Furman University

Committed to Furman on November 19...will graduate from Gaffney (5A) High School and enroll at Furman in January and take part in spring practice...played quarterback and wide receiver in his prep career...football coach at Gaffney was Donnie Littlejohn '02, former All-Southern Conference, SoCon Jacobs Blocking Award honoree, and Paladin All-American offensive tackle...played his senior year at Gaffney, serving as team captain and accounting for 2,200 all-purpose yards and 19 touchdowns while helping his squad to a 9-4 record and third round playoff appearance...earned all-region honors...Shrine Bowl selection...played his sophomore and junior years at Greenville High School...serving as team captain, compiled 2,700 all-purpose yards and 31 touchdown responsibilities as a junior on the way to earning all-region honors...member of Greenville's 2023 squad that won 10 games and was an Upper State finalist.

Personal: Full name is John Banks Bouton...born April 5, 2007, in Greenville, South Carolina...son of Furman graduates Will and Toni Bouton...has two brothers, William and Owen, and two sisters, Belle and Emmy...father was a three-time All-Southern Conference, two-time Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year (2000 & '01) and two-time All-American linebacker at Furman (2000 & '01) who ranks sixth on the school's all-time tackle chart with 445 stops...was inducted into Furman's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007 and named to the SoCon 100th Anniversary Team in 2022...brother, William, is a linebacker at Clemson...grandfather, Billy Carpenter, played tight end at South Carolina...another grandfather, Bob Doppleheuer, played wide receiver at Newberry...great, great uncle was Johnny Lujack, 1947 Heisman Trophy winner at Notre Dame.