54  Al Bond
	Class: RS Junior Hometown: Memphis, Tenn. High School: Southwind HS Height / Weight: 6-4 / 300 Position: OL Experience: 2L

Career

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Has played in 22 games during career, making 19 starts ... Has worked 1215 of 1297 snaps in games which he played ... Carries a streak of 1,210 straight snaps including all 772 offensive snaps during his sophomore season into the 2013 campaign ... Played a career high 84 snaps against Marshall during the 2012 season.

Honors (Academic/Athletic)

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Member of the Tiger 3.0 Club for both 2011 and 2012 ... Honored with the Glenn Jones 12th Man Award at the 2010 Blue-Gray Game, given by the Highland Hundred to a Tiger that leads through desire, determination and courage.

2012

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Started all 12 games as a sophomore and was on the field for all 772 offensive snaps ... Blocked for a unit which raised its total offense in Conference USA games from 243.0 yards per game to 327.1 yards an outing (26 percent increase in yardage from 2011 to 2012) ... in C-USA games, Memphis raised its rushing offense total by 63 percent ... Memphis averaged 318.33 yards of total offense during the 2012 season ... the season total represented a 44-yard improvement from the previous season ... Memphis almost doubled its rushing average from the previous season, averaging 151.75 yards on the ground ... Memphis' 71.43 fourth-down efficiency percentage ranked tied for seventh nationally ... Only five teams converted on fourth down more times than the Tigers (20-of-28) ... Played 70+ plays four times during the season including a season-high 84 plays against Marshall ... new career standard surpassed previous career mark of 73 plays against Marshall the previous season and equaled earlier in the 2012 season against UCF ... Began the 2012 season by playing all 72 snaps against UT Martin.

2011

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Played in 10 games and made seven starts on the offensive line as a redshirt freshman ... Worked 443 of 525 snaps in the 10 contests in which he played ... Played 438-consecutive snaps in the final seven games (all starts) of the season ... Has four games of more than 60 snaps played ... Open the season at left tackle against Mississippi State and logged just five plays ... Moved to right tackle against Rice ... His start vs the Owls began a string of seven-straight starts ... Played all 72 snaps vs Rice, starting his stretch of 438-consecutive snaps played ... Registered 59 snaps played in contests vs East Carolina and Tulane ... Logged 46 snaps vs UCF and 62 snaps vs UAB ... Played a career-best 73 snaps vs Marshall ... Finished the year with 67 snaps vs Southern Miss.

2010 (Freshman)

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Redshirted ... Worked at center a majority of 2011 spring practice.

Prep

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Played for Coach Cedric Miller at Southwind High School ... Played at left tackle for the Jaguars ... An All-District 15-AAA first team offensive tackle ... Served as team captain for three seasons ... Honored as the Most Valuable Lineman his senior campaign ... The Jaguars offensive line was instrumental in the passing offense ranking among the area's top-15 with an average of 140 yards-per-game ... Blocked for running back Daveonn Porter, who rushed for 200-plus yards in back-to-back games and logged 546 yards in six games before he was injured ... Also played center for the Southwind High School basketball team ... Previously played at Germantown High before transferring to Southwind.

Personal

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Son of Louis and Tinica Mitchell ... Born March 5, 1992 in Memphis, Tenn. ... Majoring in professional studies/correctional administration.

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