Chris Bonds Class: Sophomore Hometown: Columbia, S.C. High School: Richland Northeast Height / Weight: 6-4 / 269 Position: Defensive Line Experience: SQ

OUTLOOK: Chris Bonds is a talented defensive lineman who should compete for playing time in 2011 ... has seen action in one game at Alabama.

2010 (FRESHMAN): Made his Crimson Tide debut as a reserve defensive lineman in the Georgia State game.

2009 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his initial season at the Capstone.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Bonds was a U.S. Army All-American ... listed as the No. 10 defensive tackle nationally by ESPNU and a member of the ESPNU 150 team ... SuperPrep magazine All-American ...ranked as the No. 27 defensive tackle nationally by Scout.com ... Rivals.com rated Bonds as the fifth-best athlete and fifth-quickest defensive tackle while ranking him 46th at his position ... Rivals.com's 20th ranked player in the state of South Carolina ... ranked 64th on the Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 ... named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 ... listed at No. 48 on Scout.com's Southeast 150 ... SuperPrep's No. 39 defensive lineman and the publication's No. 8 player in South Carolina ... coached by Jay Frye at Richland Northeast ... chose the Crimson Tide over Southern California, Tennessee, Michigan and Notre Dame.