Player Bio: Rashod Bumpers - BUCKNELL OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Rashod Bumpers

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Mobile, Ala.
	High School: UMS-Wright

	Height / Weight: 5-8 / 175
	Position: Running Back

Former starter at slotback who missed the 2008 campaign with a knee injury ... gave Bison fans an early taste of his talent with a great start to his rookie year, but it was short-lived thanks to a season-ending knee injury suffered in week four ... made strong comeback as a sophomore ... a locker room favorite who is well-liked by his teammates ... coming off a strong spring ... also an excellent receiver out of the backfield ... former Alabama state 55-meter dash champion ... participated with the Bucknell indoor track team in 2008 ... placed 10th in 60-meter dash at Patriot League Championship ... time of 7.08 is No. 4 all-time at Bucknell behind current teammates A.J. Kizekai and Marlon Woods. 2008 (Junior): Missed campaign after suffering knee injury during offseason. 2007 (Sophomore): Regained starting slotback position ... rushed for 173 yards on 35 carries, for an average of 4.9 yards per carry ... also caught eight passes for 116 yards ... caught a 33-yard pass against Richmond ... season-high 35 rushing yards against Georgetown ... named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Week after the Colgate game. 2006 (Freshman): Earned a starting slotback berth in preseason camp and started each of the first four games of the season ... announced his presence with authority with a monster night in a season-opening win over Duquesne ... caught a 33-yard pass on the very first play of his collegiate career and scored a 51-yard touchdown on his first career carry ... went on to rush for 126 yards on only nine carries ... earned Patriot League Rookie of the Week, Diversified Information Technologies Player of the Game and Lewisburg Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Week honors for that effort ... became the first Bucknell freshman to rush for 100 yards in a season opener since Rich Lemon in 1993 ... season came to a premature end in the Richmond game in week four, when he caught a 27-yard pass out of the backfield but tore his ACL on the play ... rushed for 144 yards on only 13 carries on the season, an average of 11.1 yards per carry. UMS-Wright High School: Lettered four times in track, three times in football and once in basketball at UMS-Wright Prep School in Mobile ... helped lead football team to a 2005 4A state championship under coach Terry Curtis ... ran for two TDs in state championship game as team capped a 15-0 season ... team's leading rusher with 1,196 yards ... won team's Bruce Filipinni Award ... won state championship and broke state record in 55-meter dash ... team won four track and field state titles. Personal: Full name is Rashod Cordarro Bumpers ... born Dec. 31, 1987 in Lakenheath, England ... parents are Richard and Vivian Bumpers ... father played football at Virginia State ... majoring in economics.

 Bumpers' Career Rush/Receiving Statistics
Year	G/GS	Att.	Yds.	TD	Lg.	Rec.	Yds.	TD	Lg.
2006	4/4	13	144	1	51	3	102	0	42
2007	11/10	35	173	0	23	8	116	0	33
2008				DNP - Injured
Totals	15/14	48	317	1	51	11	218	0	42