Will Kanavalov Jr

An Academic All-Frontier Conference honoree ... Started all 10 games at linebacker as a junior in his first season with the Raiders ... Ranked second on the team with 72 tackles (28 solo), including four for losses, one sack and a forced fumble ... Ranked eighth among Frontier West Division players with an average of 7.2 tackles per game and had a season-high of 13 in the Nov. 15 finale at College of Idaho ... Had a 12-tackle performance Sept. 6 at Western Oregon and went for eight-plus on five different occasions ... Logged his first sack and forced fumble as a Raider on Oct. 18 against Eastern Oregon. Started his career as a redshirt at Southern Utah University in 2022 before playing the '23 and '24 seasons at Bakersfield College (Calif.), where he was a dean's list student ... Appeared in 19 games over two years, totaling 79 tackles, 11 1/2 tackles for losses and two sacks ... Recorded 65 tackles, 7 1/2 TFL, two forced fumbles and an interception as a sophomore, when he was named a top-20 junior college linebacker by Noicey Sports. Born on Aug. 31, 2004 in Bakersfield, California ... The son of Allison and William Kanavalov ... Has a younger sister, Nadia ... Majoring in business administration. Graduated in 2022 from Liberty High (Calif.) ... Selected to the All-Area first team as a senior linebacker, helping his team to conference and section championships and a state finals appearance.