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2007: Appeared in five games for the Rams in 2007, making one start...Threw five passes on the season with all five falling incomplete...Recorded the lone interception of his season at Howard on Sept. 29 as he filled in for one offensive series in relief of an injured Monte Purvis en route to the first start of his collegiate career...Recorded six rushing attempts on the season as he gained a total of 14 yards with a long run of seven yards...Recorded one rushing attempt for a gain of two yards at Coastal Carolina (Sept. 8)...Recorded one rushing attempt for a gain of six yards at South Carolina State (Sept. 22)...Threw a pair of passes, both incompletions, in that same game versus the Bulldogs...Threw three incomplete passes and rushed one time for a loss of one yard at Howard on Sept. 29, a game in which he also was picked off once...Rushed twice for a total gain of seven yards versus North Carolina Central on Nov. 10, a game in which Dunston broke out for his long rush of the season, a seven-yarder...Closed the 2007 season with one carry for five yards at Norfolk State on Nov. 17.
2006: Enrolled at Temple University in January of 2006 and participated in spring drills...Transferred to Winston-Salem State University following the completion of the Owls' spring practice.
Personal: Was the top-rated prep school quarterback and 36th rated prep school prospect overall by Rivals...Completed 101 of 198 passes for 1,437 yards and 17 TDs (five interceptions) starting all 11 games at quarterback under head coach Robert Prunty at Hargrave Military Academy (Va.) in 2005...Also rushed for 374 yards and three scores...Helped lead the team to an 8-3 record and the post-graduate national title...A 2005 graduate of Southeast Raleigh High School...Was a three-year varsity letterwinner at quarterback under head coach Chad O'Shea...Completed 200 of 474 career passes for a school record 3,061 yards and 19 touchdowns...Completed 81 of 158 passes for 1,211 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior, and 62 of 154 passes for 975 yards and seven scores as a senior...Was the TAAC Offensive Player of the Year and a preseason all-state choice...Was also a three-year varsity basketball letterwinner, earning all conference honors as a junior and senior...Born December 22, 1986 in Philadelphia, Pa...Son of Kenneth Dunston and Brenda Shelton-Dunston...Is the second cousin of former all-star and 18-season Major League veteran (1985-2002) shortstop Shawon Dunston...Majoring in management information systems...Nicknamed "JD".
Dunston's Statistics: Year G/GS Com Att Yds TD Int Long R/Att Yds TD 2007 5/1 0 5 0 0 1 0 6 20 0 2006 Redshirt (at Temple University) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 5/1 0 5 0 0 1 0 6 20 0
