Reese Dismukes (born October 20, 1992) is a former
American football
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center
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.
Early years
Dismukes attended
Spanish Fort High School
Spanish Fort High School is a high school in Spanish Fort, Alabama, United States that was founded in 2005 and graduated its first class in 2008. The school serves grades 9- 12 and is part of the Baldwin County Public Schools.
Campus
The cam ...
in
Spanish Fort, Alabama
Spanish Fort is a city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States, located on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay. The 2020 census lists the population of the city as 10,049. It is a suburb of Mobile and is part of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro ...
, where he played football and competed in track. He was a four-star recruit by
Rivals.com
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History
Rivals.com was founded in 1998 by Jim Heckma ...
and was ranked as the number one center in his class. He committed to
Auburn University
Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...
in April 2010 to play
college football
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Unlike most ...
.
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. Dismukes entered his senior season in 2014 as a fourth-year starter. He again started all 13 games, winning the
Rimington Trophy
The Dave Rimington Trophy is awarded to the player considered to be the best American football center in college football. Dave Rimington was a center who played at the University of Nebraska from 1979 to 1982.
A member of the National College F ...
and being named a consensus
All-American. He ended his career starting all 50 games he played in.
Professional career
Pittsburgh Steelers
On May 2, 2015, Dismukes was signed as an undrafted free agent. On September 5, 2015, he was waived. On September 6, 2015, Dismukes was signed to the Steelers' practice squad. 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
Super Bowl 50 was an American football game to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2015 season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) cha ...
. In the game, the Panthers fell to the
Denver Broncos
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by a score of 24–10. On August 28, 2016, Dismukes was waived by the Panthers.
Denver Broncos
On December 28, 2016, Dismukes was signed to the Broncos' practice squad.
References
External links
Auburn Tigers bio
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1992 births
Living people
People from Baldwin County, Alabama
Players of American football from Alabama
American football centers
Auburn Tigers football players
All-American college football players
Pittsburgh Steelers players
Carolina Panthers players
Denver Broncos players