William Dunkle Season 2020

Final Bio

HONORS
* 2021 Pro Football Network All-American (first team)
* 2021 Associated Press All-American (second team)
* 2021 Phil Steele Magazine All-American (third team)
* 2021 Pro Football Focus All-American (third team)
* 2021 College Football Focus All-American (third team)
* 2021 All-Mountain West first team
* 2019 All-Mountain West honorable mention
* 2021 ESPN All-Bowl Team (first team)

Big body, who continues to improve his technique ... One of the best interior offensive linemen on the West Coast ... Entered the 2019 season as the projected starting right guard despite not having played in a collegiate game.

JUNIOR SEASON (2021)
Was named an All-American by Pro Football Network (first team), Associated Press (second team), College Football Focus (second team) and Pro Football Focus (third team) ... Was named a first-team all-Mountain West selection by the league’s coaches and media ... Was named to the Pro Football Focus Mountain West Team of the Year (first team) ... Was named a preseason first-team all-Mountain West selection by Pro Football Focus as an interior offensive lineman ... Also was selected a second-team pick by Athlon Sports and a fourth-team selection by Phil Steele Magazine ... Started the team’s 14 games last season, playing 920 of the team’s 967 offensive snaps ... According to Pro Football Focus, allowed just 10 pressures (no sacks) on the season in 429 passing opportunities ... According to Pro Football Focus, among offensive linemen had the second-highest overall grade (95.2, min. 600 snaps) and the highest run block grade (98.8, min. 600 snaps) ... Started and played in 57 of the team’s 63 snaps in the opener against New Mexico State on Sept. 5 ... Played all 73 snaps at Arizona on Sept. 11 ... Started again against Utah on Sept. 18, playing 49 out of the 67 snaps and being part of a line that was named the team’s offensive players of the game ... Started again vs. Towson on Sept. 25, playing 66 of the team’s 76 snaps on offense ... Started and played 69 of the team’s 71 offensive snaps against New Mexico without surrendering a quarterback pressure in 28 chances ... Started and played all 69 snaps at San José State on Oct. 15 ... Also played all 53 offensive snaps in a start at Air Force on Oct. 23 ... Played all 75 offensive snaps against Fresno State on Oct. 30 ... Played all 62 snaps at Hawai’i on Nov. 6 without allowing a quarterback pressure ... Logged all 73 offensive snaps vs. Nevada on Nov. 13 ... Played all 57 snaps in a start at UNLV on Nov. 19 with just one pressure allowed ... Logged all 75 snaps against Boise State on Nov. 26 ... Played 61 of the team’s 71 offensive snaps in the Mountain West Championship against Utah State on Dec. 4 without allowing a quarterback pressure (sack/hit/hurry) ... Logged 80 snaps against UTSA in the Frisco Bowl on Dec. 21.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020)
Was named a preseason first-team all-Mountain West selection by College Football News ... Also was a preseason third-team all-MW pick by Athlon Sports and a fourth-team honoree by Phil Steele Magazine ... College Football News lists him as “SDSU’s best offensive player,” while ESPN had him as “One of SDSU’s five-best returning players” ... Part of a team that was named to the Joe Moore Midseason Honor Roll for the best offensive line (one of only two Mountain West teams (also Air Force)) ... Started four of the team’s eight games at right guard and played in five, missing three because of COVID-19 contact tracing ... Did not allow a sack and just two pressures on the season ... Started the opener vs. UNLV, and again at Utah State and vs. San José State ... Did not play against Hawai’i, at Nevada or at Colorado ... Returned to play 58 snaps off the bench against Colorado State ... Played the entire game as a starter at No. 14/16 Brigham Young.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2019)
Was named a honorable-mention all-Mountain West selection by the league’s coaches and media, and landed on the Pro Football Focus Mountain West Team of the Year as an honorable-mention pick ... Started 12 games at right guard and played in all 13 on the season ... Was named to the Pro Football Focus Mountain West Team of the Week three times ... Graded out as the No. 4 offensive guard in the MW by Pro Football Focus ... Started for the first time of his career in his first career game vs. Weber State, grading out as the highest on the Aztec offense (4.3) by Pro Football Focus and the 10th-best mark in the country for the first week ... For his efforts, was named to the Pro Football Focus Mountain West Team of the Week ... Started again the following week at UCLA, playing 55 of 84 snaps ... Came off the bench at New Mexico State, playing 28 snaps ... Started and played all 84 snaps vs. Utah State ... Started again at Colorado State, where he was named to the Pro Football Focus Mountain West Team of the Week ... Also started and played every offensive snap vs. Wyoming and at San José State ... Earned the start at UNLV, where he was named to the Pro Football Focus Mountain West Team of the Week for the third time on the year ... Also started vs. Nevada, against Fresno State, at Hawai’i, against Brigham Young and vs. Central Michigan in the New Mexico Bowl.

REDSHIRT SEASON (2018)
Utilized his redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year letter winner and two-time captain at nearby Eastlake High School in Chula Vista, Calif. … Led the Titans to a 10-3 record in 2017 after finishing just 2-9 the previous year … Team was the runner-up at CIFs in 2017 … Was a three-time all-league selection and an all-CIF honoree … Also was a three-star offensive lineman … Was a three-star recruit by 247sports and a two-star recruit by Rivals.

PERSONAL
William Anthony Dunkle was born Dec. 30, 1999, in San Ysidro, Calif. ... Son of Jess Gonzales ... According to Rivals, also received scholarship offers from UCF, Fresno State, Colorado State, Utah State, Illinois, UNLV, UTEP and South Dakota … Nephew of Freddie Dunkle, who played at San Diego State from 2004-07 ... Is majoring in interdisciplinary studies.