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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||
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| Born | (1968-08-09)August 9, 1968 (age 57) Ashtabula, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Ashtabula | ||||||||
| College | Michigan | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1991: 1st round, 27th overall pick | ||||||||
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Jarrod Glenn Bunch (born August 9, 1968) is an American formerfootball player, and former head coach of theBeverly Hills High School football team. He playedcollege football for theMichigan Wolverines from 1986 to 1990. He was the first-round pick for theNew York Giants (27th overall) in the1991 NFL draft. Bunch was named New York Giants Offensive Player of the Year in 1992. In the 1993 training camp, Bunch sustained a knee injury that tore ligaments in his knee that sidelined him for seven weeks; upon his return, his ability to play was greatly affected. After multiple surgeries in the offseason, his contract with the Giants was terminated after he failed a physical examination before the start of 1994 season. He signed withLos Angeles Raiders two weeks later. Bunch retired from football in 1995. He is the president of theNFLPA former players Los Angeles Chapter. He and his wife Robin Emtage live inBeverly Hills, California.
Bunch was born inAshtabula, Ohio, in 1968.[1] At age five, he lost the fourth toe on his right foot in an accident involving a lawnmower.[2] Bunch attendedAshtabula High School,[1] where he was a star football player and set high school records in pole vault and discus. He became the first student from the school to be awarded a scholarship to attend a Division I college for football, as well as the first and only to be drafted in the first round of theNational Football League.[citation needed]
Bunch enrolled at theUniversity of Michigan in 1986 and playedcollege football as a fullback for theMichigan Wolverines football teams from 1987 to 1990.[3] He came to Michigan intent on playingtailback, but withJamie Morris securing that spot, Bunch was converted to the fullback position.[2] Bunch started nine games at fullback in1987,[4] five games in1988,[5] five games in1989,[6] and 10 games in1990.[7] He also served as captain of the1990 team that compiled 9–3 record, defeated Ole Miss in the1991 Gator Bowl and finished the season ranked #7 in the finalAP Poll.[7] In four years at Michigan, Bunch gained 1,346 rushing yards on 311 carries with eight rushing touchdowns.[8] He also caught 30 passes for 215 yards and four touchdowns.[8]
Bunch graduated with a bachelor's degree in Sports Management and Communications and used the fifth year of his football scholarship to attend graduate school.[citation needed]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 248 lb (112 kg) | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) | 10+5⁄8 in (0.27 m) | 4.63 s | 1.59 s | 2.67 s | 4.36 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | 29 reps | ||
| All values fromNFL Combine[9] | ||||||||||||
Bunch was selected by theNew York Giants in the first round (27th overall pick) of the1991 NFL draft.[10] As a rookie, Bunch appeared in 16 games, mostly onspecial teams.[11] He became a starter during the1992 NFL season, starting 13 games at fullback while gaining 501 rushing yards, catching 11 passes for 50 yards, and scoring four touchdowns.[1] His average of 4.8 yards per rushing attempt in 1992 ranked second in the NFL.[1] In 1993, Jarrod sustained a knee injury in the first week of training camp. Bunch was limited to 128 rushing yards (3.9 yards per carry), 98 receiving yards, and three touchdowns.[1]
Bunch underwent surgeries on his knees and feet during the off-season before the1994 NFL season.[11] Not being able to pass the physical because of his injuries, he was released by the Giants and signed with theLos Angeles Raiders as a replacement forNapoleon McCallum.[12][13] However, his injuries continued to be a problem and he appeared in only three games for the Raiders.[1] He was released by the Raiders in October 1994, marking the end of his NFL playing career.[11]
In May 2020, Bunch was chosen to be a participant in the National Football leagues, "Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship" with the Los Angeles Rams.[citation needed]
On May 18, 2018, Bunch was introduced as the head coach of theBeverly Hills High School football team.
After his playing career ended, Bunch has been in entertainment as an actor and producer. He has his own production company, Bunch Time Productions.[14] He and his wife, Robin Emtage, moved to Beverly Hills, California in 2002.[15] His acting credits include the role of the youngGeorge Foreman in theEmmy award-winningHBO film,Don King: Only in America.[11] He has also appeared as a guest star in many television series,[16] including "The Forgotten," "ER,"CSI Miami,Rizzoli & Isles, andEntourage. He appears in Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" and is a principal actor in more than 100 national commercials.[15]