7  Lamar Ivey
	Class: Junior Hometown: Mebane High School: Eastern Alamance Height / Weight: 6-1 / 196 Position: Defensive Back Experience: 2L

Career Statistics

A promising and physical young defender who should make the jump from special teams performer to defensive unit contributor as a sophomore ... Will open preseason camp in a battle with junior college transfer Chip Thompson for the No. 1 strong safety job ... Continued a rapid development rate as a redshirt freshman despite serving as Bradley Jacobs' top backup in first season on ECU's active roster ... Depending on secondary assignment, could again experience significant action on various special teams units in order for coaches utilize intensity and athleticism on the field ... Enjoyed another active spring practice period, tallying a secondary-best five tackles in the first scrimmage (March 31) ... After collecting a stop in the second intra-squad matchup a week later, completed work with a three-tackle effort in the Purple-Gold Game (April 14) ... Earned "iron" status during strength and conditioning testing with notable results in the jerk lift (1,130 watts), vertical leap (35.5") and broad jump (9'11).

2011 Game-by-Game Statistics
2011: Spent initial season on the active roster playing a valuable role on the Pirates' special teams units ... Experienced action in the first 10 games of the campaign before missing the last two due to a concussion ... Served as a reserve in the secondary at Houston, but appeared solely on special teams in nine other tilts ... Tallied five assists on kickoff returns, the fifth most on the squad ... Ranked fifth among all Pirate players with five special teams' tackles ... Final stop of the season was a hit on Tulane's Robert Kelley following a 32-yard runback in the third quarter ... At Memphis, halted Bakari Hollier after a 14-yard return in the third frame ... Knocked down the Cougars' Daniel Spencer following a 12-yard reception for season's only non-special teams' tackle ... Combined with Leonard Paulk for a hit on North Carolina's T.J. Thorpe after a 29-yard runback in the third quarter ... On East Carolina's opening kickoff of the second half against Virginia Tech, stopped Dyrell Roberts after a 22-yard return ... Made ECU debut against South Carolina and combined with Paulk to knock down Bruce Ellington after a 20-yard kickoff return in the opening frame.

2010: Redshirted during initial season at East Carolina and spent time on the scout team ... Officially signed with the Pirates in February.

High School: As a senior, led Eastern Alamance to a 14-2 record and a runner-up finish in the 3A state playoffs ... The 14 wins set the school record for victories in a season ... Helped Eagles claim their first regional title in program history ... As a quarterback, threw for 2,210 yards while leading the team in rushing with 1,407 yards en route to all-region offensive player-of-the-year honors ... Accounted for 43 combined touchdowns as a senior ... Engineered an offense that scored a school-record 613 points (38.3 ppg) ... Graduated with a senior class that was the winningest in Eastern Alamance football history ... Rated by ESPN.com among the top 110 (107) athletes nationally (three-star recruit) ... Named to the NCPreps.com 3A All-State First Team ... Also was a Mid-State 3A all-conference first-team honoree as a senior ... After final campaign, earned Eastern Alamance's Torry Holt Offensive Player-of-the-Year Award ... Participated as a wide receiver in the 2009 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas ... Turned in a 4.4 clip in the 40-yard dash.

Personal: Full name is Ladonta Lamar Ivey ... Born March 20, 1992 ... Major is general business (finance).