The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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Tarka said. "He's well-liked by his classmates and teammates. He was voted a captain on our team this year. He's more of a quiet, lead-by-exam- ple guy with his hard work. For a kid who has gotten all this attention and has been heavily recruited, it hasn't gone to his head. He's just one of the guys. I think the kids respect that about him." And if that's not enough, Bunting eschewed any boasting in favor of gratefulness on his imminent arrival in Ann Arbor. "I just want to give a thank you," he said. "I've met tons and tons of Michigan fans. Everywhere I go, I meet someone that has something to do with Michigan. It seems like they're everywhere. I get nothing but love from them. That's awesome. They're the best fans in the world. Thank you, and Go Blue." — John Borton PERSONAL Ian Alexander Bunting was born Feb. 10, 1996 … Best 40-yard dash time is 4.63 seconds … Best standing vertical jump is 34 inches … Hinsdale Central also produced several Division I performers, including quarterback John Whitelaw at Yale, along with Bunting's current teammates: Brian Allen, a center headed for Michigan State, Max Hartzman, an offensive lineman going to Colgate, and Jacob White, a middle linebacker on his way to Ball State. STATISTICS Career Totals: Secured 27 catches for 583 receiving yards, an average of 21.6 yards per grab … Averaged 38.4 receiving yards per game … Made four touch- down catches … Defensively, recorded 14 tackles, including two sacks among three tackles for loss, along with two pass breakups and one quarterback hurry. Senior Season: Played tight end and defensive end for a 5-5 Hinsdale squad … Made 10 receptions for 165 yards, averaging 16.5 yards per catch with a long of 46 … Carried the ball once for a four-yard loss … Accounted for one two- point conversion … Made 13 tackles, including one sack among three tackles for loss … Contributed a pass breakup, a fumble recovery and one quarterback hurry. Junior Season: Played wide receiver and defensive end for a Hinsdale team that went 7-3 overall … Made 16 receptions for 412 yards and four touchdowns, averaging 25.8 yards per catch with a long of 46 … Carried the football twice, for 12 yards … Supplied 424 total yards on the season … Notched one tackle, IAN BUNTING TIGHT END 6-7 • 223 HINSDALE CENTRAL HS HINSDALE, ILL. RANKINGS STARS NAT. POS. STATE ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ — 9 15 ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ 200 6 8 ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ 230 6 10 ✪ ✪ ✪ — 21 20