Judge Culpepper
Judge Culpepper
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Penn State to Toledo — the move that set up everything since. His first career honor landed in 2023: All-MAC. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 2.5 sacks against Central Michigan, Week 13, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Toledo, 124 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-MAC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jason Candle.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-MAC
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2023
W 21–17
at Miami (OH)
3 TOT · 3 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Elhadj Fall’s 2023 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Tobin Phillips's graduate season at Stanford (2024).
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