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2021 Football Roster
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Bonner, Ra'Von

Jersey Number 30
Ra'Von Bonner
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- High School:
- Sycamore
Bio
2021 (Senior): Joined the team in the winter via the transfer portal ... made his Temple debut in the season opener at Rutgers ... scored his first touchdown as an Owl at Akron.
Game-by-Game Stats While at Illinois
College: Played three seasons at Illinois where he rushed for 822 yards and 10 touchdowns … is reunited with Temple receivers coach Thad Ward who was the running backs coach at Illinois.
2020 (Senior): Opted out due to COVID concerns.
2019 (Junior): Played in 12 games and was Illinois’ second leading rusher with 225 yards and three touchdowns on 65 carries … added four receptions for 67 yards and another score … notched his first-career receiving touchdown on a career-long 28-yard catch at UConn.
2018 (Sophomore): Played 11 games with two starts … was the team’s third leading rusher with 395 yards and three touchdowns on 72 carries … also had three catches for 11 yards … had a career-high 96 rushing yards on 21 carries at Iowa … had a career-long 33 yard run at Nebraska.
2017 (Freshman): Started three games as a true freshman and played in six games before suffering a season-ending injury … had 202 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 67 carries … made his college debut vs. Western Kentucky and his first career start at Iowa.
High School: Was a three-year letterwinner at Sycamore High for head coach Scott Dattilo … started 33 straight games to finish his high school career … accumulated 80 rushing touchdowns, the 17th most in Ohio high school football history … earned first-team All-Ohio Division I and second-team MaxPreps/JJHuddle Ohio Big School All-State honors as a senior … also ran track in and was part of Ohio’s fastest 4x100 relay in the state in 2016 … Young Scholars Club member.
Personal: Born Ra’Von Bonner in Cincinnati, Ohio … nicknamed “The Rev” … parents are Rachelle Johnson and Willie Bonner … has one older sister Ra’Niesha Bonner … cousin DeVier Posey played football at Ohio State and in the NFL for Houston … wants to go into ministry and do missions in third-world countries following his playing career … has a bachelor’s degree in social work and is working on his masters.
Game-by-Game Stats While at Illinois
College: Played three seasons at Illinois where he rushed for 822 yards and 10 touchdowns … is reunited with Temple receivers coach Thad Ward who was the running backs coach at Illinois.
2020 (Senior): Opted out due to COVID concerns.
2019 (Junior): Played in 12 games and was Illinois’ second leading rusher with 225 yards and three touchdowns on 65 carries … added four receptions for 67 yards and another score … notched his first-career receiving touchdown on a career-long 28-yard catch at UConn.
2018 (Sophomore): Played 11 games with two starts … was the team’s third leading rusher with 395 yards and three touchdowns on 72 carries … also had three catches for 11 yards … had a career-high 96 rushing yards on 21 carries at Iowa … had a career-long 33 yard run at Nebraska.
2017 (Freshman): Started three games as a true freshman and played in six games before suffering a season-ending injury … had 202 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 67 carries … made his college debut vs. Western Kentucky and his first career start at Iowa.
High School: Was a three-year letterwinner at Sycamore High for head coach Scott Dattilo … started 33 straight games to finish his high school career … accumulated 80 rushing touchdowns, the 17th most in Ohio high school football history … earned first-team All-Ohio Division I and second-team MaxPreps/JJHuddle Ohio Big School All-State honors as a senior … also ran track in and was part of Ohio’s fastest 4x100 relay in the state in 2016 … Young Scholars Club member.
Personal: Born Ra’Von Bonner in Cincinnati, Ohio … nicknamed “The Rev” … parents are Rachelle Johnson and Willie Bonner … has one older sister Ra’Niesha Bonner … cousin DeVier Posey played football at Ohio State and in the NFL for Houston … wants to go into ministry and do missions in third-world countries following his playing career … has a bachelor’s degree in social work and is working on his masters.
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