The six-foot-one, 185 lb. defensive back only had one Division I offer coming out of Chippewa Valley High School in Clinton, Michigan, and it was pulled back at the last possible minute.
Bunting had originally committed to Central Michigan under then-head coach Dan Enos as a senior, but Enos resigned two weeks prior to National Signing Day to take an offensive coordinator position at Arkansas, leaving Bunting (among many others) in the dark about their status as Chippewas.
Bunting, who had multiple Division II offers, stuck out the maelstrom, and eventually new head coach John Bonamego gave him a greyshirt offer he didn’t refuse.