Ladarian Paulk

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
186
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Apopla, Fla.
High School:
Wekiva
Prev School:
West Florida
Major:
Sport Management

Graduate student in the classroom ... Officially signed with East Carolina in May 2025 … Comes to ECU after spending 2025 spring semester at West Florida … Has one year of eligibility remaining … Three-year letterman (Fort Scott CC/1, Memphis/1, Central Missouri/1) … Played in 32 career games making 24 starts … Registered 74 career stops (35 solo) … Tallied 4.0 TFLs for minus four yards … Picked off four passes scoring one touchdown to go along with 11 pass breakups … Recorded at least one stop in 26 contests (multiple 20 times).

2024 (Central Missouri): Played in 10 of 12 games making five starts earning a varsity letter … Recorded 25 tackles (16 solo) … Booked at least one stop in seven contests (multiple six times) … Picked off a pair of passes (Northeastern State, Central Oklahoma) to go along with six pass breakups … Credited with TFLs against Central Oklahoma (1.0/-2 yards) and Missouri Western (1.0/-1 yard) … Tallied a career-best seven stops (six solo) at Central Oklahoma … Added six tackles against Northeastern State (three solo), two each against Davenport (two solo) and Nebraska-Kearney (one solo) … Booked three stops against Missouri Western (two solo) … Four tackles came in his last game of the season against Missouri Southern State (one solo) … Credited with pass breakups against Northeastern State (one), Davenport (one), Nebraska-Kearney (one), Missouri Western (two) and Missouri Southern State (one).

2023 (FIU): Played in four games making two starts during lone season with the Panthers … Tallied six tackles (four solo) coming in first game of the season against Louisiana Tech … Also appeared in contests against Maine, UConn and Western Kentucky where he didn’t record any stats … Logged season-high 76 snaps against Louisiana Tech.

2022 (Memphis): Played in nine games making eight starts earning varsity letter … Logged 373 defensive snaps … Member of squad that played in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl against Utah State picking up a 38-10 victory … Tallied 28 tackles (21 solo) … Registered at least one tackle in all nine contests (multiple six times) … Booked a season-high six tackles on two occasions (Tulane, SMU) … Recorded 1.0 TFL (-2 yards) coming against UCF … Credited with a pass breakup against No. 25 Tulane … In season debut, booked four tackles (three solo) at Mississippi State … Registered three stops (two solo) at Navy and three tackles (all assisted) against UCF … Notched three tackles against North Alabama (all assisted).

2021 (Fort Scott CC): All-KJCCC Honorable Mention selection … Played in nine games were he tallied tackles (17 solo) … Booked at least one tackle in all nine games (multiple seven times) … Intercepted a pair of passes (Independence CC, Dodge City CC) returning one for a 97 yard touchdown … Credited with four pass breakups … Booked season-best six tackles (four solo) against Dodge City CC … Added five tackles against Garden City CC (two solo), Hutchinson CC (four solo) and Butler CC (all assisted) … Credited with four tackles versus Highland CC (three solo) and Coffeyville CC (two solo) … Registered pass breakups against Highland (one), Garden City (two) and Independence (one) … Forced one fumble (Highland) … Tallied TFLs against Garden City and Coffeyville.

High School: Prefers to go by LD ... Attended Wekiva HS … Helped the Mustangs to 36 wins over four-year career where he earned four varsity letters.

Personal: Graduated in the summer of 2024 with a BA in interdisciplinary studies from FIU ... Currently pursuing a graduate certificate in sport management.