25  Leonard Paulk
	Class: Senior Hometown: Columbia, S.C. High School: Richland Northeast Height / Weight: 5-11 / 197 Position: Defensive Back Experience: 3L

Career Statistics

Speed, quickness, lateral movement, hitting prowess and cover abilities have allowed a quick climb on unit's depth chart ... Has used strong back-to-back springs with new coaching staff to lock into a top reserve role at the boundary cornerback position ... Also likely to experience top-tier action on various special teams squads for the third-straight season ... Tallied a pair of tackles in each of the first two spring scrimmages (April 2 and April 9) ... Wrapped up drills with four stops in the Purple-Gold Game (April 16) ... A gifted and athletic defensive back who was one of three rookies to experience significant action on a senior-laden defense that played a pivotal role in the Pirates capturing their second consecutive Conference USA title in 2009.

2011 Game-by-Game Statistics

2010 Game-by-Game Statistics
2010: A reserve member of the secondary who stood out on the special teams' squads and experienced action in all 13 games ... Recorded 15 tackles with eight solo hits and seven assists ... Finished the season second on the squad with 13 special teams' tackles ... Tied Damon Magazu for the team lead with 11 kickoff return stops ... Booked only two non-special teams tackles of the season against SMU with a pair of fourth-quarter hits (one rush, one pass) ... One of just six Pirates with multiple stops on punt returns (two) ... Tied career high with three tackles against SMU and Tulsa ... Other multi-stop eff orts were against Southern Miss (two), UCF (two) and Maryland (two) ... Matched personal best with a pair of solo hits in road contests against the Golden Eagles and Knights ... Made a solo stop versus Marshall, UAB and Rice.

2009 Game-by-Game Statistics
2009: Recorded playing time in 13 of 14 contests, experiencing action in the Pirate secondary in five games ... Valuable member of the special teams whose 10 stops ranked third on the squad ... All 10 special teams tackles were on kickoff returns (second on unit) ... Booked 15 total tackles with seven solo drops ... Tallied a career-high three stops at West Virginia and against Rice ... Season-best two solo tackles came at Tulsa ... Credited with a pair of stops against UAB and Southern Miss ... Made one tackle vs. North Carolina, UCF and Memphis ... Forced the first fumble of his career in the opening quarter against Southern Miss, jarring the ball loose from Damion Fletcher and halting a Golden Eagle drive on the ECU three-yard line ... Stop of Fletcher was for a two-yard loss, resulting in only tackle for a lost yardage.

2008: Redshirted during initial season in the Pirate program ... Officially signed with the ECU program in February, 2008.

High School: A three-year letterman, two-year starter and team captain for coach Jay Frye at Richland Northeast High School ... Booked 97 tackles (seven for lost yardage), two sacks, 13 pass deflections, three forced fumbles, two recovered fumbles, two interceptions and five quarterback pressures as a senior to help guide the Cavaliers to a 7-5 record and co-region championship ... Returned one interception for 70 yards ... Also scored three touchdowns on returns as member of special teams ... Tallied 75 tackles, including six behind the line of scrimmage, along with two sacks, five pass breakups, five fumble recoveries and four pressures during junior campaign ... Turned one fumble recovery into a score in 2006 ... Racked up 10 stops as a sophomore during RNHS's 11-2 season that resulted in a region title and state runner-up finish ... Also picked up letters in track (three) and wrestling (one) ... Competed in the 100, 200 and 400-meter dash while also serving as a member of the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams ... Rated among scout.com's top 25 defensive backs in the state of South Carolina and top 110 nationally ... Rated as the No. 32 overall recruit in South Carolina according to SuperPrep Magazine ... Attended ECU Summer Football Camp ... An outstanding student who was a member of the National Honor Society, Senior House, Palmetto Boys State and the Omicron Iota Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity ... Named Richland Northeast's Outstanding Senior, Most Athletic and Mr. Northeast ... Also holds membership in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal: Full name is Leonard Revell Paulk III ... Born November 25, 1990 at Savannah, Ga., thus spent most of his redshirt campaign as a 17-year-old ... Son of Leonard and Sonya Paulk ... Major is physical education ... A strong performer in the classroom, earning selection to the ECU Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Also named to the institutional Honor Roll for the spring semester (2011) ... Lists current Jacksonville Jaguars' quarterback David Garrard as all-time favorite Pirate player ... Lists drawing as top hobby ... Spent summers working as a recreational aide at the Boys and Girls Club (youth center) ... Brother Rodney earned freshman All-America honors as a linebacker in 2006 as a member of the South Carolina football program while cousin Tim (Paulk) was an All- Southeastern Conference linebacker at Florida and a seventh-round draft choice of the Atlanta Falcons in 1992.

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