William Anthony Dunkle (born December 30, 1999) is an American professional football offensive guard. He played college football at San Diego State and was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2022.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | December 30, 1999 San Ysidro, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 330 lb (150 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Eastlake (CA) |
| College: | San Diego State |
| Position: | Offensive guard |
| Undrafted: | 2022 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life and college
editDunkle was born on December 30, 1999, in San Ysidro, California, and grew up in Chula Vista. He attended Eastlake High School and was a three-time all-conference selection. 247Sports listed him as a three-star prospect.[1]
Dunkle committed to San Diego State University in 2018, spending his first year as a redshirt. As a freshman in 2019, he played in all 13 games and started 12, making the Mountain West Conference team of the week three times and being named honorable mention all-conference at the end of the season. At the beginning of his sophomore season, Dunkle was selected preseason first-team All-Mountain West by College Football News. He started four games at right guard and appeared in five total, being named the team's best offensive player by College Football News.[1]
As a junior in 2021, Dunkle started 14 games and played on 920 of San Diego State's 967 offensive snaps. Pro Football Focus listed him as having the second-highest overall grade and the number one run block grade in the nation. On 429 pass plays, he allowed only 10 quarterback pressures and allowed no sacks. At the end of the season, he was named first-team All-American by Pro Football Network, second-team by Associated Press and College Football Focus, and third-team by Pro Football Focus.[2] He was also named first-team all-conference by the Mountain West coaches and media.[1]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 4+7⁄8 in (1.95 m) |
328 lb (149 kg) |
33+5⁄8 in (0.85 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
5.44 s | 1.85 s | 3.12 s | 4.91 s | 7.97 s | 26.0 in (0.66 m) |
7 ft 11 in (2.41 m) |
25 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[3][4] | ||||||||||||
Philadelphia Eagles
editAfter going unselected in the draft, he was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent.[5] He was released on August 14, 2022.[6]
Pittsburgh Steelers
editThe Pittsburgh Steelers signed Dunkle on August 16, 2022.[7] He was waived on August 30 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[8][9] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 10, 2023.[10]
On August 28, 2023, Dunkle was waived by the Steelers.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c "William Dunkle". San Diego State Aztecs. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ Mijares, Guillermo (December 13, 2021). "Chula Vista native William Dunkle makes AP Football All-American after impressive season for SDSU". Chula Vista Today. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "William Dunkle Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "2022 NFL Draft Scout William Dunkle College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Kempski, Jimmy (May 1, 2022). "Analyzing the Eagles' reported 2022 undrafted free agent class". PhillyVoice.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (August 14, 2022). "Roster Moves: Eagles release OL William Dunkle and LB Ali Fayad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (August 16, 2022). "Steelers Make Seven Moves Including Placing Karl Joseph & Anthony Miller On IR". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (August 30, 2022). "Steelers make first round of roster moves". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (August 31, 2022). "Steelers add eight to practice squad". Steelers.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ Adamski, Chris (January 10, 2023). "Steelers sign 10 to reserve/future contracts, including 9 of their 16-man practice squad". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (August 28, 2023). "Steelers make additional roster moves". Steelers.com.