Jayson DiManche
| No. 51 Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Inside linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 22, 1990 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Trenton, New Jersey | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Hamilton (NJ) West | ||||||||||
| College: | Southern Illinois | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Roster status: | Practice squad | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015 | |||||||||||
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Jayson DiManche (born September 22, 1990) is an American football inside linebacker who is currently a member of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He was originally signed by the Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at Southern Illinois.
Early years
He attended Hamilton West High School in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.[1] He was selected to the first-team Trentonian all-area and Trenton Times all-county, and second-team Asbury Park Press all-state during his senior season in high school.[1] He was selected as the Hamilton West High School defensive MVP and Hardest Hitter Award.[1] In 2006, he was selected to the Second-team all-area and all-county teams while at high school.[1] He had a total of 253 tackles and 30 sacks in three prep seasons while at high school.[1]
College career
In his freshman season, Dimanche was selected to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll.[1] In his sophomore season, he was selected as a Honorable Mention All-MVFC.[2] He was selected as the MVFC Defensive Player of the Week after his outstanding regular season performance when he recorded a career-high three sacks in a regular season win over No. 21 Western Illinois during his sophomore season.[3] During his junior season, DiManche was among the student-athletes that were named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll.[4] In his last season at Southern Illinois, he was selected as team captain on August 25, 2012.[5] He was selected to the CFPA linebacker award watch list during preseason.[6][7] He was named to the second-team All-MVFC following the conclusion of his senior season.[8] He recorded 49 Tackles, 8 Sacks, 2 pass deflections, and a fumble recovery in his senior season.[9] He finished college with a total of 145 Tackles, 19 Sacks, 3 Forced fumbles, 6 Pass deflections, and one Interception.[1]
Professional career
Cincinnati Bengals
On April 27, 2013, he signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an un-drafted free agent following the 2013 NFL Draft.[10] DiManche recorded his first NFL career forced fumble against the New Orleans Saints on November 16, 2014.[11] He was waived-injured by the Bengals on September 5, 2015.[12] He cleared waivers and was reverted to the Bengals' injured reserve list. On September 11, 2015, DiManche was released by the Bengals with an injury settlement.
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs signed DiManche to their practice squad on October 13, 2015.[13]
Cleveland Browns
On October 20, 2015, the Cleveland Browns signed DiManche from the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad and waived running back Shaun Draughn.[14] On December 23, 2015, the Cleveland Browns promoted DiManche to the 53-man roster and placed wide receiver Andrew Hawkins to the injured reserve.[15] On December 31, 2015, the Cleveland Browns waived DiManche and signed quarterback Pat Devlin.[16]
Second stint with Bengals
On January 5, 2016, the Bengals signed DiManche to their practice squad.[17]
Personal life
He is the son of Haitian immigrants, Jude and Martine DiManche.[1] His father is a truck driver while his mother is a manager. [1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Southern Illinois Salukis Profile". siusalukis.com.
- ↑ "Two football Bears named first-team all-MVFC". blogs.news-leader.com. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ↑ "DiManche named MVFC Defensive Player of the Week". siusalukis.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ↑ "MVFC Announces 2011-12 Academic Awards". valley-football.org. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Hamilton West grad Jayson DiManche named captain for Southern Illinois" (PDF). fishforscores.com. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
- ↑ "Dothard Named to CFPA Linebackers Preseason Watch List". gomocs.com. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Craig Wilkins Named to CFPA Linebacker Watch List". odusports.com. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Boatright, Pruitt earn first-team All-MVFC honors". siusalukis.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ↑ "College Football Reference". cfbreference.com.
- ↑ "Bengals Agreed To Terms With Southern Illinois University OLB Jayson Dimanche". cincyjungle.com. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Watch Cincinnati Bengals vs. New Orleans Saints [11/16/2014] - NFL.com". www.nfl.com. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ↑ Harvey, Coley (September 5, 2015). "Cincinnati Bengals cut 21 players, put Vontaze Burfict on PUP". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
- ↑ Paylor, Terez (October 13, 2015). "Chiefs sign Spencer Ware from the practice squad, make a host of other moves". KansasCity.com. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Browns sign Jayson DiManche from Kansas City’s practice squad".
- ↑ "Browns sign Jayson DiManche to active roster; place Andrew Hawkins on injured reserve". www.clevelandbrowns.com. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
- ↑ "Browns sign QB Pat Devlin". www.clevelandbrowns.com. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ↑ Bengals add Jayson DiManche to practice squad, sign 3 players to futures contracts