3 Ladarius Vanlier
3 - Ladarius Vanlier
Height: 5-8
Weight: 175
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
High School: Maplewood HS
Position: RB
Previous School: Maplewood HS
gp 11
yds 754
yds/g 68.5
td 6

Definite post-season honors candidate...named 2015 STATS FCS Preseason All-America second-team as a punt returner...one of the league's most explosive players when he gets the ball in his hands, Ladarius is a threat as a runningback and receiver, as well as returning punts and kicks...has led Tech in all-purpose yardage each of his three seasons...should set the school records for most punt and kick return yards...he has 544 career punt return yards, needing 74 to break the record...has piled up 1,860 career kick return yards, needing 16 to break that mark...has five return touchdowns, three on punts and twice on kickoffs...a veteran, three-year starter...finds ways to move the ball...expected to see plenty of pigskin chances in his final season...durable and explosive...consistently ranks among OVC leaders in all-purpose yards...has recorded 3,769 all-purpose yards, including 397 receiving yards and 968 rushing yards..needs 34 yards to top 1,000 for career rushing numbers...has earned a variety of preseason recognition as one of the nation's top FCS return men...has played in 35 career games with 14 starts.

AT TECH (IN 2014): Ladarius ranked first in the OVC in put returns, seventh in kickoff returns and fourth in all-purpose yardage as a junior...eighth in the league in scoring touchdowns with five rushing and three special teams scores...second on the team in rushing with 494 yards and five TDs on 89 carries, notching a team-best 5.6 yards per carry...third on the team in receiving with 21 catches for 130 yards...averaged 22.3 yards per kick return including a 99-yard TD against Murray State....averaged 14.4 yards per punt return with two scores...had a 72-yard punt return TD at Indiana State and added another for 79 yards against EKU...finished with 1,426 all-purpose yards, an average of 118.8 per game...top ground game came against Eastern Kentucky with 140 yards on 19 carries, an average of 7.4 per try including a 63-yard burst...also had 45 yards on six catches against the Colonels, and a 79-yard punt return for TD to account for 264 all-purpose yards...named OVC Special Teams Player of the Week, and both National Punt Returner of the Week and HM National All-Purpose Player of the Week from USA Football...had a 64-yard run against Chattanooga and season-long 84-yard TD jaunt at Austin Peay...Freshman All-America second-team selection by TonySoftli.com...Sports Network second-team All-American and third-team All-America honors from Beyond Sports Network...carted home two awards from the team's annual post-season awards dinner, being named Most Valuable Special Teams Player and Most Valuable Offensive Back.

(IN 2013): 
Ladarius saw action in all 12 games and started in four...ranked second on the team in rushing yards, gaingin 365 yards on just 54 carries, a team-best average of 6.8 yards per carry...caught 12 passes for 65 yards...returned 27 kicks for 635 yards, an average of 23.5 per return...had 17 punt returns for 203 yards, an average of 11.9 per try, including a 93-yard touchdown against Cumberland...finished sixth in the OVC in all-purpose yards with 1,278...high game included 13 carries for 97 yards at Murray State...rushed for 62 yards on nine carries against Jacksonville State...had 51 yards on only two totes against Cumberland...also had a 44 -yard kick return and 93 yard punt return against Cumberland...finished 188 yards on just four touches in the opener...had an 80-yard punt return at Hampton.

(IN 2012):  Ladarius played in all 11 contests for the Golden Eagles and ranked among the team's most consistent weapons...ranked third on the team in receiving with 21 catches for 192 yards...had 109 rushing yards on 17 carries...excelled as return man, ranking first on the team in punt returns (12 for 96) with an average of 8.0 per try...also first on the team in kickoff returns (32 for 668 yards), averaging 209 per try...had a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at Murray State on Sept. 29... led the team and ranked eighth in the OVC in all-purpose yards with 1,065.

IN HIGH SCHOOL: Twice named the All-City Player of the Year and an all-state selection...led Maplewood High School to the championship game of the TSSAA state playoffs in Tech's Tucker Stadium...three-year letterman for coach Arcentae Broome...also a three-year letterwinner on the track & field team for the Panthers...talented runningback who was also dangerous as a return specialist...helped Maplewood produce a 12-4 record in 2011 while earning his second consecutive Class 2A Player of the Year honor...named all-state as both a runningback and returner...selected to play in the East-West All-Star game...as a sophomore he rushed for 1,388 yards and 15 touchdowns, and added 926 yards and six scores..as a senior, he capped off his prep career with 2,290 yards and 24 touchdowns, adding up to 4,604 yards and 45 touchdowns on 496 carries...was a three-time Academic Honor Roll recepient.

PERSONAL: The son of Lakesha Vanlier...born April 29, 1994...full name is Ladarius Keanthony Vanlier...majoring in basic engineering.

Recent Games
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24
Statistics category Overall Conf
Rushes 133 102
Yards 754 627
Yards per game 68.5 78.4
Yards per rush 5.7 6.1
Touchdowns 6 6
Fumbles 2 2
Fumbles lost 2 2
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 10 8 0.8 7 0 - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 9 73 8.1 29 0 - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 12 46 3.8 28 0 - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 13 36 2.8 20 0 1 1
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 9 118 13.1 57 0 - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 18 59 3.3 20 1 - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 11 28 2.5 9 0 - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 15 78 5.2 24 0 1 1
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 12 45 3.8 28 0 - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 11 131 11.9 51 3 - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 13 132 10.2 79 2 - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 2 12 6.0 9 0 - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 1 7 7.0 7 0 1 1
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 1 2 2.0 2 0 - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 5 34 6.8 20 0 - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 2 24 12.0 16 0 1 1
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 3 23 7.7 11 0 - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 2 74 37.0 69 1 - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - 0
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - 0
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - 0
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - 0
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 4 84 21.0 36 0 2 3 1.5 3 0
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 1 41 41.0 41 0 - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 2 66 33.0 46 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 3 83 27.7 55 0 1 8 8.0 8 0
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 1 19 19.0 19 0 - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 1 21 21.0 21 0 1 4 4.0 4 0
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 4 84 21.0 29 0 2 8 4.0 8 0
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 2 53 26.5 28 0 1 2 2.0 0 0
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 4 80 20.0 21 0 - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 2 66 33.0 47 0 1 1 1.0 1 0
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 1 48 48.0 48 0 2 25 12.5 21 0
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 1 8 - 3 84 95
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 1 73 -1 - 41 113
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 1 46 12 -1 66 123
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 1 36 7 8 83 134
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 1 118 - - 19 137
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 1 59 2 4 21 86
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 1 28 34 8 84 154
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 1 78 24 2 53 157
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 1 45 23 - 80 148
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 1 131 74 1 66 272
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 1 132 -1 25 48 204
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 0 0 - 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 6 1 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 24 3 1 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 12 2 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2012-13 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2013-14 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 34 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2012-13 11 17 109 9.9 6.4 0 41 2 0
2013-14 12 54 365 30.4 6.8 1 52 5 3
2014-15 - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 133 754 68.5 5.7 6 79 2 2
Total 34 204 1228 36.1 6.0 7 79 9 5
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2012-13 11 21 1.9 192 17.5 9.1 0 36
2013-14 12 12 1.0 75 6.3 6.3 0 22
2014-15 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 18 1.6 174 15.8 9.7 1 69
Total 34 51 1.5 441 13.0 8.6 1 69
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2012-13 11 - - - - - - - 0
2013-14 12 - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 - - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 34 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2012-13 11 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 12 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 34 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2012-13 32 668 20.9 1 94 12 96 8.0 0 30
2013-14 27 635 23.5 0 80 17 203 11.9 1 93
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 25 645 25.8 0 55 11 50 4.5 0 21
Total 84 1948 23.2 1 94 40 349 8.7 1 93
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2012-13 11 109 192 96 668 1065 96.8
2013-14 12 365 75 203 635 1278 106.5
2014-15 - - - - - 0 -
2015-16 11 754 174 50 645 1623 147.5
Total 34 1228 441 349 1948 3966 116.6
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2012-13 6 0.5 0 0 1 0 - - - - - 0
2013-14 12 1.0 1 0 0 1 - - - - - 0
2014-15 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 42 3.8 6 1 0 0 - - - - - 0
Total 60 1.8 7 1 1 1 - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2012-13 11 2 0 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 12 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 34 2 1 3.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 11 133 754 68.5 5.7 6 79 2 2
Conference 8 102 627 78.4 6.1 6 79 2 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 56 455 91.0 8.1 5 79 - -
Away 6 77 299 49.8 3.9 1 29 2 2
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 49 345 86.3 7.0 5 79 1 1
Losses 7 84 409 58.4 4.9 1 57 1 1
-
September 4 44 163 40.8 3.7 0 29 1 1
October 5 65 328 65.6 5.0 1 57 1 1
November 2 24 263 131.5 11.0 5 79 - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 11 18 1.6 174 15.8 9.7 1 69
Conference 8 15 1.9 163 20.4 10.9 1 69
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 10 2.0 119 23.8 11.9 1 69
Away 6 8 1.3 55 9.2 6.9 0 16
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 6 1.5 92 23.0 15.3 1 69
Losses 7 12 1.7 82 11.7 6.8 0 20
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September 4 4 1.0 18 4.5 4.5 0 9
October 5 11 2.2 83 16.6 7.5 0 20
November 2 3 1.5 73 36.5 24.3 1 69
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total 25 645 25.8 0 55 11 50 4.5 0 21
Conference 18 454 25.2 0 55 8 48 6.0 0 21
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 10 283 28.3 0 48 6 33 5.5 0 21
Away 15 362 24.1 0 55 5 17 3.4 0 8
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 263 32.9 0 55 5 33 6.6 0 21
Losses 17 382 22.5 0 41 6 17 2.8 0 8
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September 10 274 27.4 0 55 4 10 2.5 0 8
October 12 257 21.4 0 29 4 14 3.5 0 8
November 3 114 38.0 0 48 3 26 8.7 0 21
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 11 754 174 50 645 1623 147.5
Conference 8 627 163 48 454 1292 161.5
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 5 455 119 33 283 890 178.0
Away 6 299 55 17 362 733 122.2
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
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Wins 4 345 92 33 263 733 183.3
Losses 7 409 82 17 382 890 127.1
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September 4 163 18 10 274 465 116.3
October 5 328 83 14 257 682 136.4
November 2 263 73 26 114 476 238.0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 42 3.8 6 1 0 0 - - - - - 0
Conference 42 5.3 6 1 0 0 - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
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Home 36 7.2 5 1 0 0 - - - - - 0
Away 6 1.0 1 0 0 0 - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 36 9.0 5 1 0 0 - - - - - 0
Losses 6 0.9 1 0 0 0 - - - - - 0
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September 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 0
October 6 1.2 1 0 0 0 - - - - - 0
November 36 18.0 5 1 0 0 - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 11 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 0 1 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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Wins 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 5 0 1 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -