SeasonUTEP8632.64.9-68

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

North Texas

Loss with 47 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

47

Primary metric

47 scrimmage yards and 4.5 usage.

#2

UTSA

98

Primary metric

Win with 98 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

98 scrimmage yards and 17.9 usage.

#3

Texas A&M

26

Primary metric

Win with 26 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

26 scrimmage yards and 1.8 usage.

#4

Arkansas

58

Primary metric

Loss with 58 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

58 scrimmage yards and 5.9 usage.

#5

West Virginia

36

Primary metric

Loss with 36 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

36 scrimmage yards and 5.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2015 Postseason · Kansas State

347 primary output · 52.9 efficiency · 6.4 usage

51.5

#2

2015 Regular Season · Kansas State

51.5

347 primary · 52.9 efficiency · 6.4 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Kansas State

37.2

154 primary · 51.6 efficiency · 4.6 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

8

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8596

Rickards · Tallahassee, FL

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

745

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 39 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Winston Dimel quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
FB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career receiving yards
507