Sean Culkin

TE · Missouri 2016 · #80

Last confirmed: Missouri, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′6″ · Indian Rocks Beach, FL · Indian Rocks Christian School

Sean Culkin: TE · Missouri · #80.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Matt SokolMichigan State · 2017 · 90% season match
Luke FarrellOhio State · 2018 · 89% season match
Tyler KroftRutgers · 2014 · 71% season match
Jerell AdamsSouth Carolina · 2014 · 70% season match
Mike McFarlandSouth Florida · 2014 · 64% season match

Sean Culkin

TE · Missouri · #80

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Sean Culkin has been at Missouri through two head coaches in three seasons. On tape: 53 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Kentucky, Week 9, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Missouri in the news

Elko apologizes for 'cesspool' commentOct 12
Annor Boateng out for seasonOct 11
3 freshmen arrested on harassment chargesYardbarker Oct 7

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Missouri	24	282	11.8	0
2015	Missouri	16	139	8.7	1
2014	Missouri	20	174	8.7	1
Career		60	595	9.9	2

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 11-26@ West Virginia	2	27	13.5	14
Wk 3	L 27-28vs No. 16 Georgia	1	8	8.0	8
Wk 5	L 7-42@ LSU	4	35	8.8	20
Wk 8	L 45-51vs Middle Tennessee	3	34	11.3	14
Wk 9	L 21-35vs Kentucky	6	53	8.8	12	Season-high 53 yds
Wk 10	L 21-31@ South Carolina	2	43	21.5	23
Wk 11	W 26-17vs Vanderbilt	3	47	15.7	25
Wk 12	L 37-63@ Tennessee	2	35	17.5	24
Wk 13	W 28-24vs Arkansas	1	0	0.0	0
Total		24	282	11.8	25

Signature game

Week 5 · 2016

L 7-42

at LSU

4 rec · 35 yds

With C. Fatony — 44.1 yards per punt · 8 punts · 54 long · D. Lock — 167 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 15.5 · 1 rec · 21 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 12 · Tennessee · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +3.11Drew Lock pass complete to Sean Culkin for 24 yds to the Tenn 46 for a
Week 10 · South Carolina · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +3.00Drew Lock pass complete to Sean Culkin for 23 yds to the SCaro 42 for a
Week 5 · LSU · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.59Drew Lock pass complete to Sean Culkin for 20 yds to the Misso 43 for a
Week 12 · Tennessee · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.48Drew Lock pass complete to Sean Culkin for 11 yds to the Tenn 34 for a
Week 1 · West Virginia · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.33Drew Lock pass complete to Sean Culkin for 13 yds to the Misso 40 for a WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, Defensive holding ( Yards) declined for a
Week 11 · Vanderbilt · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +1.98Drew Lock pass complete to Sean Culkin for 11 yds to the Misso 37 for a

4 more plays

Week 8 · Middle Tennessee · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.95Drew Lock pass complete to Sean Culkin for 14 yds to the Misso 35 for a
Week 11 · Vanderbilt · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +1.91Drew Lock pass complete to Sean Culkin for 25 yds to the Vandy 11 for a
Week 10 · South Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.83Drew Lock pass complete to Sean Culkin for 20 yds to the SCaro 48 for a
Week 8 · Middle Tennessee · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.54Drew Lock pass complete to Sean Culkin for 10 yds to the Misso 35 for a

Teams and coaches

2014Missouri11-3HC: Gary Pinkel · Run-leaning

2015Missouri5-7HC: Gary Pinkel · Balanced

2016Missouri4-8HC: Barry Odom · Balanced, fast tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (89th percentile). Concern: td rate (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#77 / 674 · 89th pct

0.82

Catch rate#138 / 674 · 78th pct

75.0%

Explosive rate#162 / 674 · 76th pct

15.6%

Yards / catch#387 / 674 · 43rd pct

11.8

TD rate#558 / 674 · 9th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#45 / 96 · 53rd pct

Rec yards#48 / 96 · 51st pct

282

Yards / catch#52 / 96 · 45th pct

11.8

Long catch#83 / 96 · 12th pct

Rec TDs#90 / 96 · 4th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.8	28.4	8.8	0.0
Road4g	2.5	35.0	15.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-73g	2.3	23.3	10.1	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.8	35.3	12.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Barry Odom

Pass share

48.0%

448 pass / 486 run

Plays / game

77.8

12 games

Team sack rate

2.7%

476 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

24 catches in 9 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.

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Sean Culkin

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Missouri in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

24 catches in 9 games

Five seasons at Missouri

His moves

2012