Reese Dismukes
{{Short description|American football player (born 1992)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Reese Dismukes
| image =
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| alt =
| caption =
| number = 62
| position = Center
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|10|20}}
| birth_place = Spanish Fort, Alabama, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 300
| high_school = Spanish Fort
| college = Auburn (2011–2014)
| undraftedyear = 2015
| pastteams =
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2015}})*
- Carolina Panthers (2015-2016)*
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2016}})*
| highlights =
- Rimington Trophy (2014)
- Jim Parker Trophy (2014)
- Consensus All-American (2014)
- 2× First-team All-SEC (2013, 2014)
| pfr = D/DismRe01
}}
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.[https://rivals.yahoo.com/Cal/football/recruiting/player-Reese-Dismukes-101834 Rivals.com] He committed to Auburn University in April 2010 to play college football.[http://blog.al.com/press-register-sports/2010/04/spanish_forts_reese_dismukes_c.html Spanish Fort's Reese Dismukes commits to Auburn (UPDATED with quotes)]
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.[http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2013/12/auburn_center_reese_dismukes_h.html Auburn center Reese Dismukes has requested evaluation from NFL Draft Advisory Board] Dismukes entered his senior season in 2014 as a fourth-year starter.[http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2014/07/auburns_reese_dismukes_an_exte.html Auburn's Reese Dismukes 'an extension of the coaches' as he enters fourth year as starter]{{cite web | last=Crepea | first=James | title=Center of attention: Reese Dismukes among nation's best | website=Montgomery Advertiser | date=2014-07-27 | url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/auburn/2014/07/27/center-attention-auburns-reese-dismukes-among-nations-best/13250521/ | access-date=2025-03-20}} He again started all 13 games, winning the Rimington Trophy and being named a consensus All-American.[http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2014/12/auburns_reese_dismukes_wins_ri.html Auburn's Reese Dismukes wins Rimington Trophy as nation's top center][http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2014/12/reese_dismukes_becomes_auburns.html Reese Dismukes becomes Auburn's first consensus All-American since 2010] He ended his career starting all 50 games he played in.[http://tbo.com/sports/colleges/usf-bulls/outback-bowl-will-mark-50th-start-for-auburns-dismukes-20141230/ Outback Bowl will mark 50th start for Auburn’s Dismukes]
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2 3/4
| weight = 296
| dash = 5.31
| ten split = 1.91
| twenty split = 3.12
| shuttle = 4.70
| cone drill = 7.69
| vertical = 27.5
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 11
| bench = 23
| arm span = 32 1/4
| hand span = 8 7/8
| note = Sources:{{Cite web |title=Reese Dismukes Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/reese-dismukes/32004449-5367-7579-58c3-244bcfc8260c |access-date=August 8, 2023 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |title=2015 NFL Draft Scout Reese Dismukes College Football Profile |url=http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=119333&DraftYear=2015 |access-date=August 8, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
=Pittsburgh Steelers=
On May 2, 2015, Dismukes was signed as an undrafted free agent. On September 5, 2015, he was waived.{{cite web|title=Steelers reduce roster to 53 players; sign cornerback Ross Cockrell|url=http://www.steelers.com/news/transactions/article-1/Steelers-reduce-roster-to-53-players-sign-cornerback-Ross-Cockrell/805b9ee2-caaa-4f20-b161-4e36d0811b3a|website=Steelers.com|date=September 5, 2015|access-date=March 2, 2017|archive-date=September 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903120827/http://www.steelers.com/news/transactions/article-1/Steelers-reduce-roster-to-53-players-sign-cornerback-Ross-Cockrell/805b9ee2-caaa-4f20-b161-4e36d0811b3a|url-status=dead}} On September 6, 2015, Dismukes was signed to the Steelers' practice squad.{{cite web|title=Steelers sign 10 players to the Practice Squad|url=http://www.steelers.com/news/transactions/article-1/Steelers-sign-10-players-to-the-Practice-Squad/440b725c-0c6b-4ffc-8651-8dffa804e7b9|website=Steelers.com|date=September 6, 2015|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=September 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904200956/http://www.steelers.com/news/transactions/article-1/Steelers-sign-10-players-to-the-Practice-Squad/440b725c-0c6b-4ffc-8651-8dffa804e7b9|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201602070den.htm|title=Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=August 7, 2017}} On August 28, 2016, Dismukes was waived by the Panthers.{{cite web|title=Panthers announce first cuts|url=http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-announce-first-cuts/b9346daa-fc66-41f7-80c8-8e36b2c2dd1b|last=Strickland|first=Bryan|website=Panthers.com|access-date=August 28, 2016|archive-date=August 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160831012620/http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-announce-first-cuts/b9346daa-fc66-41f7-80c8-8e36b2c2dd1b|url-status=dead}}
=Denver Broncos=
On December 28, 2016, Dismukes was signed to the Broncos' practice squad.{{cite web|title=Broncos sign three players to practice squad|url=http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-sign-three-players-to-practice-squad/fff377f7-ffb5-4006-9ddb-c0dd2bea6bd8|author=DiLalla, Aric|website=DenverBroncos.com|date=December 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029073908/http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-sign-three-players-to-practice-squad/fff377f7-ffb5-4006-9ddb-c0dd2bea6bd8|archive-date=October 29, 2017}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141009101442/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/reese_dismukes_742484.html Auburn Tigers bio]
{{2014 NCAA Division I FBS College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
{{Dave Rimington Trophy}}
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Category:Players of American football from Baldwin County, Alabama
Category:American football centers
Category:Auburn Tigers football players
Category:All-American college football players
Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players