2017 Football Roster
Diemel, Dayton
Jersey Number 52
Dayton Diemel
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Hudson, WI
- High School:
- Hudson
Bio
Diemel Post-Career bio
2019 (Senior)
Starting long-snapper in all 13 games . . . First team All-ACC by Phil Steele . . . Named to the Patrick Mannelly Watch List for the nation’s top long snapper . . . The only ACC player on the watch list . . . Finished his career with 524 long snaps without a single bad snap . . . Started 44 career games at long snapper ... Member of the Dean’s List.
2018 (Junior)
Earned his third varsity letter as the long-snapper ... Was on the field for 149 snaps including 78 punts, 22 field goal attempts and 49 of 50 PAT attempts ... Handled all 149 snap attempts without a bad snap.
2017 (Sophomore)
Starting long-snapper in all 13 games in 2017 ... Made a career-high two tackles at Clemson (10/7) ... Had four tackles on the season ... On the field for 152 snaps including 71 punts, 56 PATs and 25 field goal attempts ... Was perfect on every long snap ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2016 (Freshman)
Walk-on who joined the team during preseason camp in 2016 ... Did not see action through the first six games ... Thrust into the line-up at Florida State (10/15) ... Took over the long-snap duties in the second quarter and finished the game ... Handled all punt, field goal and PAT snaps over the last six games ... Tied the school bowl game record with one fumble recovery against Temple in the Military Bowl.
High School
Three-year letterman as a running back and long snapper at Hudson High ... Helped the Raiders to the state semifinals in 2013 and the quarterfinals in 2014 ... Played for coach Adam Knowles ... Twice earned all-conference honors at running back ... Three-time academic all-conference selection ... Rushed for over 2,000 yards during his career including 25 touchdowns ... Three-year starter at long snapper.
Personal
Son of Dave and Nancy Diemel ... Graduated in the top four percent of his class ... Born Aug. 18, 1997 ... Economics and Engineering double major.
Diemel's Career Long Snaps
Year PAT FG Punt Total
2016 11 18 44 73
2017 56 25 71 152
2018 51 22 78 151
2019 48 25 75 148
166 90 268 524
2019 (Senior)
Starting long-snapper in all 13 games . . . First team All-ACC by Phil Steele . . . Named to the Patrick Mannelly Watch List for the nation’s top long snapper . . . The only ACC player on the watch list . . . Finished his career with 524 long snaps without a single bad snap . . . Started 44 career games at long snapper ... Member of the Dean’s List.
2018 (Junior)
Earned his third varsity letter as the long-snapper ... Was on the field for 149 snaps including 78 punts, 22 field goal attempts and 49 of 50 PAT attempts ... Handled all 149 snap attempts without a bad snap.
2017 (Sophomore)
Starting long-snapper in all 13 games in 2017 ... Made a career-high two tackles at Clemson (10/7) ... Had four tackles on the season ... On the field for 152 snaps including 71 punts, 56 PATs and 25 field goal attempts ... Was perfect on every long snap ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2016 (Freshman)
Walk-on who joined the team during preseason camp in 2016 ... Did not see action through the first six games ... Thrust into the line-up at Florida State (10/15) ... Took over the long-snap duties in the second quarter and finished the game ... Handled all punt, field goal and PAT snaps over the last six games ... Tied the school bowl game record with one fumble recovery against Temple in the Military Bowl.
High School
Three-year letterman as a running back and long snapper at Hudson High ... Helped the Raiders to the state semifinals in 2013 and the quarterfinals in 2014 ... Played for coach Adam Knowles ... Twice earned all-conference honors at running back ... Three-time academic all-conference selection ... Rushed for over 2,000 yards during his career including 25 touchdowns ... Three-year starter at long snapper.
Personal
Son of Dave and Nancy Diemel ... Graduated in the top four percent of his class ... Born Aug. 18, 1997 ... Economics and Engineering double major.
Diemel's Career Long Snaps
Year PAT FG Punt Total
2016 11 18 44 73
2017 56 25 71 152
2018 51 22 78 151
2019 48 25 75 148
166 90 268 524
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