A.J. Bunton Class: Freshman Hometown: West Deptford, NJ High School: West Deptford Height / Weight: 5-10 / 175 Position: RB

High School: A 2006 graduate of West Deptford (N.J.) HS...Rushed 80 times for 1,018 yards and 15 TDs as a senior under head coach Clyde Folsom...Was a three-year varsity letterwinner, playing RB, WR and returning kickoffs while helping team to three state titles and a 33-2 overall mark in his tenure...Had 146 career carries for 2,080 yards...Earned first Team All-Colonial Conference honors as a senior and played in the 2006 Adam Taliaferro Bowl...Also captured four varsity letters in indoor track and four varsity letters in outdoor track...Earned All-America, All State, All-County, All-Group II and all-conference honors as a sprinter...Ran the third fastest time in the nation in the 55m in 2006 with a 6.34...Captured the Group II State Championship in both the 55m and 200m...Was named the Camden Courier-Post Indoor Track Athlete of the Year as a senior...Advanced to the semifinals of the 2006 Nike Indoor Nationals in the 60m...Won the 200m at the 2006 New Jersey Meet of Champions to earn first team AP All-State honors...Won the 2006 Group II 100m and 200m state titles...Earned Philadelphia Inquirer First Team All-South Jersey honors in the 200m...Member of the National Honor Society and three-time member of the school honor roll...On the gridiron, was teammates with current Temple redshirt freshman punter Jake Brownell and freshman linebacker John Brownell, while sharing the backfield with Rutgers true freshman Kordell Young. Personal: Born May 2, 1988...Given name is Wilson A. Bunton, Jr...Son of Christina and Wilson A. Bunton, Sr...Mother was a sprinter at Alabama and was a member the 1980 U.S. 4x400 team that boycotted the Summer Games...Godfather is former Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker William Thomas.