Demetrius Culpepper

South Florida

Oct 25 (Sat)

11 a.m.

Position:
Defensive Line
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 245
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Alexander City, Ala.
Prev School:
East Miss. CC

2008: Played in 10 of 13 games on the defensive line and on special teams...Rice: Made his collegiate debut on the defense and had two solo tackles...Forced a fumble by quarterback Chase Clement in the second quarter...Marshall, Nicholls State, Arkansas State, Louisville: Saw action on special teams...East Carolina: Played on the defensive line and on special teams...Southern Miss, SMU: Participated on special teams...Tulane: Saw action on the defensive line in the fourth quarter...USF: Worked with the defensive line in the second half of the bowl game versus the Bulls...Credited with three tackles, two of which were solo stops...Assisted Winston Bowens in a tackle for just a one-yard gain in the third quarter...USF was forced to attempt a field goal two plays later...Made solo tackles on back-to-back plays in the fourth quarter on rush attempts...First stop resulted in no gain and second stop allowed just three yards.

Junior College: Played two seasons at East Mississippi Community College...Full-time starter as a freshman at EMCC...Made 19 tackles with 18 solo stops in 2006 and had six sacks for a loss of 19 yards...One of the nation's top 20 junior college defensive end prospects according to Scout.com...Listed as a Top 25 Junior College Prospect by the Sun Herald...Former EMCC teammate of senior wide receiver Steven Black.

Prep: Prepped at Benjamin Russell High...Registered 14 sacks as a senior... Logged a team-high 23 sacks and 74 tackles as a junior at BRHS...Rated as the 35th-best defensive end prospect by Rivals.com coming out of high school...Four-star recruit according to Scout.com...Originally signed with Louisville in February 2006 before heading to East Mississippi CC.


2008 GAME HIGHSTackles:    3 (vs. USF)Solo Tackles:   2 (vs. Rice, USF)Forced Fumbles: 1 (vs. Rice)

CULPEPPER'S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYR  G/S UT  AT  TOT PB  FR  FF  TFL SACK    INT2008    10/0    4   1   5   0   0   1   0-0 0-0 0-0