Furman: Three-year letterman who will move into the starting lineup at tight end this following the graduation All-Southern Conference tight end Willis Sudderth...Paladin tenure includes three games of starting experience...excellent receiving tight end who will most surely be utilized in a big way this season. 2004 -- Registered playing time as a backup in nine games...missed four contests with a hand injury sustained in week two against Samford (45-10 win)...caught four passes for 70 yards and one touchdown...had two catches for 29 yards, including one for 22 yards and a touchdown, against Jacksonville State...came through with a fourth quarter 40-yard reception against James Madison (14-13 loss) in NCAA I-AA quarterfinal playoff action. 2003 -- Stepped in for Willis Sudderth with starts in Furman's first three games and, in all, registered action in all 11 contests...caught passes in five games...had a 32-yard reception versus Richmond (31-17 win)...had a 30-yard catch versus Western Carolina (19-13 win)...named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll. 2002 -- Registered his first action, logging playing time in 10 of the Paladins' 12 games as the primary backup to all-conference performer Willis Sudderth...caught two passes for 23 yards -- both coming in the 57-7 win over Elon. 2001 -- Member of scout team...awarded redshirt and extra year of eligibility. High School: 2001 graduate of Walter M. Williams High School...football coach was Sam Story...played tight end and returned punts...moved from Illinois to North Carolina after his junior year...earned all-conference and all-region honors in 2000 after helping lead Williams to a 9-3 record, conference championship, and state playoffs...caught 20 passes for 400 yards and three touchdowns in 2000...had a 55-yard punt return for a touchdown against Bartlett Yancey...landed all-conference and all-area honors as a junior at Woodstock (Illinois) High School...also played basketball...basketball squad at Woodstock went 21-7 and won region championship in 2000...member of National Honor Society. Personal: Full name is John Carl Rust...son of Joy and Steve Rust...born February 6, 1983, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida...accounting major.