Phil Ziglar has been coaching football for 36 years and has been at Boone High School in Orlando for more than 20. He has been around long enough to realize he has something special in A.J. Turman."A.J. is a strong runner and a powerful runner," Ziglar said. "He's unreal in the weight room. At 6 feet 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 broken 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."I didn't believe in freshman 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 there are certain things has he 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's 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."A.J. is a fan of A.P. He loves the style of the Minnesota Vikings superstar running back."I love Adrian Peterson," Turman said. "I just love the way he runs. He can run through you or around you. He doesn't avoid contact and he will bring it to you."While Turman may be the Braves' go-to guy, he also is unselfish. He can block for his teammates and is a threat in the passing game."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." His Signing Day is more than 19 months away, but plenty of teams are getting in line for this 2013 running back. "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 have family in Alabama."