Javious Bond

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
180
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Macon, Ga.
High School:
Jones County
Major:
Exercise Physiology

Sophomore in the classroom with three years of athletic eligibility remaining … Earned first varsity letter in 2023 after rushing for 231 yards on 40 carries (5.8 ypc) and one touchdown … Caught 10 passes for 52 yards and returned nine kickoffs for 193 yards … In all, tallied 476 yards of total offense where he averaged 52.9 yards per game.

2023: Appeared in nine games during his first year with program making one start (Navy) … Logged 214 snaps (165 offense, 49 special teams) … Tallied 476 yards of total offense where he averaged 52.9 yards per game … Rushed for 231 yards on 40 carries (5.8 ypc) with one touchdown (Gardner-Webb), which was a five-yard run in the fourth quarter … Hauled down 10 passes for 52 yards (5.2 ypr) … Returned nine kickoffs for 193 yards (21.4 ypkor) standing 16th in The American … Registered five tackles (three solo) four on special teams … Established career-high in rush attempts against Gardner-Webb (nine), rushing yards at Rice (72), receiving yards at Michigan (31) and receptions at Michigan and Navy (three) … Registered multiple carries in a game seven times and had at least one reception in five contests (multiple three times) … Returned three kickoffs for 66 yards with a long of 32 at Rice … Made collegiate debut at No. 2 Michigan tallying 61 total yards (16/rush, 31/rcv, 14/kor) … Injured in first quarter against SMU and missed the next three contests (Charlotte, UTSA, Tulane) … Had four receptions go for seven-plus yards (10 or more twice) ... Season-long reception was 19 yards at Michigan in the second quarter … Rushed for five-plus yards on a carry 14 times, 10-plus on nine occasions and 20 or more twice … Career long rush was 39 yards at Rice in the fourth quarter … All nine kickoff returns went for 14 or more yards with a season long of 32 in the third quarter at Rice.

High School: Four-sport athlete (football, basketball, baseball and track) at Jones County HS under head coach Mike Chastain … Two-way standout (running back/safely) for the Greyhounds that played 44 career games … Offensively, rushed 281 times for 1,904 yards and 23 touchdowns … Averaged 6.8 yards per carry and 43.3 yards per game … Rushed for over 100 yards in a game six times in his career … Caught 72 passes out of the backfield for 758 yards (10.5 ypc) with 10 additional scores … Added 263 kickoff return and 107 punt return yards … In all, tallied 3.052 all-purpose yards in his prep career … Defensively, booked 244 stops (142 solo) … Picked off five passes for 20 return yards … Credited with 18 pass breakups to go along with four fumble recoveries (43 yards) and one forced fumble … Also credited with one blocked punt and field goal … Preseason MaxPreps Georgia All-State Team selection … Played in six gamed during senior campaign rushing for 446 yards on 82 carries and scoring five times … Rushed for a season-best 149 yards with a pair of TDs in a 35-14 win over Dacula … In a 30-0 shutout of Union Grove, rushed 13 times for 44 yards with a season-best three touchdowns … Hauled in 14 passes for 168 yards and three more scores … Tallied 238 or more all-purpose yards twice … Booked 14 stops (10 solo) with a quarterback hurry … Additionally, picked off one pass, had a PBU, fumble recovery, forced fumble and a blocked punt … As a junior helped Jones County to a 10-3 overall record and a perfect 7-0 mark in league play … Earned Georgia High School Football Daily Honorable Mention All-State honors and 4-AAAA Region Athlete of the Year accolades following junior season where he rushed for nearly 950 yards (943) on 147 carries with 14 scores … Ran for 100-plus yards in a contest three times including a personal-best 207 and four TDs in a 66-42 victory over Eastside in the state playoff quarterfinals … Scored at least one ground TD in eight of 12 games (multiple four times) … Added 555 receiving yards on 49 grabs (11.3 ypc) … Scored six TDs with three in a 69-26 win over Woodland … Ended the season with 1,677 all-purpose yards (943 rush, 555 receiving, 163 kickoff, 16 punt return) … Booked 69 tackles (36 solo) with one TFL … During sophomore campaign, he ran for 515 years on 52 carries with four TDs … Member of Greyhounds squad that posted a 10-4 overall ledger (7-0 in conference) … Tallied a pair of 100-plus rushing games … Caught nine passed for 35 yards with another score … Added 81 yards in punt returns and 18 on an interception against Griffin HS … In all, was credited with 649 all-purpose yards … Recorded 77 tackles (46 solo) … Amassed 10 or more stops in a game three times with a season-high 14 against Wayne County … Picked off a pair of passes and credited with nine pass breakups … Opened prep career playing primarily on defense earning 2019 Georgia All-State Honorable Mention honors … Appeared in 12 contests booking 84 stops (50 solo) … Credited with 10-plus tackles on two occasions … Added a pair of TFLs, two INTs, five pass breakups and forced a pair of fumbles … Member of a team that posted an 12-2 record and a 6-1 mark in league play … Nine-time MaxPreps Player of the Game selection during his high school career … Three-star prospect by 247Sports Composite, ESPN and Rivals … Chose East Carolina over offers from Boston College, Duke, Houston, Kansas State, Memphis, Minnesota, Ole Miss, Pittsburgh, Tulane, Utah, Virginia and others.

Personal: Son of Lisa Bond … Officially enrolled early at ECU (January, 2023) and participated with the Pirates in spring drills … Intended major is exercise physiology.