Bladen Gatling

Height:
6-2
Weight:
308
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Murfreesboro
Prev School:
Elizabeth City State
Major:
Management Accounting

Should provide offensive line and various special teams squads with quality depth … Expected to compete for two-deep inclusion at one of the tackle slots … A savvy veteran who brings plenty of practice repetitions to the unit, but has limited collegiate snaps … Joined ECU program prior to the 2014 campaign after spending first two seasons at Division II member Elizabeth City State … Spring strength and conditioning testing produced a 380-pound bench press, 23 reps of 225 (bench), 540-pound back squat and a 48” shot put.

2015: Participated in four games as a reserve offensive lineman and special teams contributor … Sat out the first eight contests, but experienced action in last four – Connecticut, USF, UCF and Cincinnati … Did not record any statistics.

2014: Earned initial roster position at East Carolina prior to the start of the season … Contributed efforts on scout team, but did not play on game-days … Transferred into Pirate program during the late summer, thus did not engage in spring drills.

2012-13 (Elizabeth City State): Experienced limited duty during his first two seasons of collegiate football ... Helped Vikings to a 4-6 record, a 30.9 scoring average and a 413.5 total yards per game average in 2013 … Helped ECSU to Pioneer Bowl championship in 2012.

High School: A two-way player as an offensive and defensive lineman at Herford County High School … Led Bears to three-straight playoff appearances, including a third-round finish as a sophomore in 2009 … Earned all-conference honors and was named to the All-Roanoke squad as a senior (offense) and junior (defense) … Selected to play in the 2012 North Carolina Coaches Association East-West All-Star Football Game in Greensboro … Served as president of the Beta Club and FBLA, while graduating seventh in his class.

Personal: Full name is Bladen McCoy Gatling … Born January 23, 1994 at Franklin, Va. … Son of Willie and Mildred Gatling … A business accounting major … Enjoys motivational speaking to youth … Spent the summer of 2014 as a STEM Teaching Intern at Hertford County Public Schools, teaching science, engineering and mathematics at the elementary level.