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Jersey Number 15
Rex Culpepper
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 221
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- High School:
- Plant
Bio
Career Overview: Quarterback who spent much of his career as a backup, but has been thrust into the starting role on numerous occasions during his career … Has appeared in 30 career games, including 16 at quarterback ... Enrolled at Syracuse in January 2016 ... Moved from quarterback to tight end midway through the 2018 season before shifting back to quarterback for 2019 ... Syracuse’s third-string QB for most of the 2017 season, as well as 2019, starting five games and appearing in 10 in 2020 ... Seven-time SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll selection … Three-time ACC Honor Roll member ... Redshirted in 2016 ... Cancer survivor who was honored with Syracuse's inaugural Jim DaRin Award for courage ... 139-for-266 for 1,546 yards and 11 touchdowns in his career.
Senior Year (2020): Appeared in 10 games with five starts at quarterback … Completed 94-of-190 passes on the season for 1,028 yards and nine touchdowns … Came on in relief at Pitt (9/19), completing 4-of-9 passes for 88 yards and a touchdown, his first passing touchdown since 2017 … Started his first game of the season against Liberty (10/17), completing 19-of-40 passes for 211 yards and a career-high three touchdowns … Completed 15-of-27 passes with a touchdown against Wake Forest (10/31) … Threw a season-high 45 times, completing 23 passes for a season-best 254 yards and two touchdowns against NC State (11/28) … Completing 18-of-29 passes with a touchdown at Notre Dame (12/5).
Junior Year (2019): Played in two games ... Attempted one pass versus Pittsburgh (10/18) ... Came on in relief of starter Tommy DeVito in the fourth quarter against Boston College (11/2) ... Member of the Fall 2019 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Sophomore Year (2018): Presented with the inaugural Jim DaRin Courage Award at the team banquet for the quiet strength he displayed in winning his battle with testicular cancer ... One of the 10 nominees for the 2018 Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award ... Appeared in six games on kickoff return after switching from quarterback to tight end midway through the season ... Did not record any statistics ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Freshman Year (2017): Saw action in all 12 games, including four under center, with one start … Upback on the kickoff return team ... Completed 45-of-75 (.600) passes for 518 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions ... Rushed for 54 yards on 21 carries (2.6 avg.) ... Against Central Connecticut State (9/1), made his collegiate debut and completed 9-of-16 passes for 103 yards in place of starter Eric Dungey ... Was 4-for-6 passing for 46 yards in the second half versus Wake Forest (11/11) ... At Louisville (11/18), replaced Zack Mahoney in the first half and played the rest of the game ... Connected on 8-of-19 passes for 89 yards with two interceptions against the Cardinals, and rushed for a career-high 47 yards on 10 carries ... Made his first career start versus Boston College (11/25) and set personal bests for completions (24), pass attempts (34), passing yards (280) and touchdown passes (2) ... Culpepper’s 280 passing yards were the most in school history by a quarterback in his first start ... Also rushed nine times for 18 yards against the Eagles ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall.
2016: Redshirt season ... Made the travel squad for SU’s game at Clemson (11/5) ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
High School: Coached by Robert Weiner … Ranked the No. 7 quarterback in the state of Florida by Scout.com … No. 43 pro-style quarterback in the Class of 2016, according to 247sports.com … No. 8 player on the Tampa Bay Times HomeTeam 100 … Was 152-for-248 (.613) passing for 2,145 yards and 21 touchdowns in his career … As a junior, completed 138 out of 219 passes (.630) for 2,016 yards and 20 touchdowns, and rushed for 360 yards and six scores, to lead Plant to the 2014 Florida Class 8A regional semifinals ... Earned second-team all-county and third-team all-state honors … PrepStar All-Southeast Region selection … Did not play his senior season due to injury … Two-time team captain.
Personal: Rex O. Culpepper … Born on August 17, 1997 in Tampa, Florida … Diagnosed with testicular cancer in March 2018 and underwent four one-week rounds of chemotheraphy … Declared cancer-free on June 1, 2018 … Son of Brad and Monica Culpepper … Father, Brad, played defensive tackle at the University of Florida from 1988-91 and was a 1991 consensus All-American … He was selected in the 10th round of the 1992 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings and played nine years in the NFL with the Vikings (1992-93), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1994-99) and Chicago Bears (2000) … Grandfather, Bruce Culpepper, also played football at Florida and was co-captain of the Gators’ 1962 Gator Bowl team … Mother, Monica, was a contestant on the CBS reality show “Survivor” in 2011 … Brad and Monica Culpepper both participated in “Survivor: Blood vs. Water” in 2013 and Monica was the season’s runner-up … Brad returned to the show in 2017 as a member of the “Survivor: Game Changers” cast and advanced to the finals … One brother, one sister … Younger brother, Judge, is a defensive lineman at Penn State … Earned his undergraduate degree in advertising … Pursuing a master’s degree in instructional design, development and evaluation.
Senior Year (2020): Appeared in 10 games with five starts at quarterback … Completed 94-of-190 passes on the season for 1,028 yards and nine touchdowns … Came on in relief at Pitt (9/19), completing 4-of-9 passes for 88 yards and a touchdown, his first passing touchdown since 2017 … Started his first game of the season against Liberty (10/17), completing 19-of-40 passes for 211 yards and a career-high three touchdowns … Completed 15-of-27 passes with a touchdown against Wake Forest (10/31) … Threw a season-high 45 times, completing 23 passes for a season-best 254 yards and two touchdowns against NC State (11/28) … Completing 18-of-29 passes with a touchdown at Notre Dame (12/5).
Junior Year (2019): Played in two games ... Attempted one pass versus Pittsburgh (10/18) ... Came on in relief of starter Tommy DeVito in the fourth quarter against Boston College (11/2) ... Member of the Fall 2019 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Sophomore Year (2018): Presented with the inaugural Jim DaRin Courage Award at the team banquet for the quiet strength he displayed in winning his battle with testicular cancer ... One of the 10 nominees for the 2018 Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award ... Appeared in six games on kickoff return after switching from quarterback to tight end midway through the season ... Did not record any statistics ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Freshman Year (2017): Saw action in all 12 games, including four under center, with one start … Upback on the kickoff return team ... Completed 45-of-75 (.600) passes for 518 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions ... Rushed for 54 yards on 21 carries (2.6 avg.) ... Against Central Connecticut State (9/1), made his collegiate debut and completed 9-of-16 passes for 103 yards in place of starter Eric Dungey ... Was 4-for-6 passing for 46 yards in the second half versus Wake Forest (11/11) ... At Louisville (11/18), replaced Zack Mahoney in the first half and played the rest of the game ... Connected on 8-of-19 passes for 89 yards with two interceptions against the Cardinals, and rushed for a career-high 47 yards on 10 carries ... Made his first career start versus Boston College (11/25) and set personal bests for completions (24), pass attempts (34), passing yards (280) and touchdown passes (2) ... Culpepper’s 280 passing yards were the most in school history by a quarterback in his first start ... Also rushed nine times for 18 yards against the Eagles ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall.
2016: Redshirt season ... Made the travel squad for SU’s game at Clemson (11/5) ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
High School: Coached by Robert Weiner … Ranked the No. 7 quarterback in the state of Florida by Scout.com … No. 43 pro-style quarterback in the Class of 2016, according to 247sports.com … No. 8 player on the Tampa Bay Times HomeTeam 100 … Was 152-for-248 (.613) passing for 2,145 yards and 21 touchdowns in his career … As a junior, completed 138 out of 219 passes (.630) for 2,016 yards and 20 touchdowns, and rushed for 360 yards and six scores, to lead Plant to the 2014 Florida Class 8A regional semifinals ... Earned second-team all-county and third-team all-state honors … PrepStar All-Southeast Region selection … Did not play his senior season due to injury … Two-time team captain.
Personal: Rex O. Culpepper … Born on August 17, 1997 in Tampa, Florida … Diagnosed with testicular cancer in March 2018 and underwent four one-week rounds of chemotheraphy … Declared cancer-free on June 1, 2018 … Son of Brad and Monica Culpepper … Father, Brad, played defensive tackle at the University of Florida from 1988-91 and was a 1991 consensus All-American … He was selected in the 10th round of the 1992 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings and played nine years in the NFL with the Vikings (1992-93), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1994-99) and Chicago Bears (2000) … Grandfather, Bruce Culpepper, also played football at Florida and was co-captain of the Gators’ 1962 Gator Bowl team … Mother, Monica, was a contestant on the CBS reality show “Survivor” in 2011 … Brad and Monica Culpepper both participated in “Survivor: Blood vs. Water” in 2013 and Monica was the season’s runner-up … Brad returned to the show in 2017 as a member of the “Survivor: Game Changers” cast and advanced to the finals … One brother, one sister … Younger brother, Judge, is a defensive lineman at Penn State … Earned his undergraduate degree in advertising … Pursuing a master’s degree in instructional design, development and evaluation.
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