- All but one of his 12 catches in 2009 resulted in a first down
PERSONAL — Born David Joshua Paulson on Feb. 22, 1989 in Renton, Wash. Parents: Scott and Kristi Paulson. Family: Two brothers. High School (Coach): Riverside (Andrew Sage), 2007. Major: Business. Redshirt: 2007.
2010 — Shared honors as team’s fastest tight end during winter workouts, recording a time of 4.89 in the electronic 40-yard dash • Was position’s co-leader with a 297-lb. clean, in addition to leading all tight ends with a 28.5-inch vertical leap.
2009 — Emerged as a dependable option coming off the bench and one of the Ducks’ most improved contributors, both as a receiver as well as from the line of scrimmage • Added a personal single-game high three catches for 20 yards vs. Washington State • Yet few catches may have been any bigger than his lone grab (10 yards) at UCLA • Latched onto the football near the Oregon sidelines to keep a drive alive that resulted in an Oregon touchdown drive • In fact the season was epitomized by his big grabs as 11 of his 12 receptions resulted in first downs, while 11 catches contributed to Oregon scoring drives • His season-best 59 receiving yards at Washington included a 32-yard first-down catch on 3rd-and-25 from the UO 48-yard line • Also made the deciding block downfield on LaMichael James’ 56-yard TD run against the Huskies • Recorded one reception for 27 yards - the longest passing play of the game - in first career start at Boise State, before returning the following week to add one catch for 11 yards vs. Purdue • Totaled 12 catches for 185 yards for a team-best 15.4-yard average • After catching passes in eight of his team’s first nine games, was held without a reception for a two-game stretch before latching onto a 10-yard catch in the regular-season finale vs. Oregon State • Selected as a Pac-10 Conference first-team academic all-league choice with a 3.68 GPA in business administration.
2008 — Saw his first game action as a collegian in win over Utah State.
2007 — Made the most of his redshirt season, earning scout team player of the week honors for his work leading up to wins vs. Houston, at Stanford and vs. Washington State.
HIGH SCHOOL — Considered among the top prospects in the state as evidenced by his No. 4 selection on the Tacoma News Tribune’s Northwest Nuggets list • Also ranked 16th on SuperPrep’s Northwest Hot 100 ledger • The first-team 3A all-state linebacker (Associated Press) was tabbed as one of the nation’s top 50 tight ends after hauling in 18 catches for 182 yards his senior season • Played QB for the Ravens in his senior season • Still attracted SPSL 3A league defensive back of the year acclaim as well as second-team all-conference attention at quarterback • Received pre-season All-America attention by SuperPrep prior to his final prep campaign after catching 35 passes for 375 yards and seven touchdowns in 2005 as the second-team all-state tight end.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2009
•1st Team Pac-10 Academic All-Conference
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Courtesy: GoDucks.com
