University of Nevada Las Vegas

UNLV: A reserve offensive lineman who walked on to his hometown squad in 2021 after transferring from junior college … Will look to earn his first time on the field this fall as a junior … A three-star JC recruit who received offers from Hawai’i, UTEP and Marshall … A member of the UNLV Dean’s Honor List in fall 2021 … Last name is pronounced “bon-KAY-vich.”

2021: Redshirted season after joining the Rebels … Originally signed with Marshall as a midyear addition but instead returned home to Las Vegas.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Spent two years at Ventura College where he earned first team all-conference and all-region honors … Did not have a 2020 season because of the pandemic but in 2019 he helped the Pirates post an 8-3 overall record, including a 4-1 mark to claim a share of the Southern California Football Association Northern Conference championship … As a tackle, anchored the Pirates' line that helped VC post the fourth-most points in program history (39.4 per game).

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2019 graduate of Green Valley HS … A four-year letterwinner for coach Brian Castro, who himself was a UNLV offensive lineman and a member of the 1994 Big West Champion Rebel squad.

PERSONAL: William Bonkavich was born in Henderson … Majoring in criminal justice.