Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Gehrig Dieter was born February 24, 1993, in South Bend, Indiana. He is a wide receiver in the NFL.

Dieter transferred to Alabama for the 2016 season under head coach Nick Saban. He joined a receiving unit that already had the talents of Calvin Ridley, ArDarius Stewart, and O. J. Howard among others. In the season opener against Southern California, he had a 45-yard receiving touchdown from Blake Barnett in the fourth quarter of the 52–6 victory at AT&T Stadium. On November 19, against Chattanooga, he posted an odd statistical line of three receptions for one receiving yard and two receiving touchdowns in the 31–3 victory. In the SEC Championship, against the Florida Gators, he had a six-yard receiving touchdown in the 54–16 victory. In the semifinal round of the College Football Playoff, the 2016 Peach Bowl, he had a ten-yard reception in the 24–7 victory. He had 15 receptions for 214 yards and four touchdowns in his final collegiate season.

Dieter signed futures contract with the Chiefs on February 11, 2020. He was elevated to the active roster on November 7, November 21, and December 26 for the team's weeks 9, 11, and 16 games against the Carolina Panthers, Las Vegas Raiders, and Atlanta Falcons.