Reese Dismukes

Reese Dismukes
No. 62
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1992-10-20) October 20, 1992 (age 32)
Spanish Fort, Alabama, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school:Spanish Fort
College:Auburn (2011–2014)
Undrafted:2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Reese Dismukes (born October 20, 1992) is an American former professional football center who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers, where he won the Rimington Trophy and was recognized as a consensus All-American in 2014. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent after the 2014 NFL draft.

Early life

Dismukes attended Spanish Fort High School in Spanish Fort, Alabama, where he played football and competed in track. He was a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and was ranked as the number one center in his class.[1] He committed to Auburn University in April 2010 to play college football.[2]

College career

Dismukes started all 13 games at center as a freshman in 2011. As a sophomore in 2012, he started all 10 games he played in, missing two due to injury. Dismukes started all 14 games as a junior in 2013 and was a first-team All-SEC selection.[3] Dismukes entered his senior season in 2014 as a fourth-year starter.[4][5] He again started all 13 games, winning the Rimington Trophy and being named a consensus All-American.[6][7] He ended his career starting all 50 games he played in.[8]

Professional 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 Bench press
6 ft 2+34 in
(1.90 m)
296 lb
(134 kg)
32+14 in
(0.82 m)
8+78 in
(0.23 m)
5.31 s 1.91 s 3.12 s 4.70 s 7.69 s 27.5 in
(0.70 m)
8 ft 11 in
(2.72 m)
23 reps
Sources:[9][10]

Pittsburgh Steelers

On May 2, 2015, Dismukes was signed as an undrafted free agent. On September 5, 2015, he was waived.[11] On September 6, 2015, Dismukes was signed to the Steelers' practice squad.[12] On September 8, 2015, he was released from the practice squad.

Carolina Panthers

On October 27, 2015, Dismukes was signed to the Panthers' practice squad. On November 23, 2015, he was released from practice squad. On November 24, 2015, he was re-signed to the practice squad. On February 7, 2016, Dismukes's Panthers played in Super Bowl 50. In the game, the Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 24–10.[13] On August 28, 2016, Dismukes was waived by the Panthers.[14]

Denver Broncos

On December 28, 2016, Dismukes was signed to the Broncos' practice squad.[15]

References

  1. ^ Rivals.com
  2. ^ Spanish Fort's Reese Dismukes commits to Auburn (UPDATED with quotes)
  3. ^ Auburn center Reese Dismukes has requested evaluation from NFL Draft Advisory Board
  4. ^ Auburn's Reese Dismukes 'an extension of the coaches' as he enters fourth year as starter
  5. ^ Center of attention: Reese Dismukes among nation's best
  6. ^ Auburn's Reese Dismukes wins Rimington Trophy as nation's top center
  7. ^ Reese Dismukes becomes Auburn's first consensus All-American since 2010
  8. ^ Outback Bowl will mark 50th start for Auburn’s Dismukes
  9. ^ "Reese Dismukes Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "2015 NFL Draft Scout Reese Dismukes College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  11. ^ "Steelers reduce roster to 53 players; sign cornerback Ross Cockrell". Steelers.com. September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  12. ^ "Steelers sign 10 players to the Practice Squad". Steelers.com. September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  13. ^ "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  14. ^ Strickland, Bryan. "Panthers announce first cuts". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  15. ^ DiLalla, Aric (December 28, 2016). "Broncos sign three players to practice squad". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2017.