R.J. Blount holds the RB · Depth spot in Temple Owls’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

R.J. Blount is a running back for the Temple Owls who enrolled in January as a member of the 2026 recruiting class. The Pennsauken, New Jersey native was a two-year letterwinner and all-conference honoree at Pennsauken High School under head coach Clinton Tabb. As a senior, he recorded 1,585 all-purpose yards and 16 touchdowns while earning all-conference honors. During his junior season, he accumulated 1,585 all-purpose yards and 21 touchdowns. In a single game against Eastern High, Blount rushed for 346 yards and six touchdowns.

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