Niko Paic

Position:
OL
Height:
6-2
Weight:
290
Class:
Fifth Year
Major:
Undecided
Hometown:
Crown Point, Ind.
Prev School:
Valparaiso
High School:
Crown Point

Transfer from Valparaiso who enrolled at East Carolina in May of 2026 … Three-year letterman for the Beacons (2023-25) … 2025 (Valparaiso): Team captain … Received All-PFL Honorable Mention accolades, Academic All-PFL Second Team, PFSN All-PFL Second Team, Phil Steele All-PFL Third Team, CSC Academic All-District plus a trio of honors at the team’s postseason banquet – Team Offensive Player of the Year, Outstanding Four-Year Man Award and Sever Award (top offensive lineman) … Named the team Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the game against Dayton … Started all 12 games, extending his games played streak to 34 and his starts streak to 23 … 2024 (Valparaiso): Started all 11 games … Earned Valparaiso University Presidential Academic Honors … Member of PFL Academic Honor Roll … 2023 (Valparaiso): Played in all 11 games and made six starts … 2022 (Valparaiso): Played in one game during redshirt freshman campaign … Made collegiate debut on Dec. 3 at New Mexico State … High School: Four-year varsity letter winner at Crown Point ... Earned all-conference, all-area and academic all-state as a senior ... Had two sacks and over 10 tackles in a 2020 game vs. Merrillville ... Team captain as a senior ... Also competed in basketball as a freshman and wrestling as a sophomore ... Hobbies include golf and basketball l... Member of National Honor Society … Personal: First name is Nikola, but prefers to go by Niko … Son of George and Irene Paic ... Has two younger brothers, Luka and Ilija ... Uncle Dan Paic played football at Truman State from 1987-1990 and cousin Adrianna Naumoski played women’s soccer at Iowa starting in 2018 ... Can speak Serbian and Macedonian.