Phil Ziglar has been coaching football for 36 years and at Boone High School in Orlando for over two decades. He's been around long enough to realize he has something special in 2013 RB A.J. Turman. "A.J. is a strong runner and a powerful runner," Ziglar said. "He's unreal in the weight room. At 6-foot and 198 pounds, he runs 11.00 100 meters. The best part of A.J. is that he's so durable and rarely gets hurt. When it's all said and done he will be a horse at 220 pounds. I coached Stacey Mack, who played here and in the NFL. He will be better and that's saying a lot because I love Stacey."This rising junior running back prospect broke the school rushing record last fall [1,500-plus yards, 16 touchdowns]. Even as a freshman Turman rushed for 876 yards despite Ziglar's resistance to play him because of his class."I didn't believe in freshmen on the varsity," Ziglar said. "That tells you how smart I am. We moved him up in game six and all he did was lead us to the playoffs. He had a great sophomore year for us and we are a sophomore-laden team. Next year these guys will all be juniors. And we have the horse to pull the cart."Turman is hungry. He works hard. And he realizes that there are certain things he has to work on and tweak in his game and style."I am a power running back that is quick and fast," Turman said. "I am a downhill, north-south guy. I can catch the ball out of the backfield with flares and screens. But I have to learn to avoid contact. I like to hit. I want to hit the defender before they hit me."Ziglar agrees with Turman's assessment."A.J. runs a little high and a lot of that is because he has so much confidence in his own strength," Ziglar said. "But he leaves himself open to get smacked. But he never gets hurt. I think I remember he had a hip pointer one time and we had to drag him off field because he wanted to keep playing. He's such a competitor and he loves a challenge. With A.J. it is not about him. He's a team player all the way who wants to contribute to the team. That's what I love about him."While Turman -- who models his game off Minnesota Vikings RB Adrian Peterson -- may be Boone's go-to guy, he will do anything to win."A.J. is a very good blocker and he catches the ball," Ziglar said. "He has great hands. The future looks good for him because he is so motivated. I mean self-motivated. That family of his is unbelievable. They support the school and him."Despite his signing day being more than 19 months away, plenty of teams are interested. Right now, three stand out for Turman. "I am looking at Alabama, Auburn and Florida State," Turman said . "FSU and Auburn came by the school, Alabama came to practice. I have a brother at FAMU so I have been up to Tallahassee. I love the campus at FSU and their running backs run the ball in that offense. I like the school and coaches."Both Auburn and Alabama love to the run the ball and I love family in the state of Alabama."