Gonzalez scored a pair of TDs and totaled 92 yards on just 2 carries and posted 4 tackles and 3 TFLs in Carson’s 49-6 win over Hug on Friday. The Senators’ senior LB has been a standout on both sides of the ball this season while continuing to draw interest from several D-III programs. Gonzalez picked up offers from Cornell College and Kansas Wesleyan in September and recently took a gameday visit to Nevada.

Gonzalez added a pair of lower level offers from Kansas Wesleyan and Bethel College this month. The 5’11″/200 LB out of Carson broke out as a junior with 100+ tackles and 10.5 TFLs in 2024. Gonzalez is one of the top senior LBs in northern Nevada and a top-100 prospect in PRZ NV’s 2026 rankings.

Gonzalez was a new addition to the 2026 rankings back in December and rose into the top-100 in the March update as he continues to put his name on the northern Nevada radar. The 5’11″/200 will come into his senior as Carson’s top returning tackler after posting 102 total and 10.5 TFLs as a junior. He’s an athletic defender that can get sideline to sideline and create negative plays shooting gaps between the OTs. Gets to the ball with quick reactions/trigger off the snap and looks comfortable in space as a coverage defender. Gonzalez has kept his offseason schedule busy with camps and visits and should start to see his name on the radar in the near future.