Daunte Culpepper

Daunte Culpepper (born January 28, 1977 in Ocala, Florida) is an American football player and currently is the starting quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings. Culpepper was drafted by the Vikings in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft (11th overall) out of the University of Central Florida. Aside from great arm strength, his quickness and large build (6'4" and 260 lb (118 kg)) are considered a great advantage at his position, allowing him to avoid tackles while passing or running.

College Career

Although he had a love for baseball, Culpepper committed to the University of Central Florida to play football as quarterback. At UCF, he rewrote mostly all quarterback records (more than 30 in all). He also set an NCAA record for single-season completion percentage at .736, breaking a 15-year-old mark set by Steve Young (.713) and accomplished a feat equalled by only two others in NCAA history when he topped the 10,000 yard passing mark and the 1,000 yard rushing mark in his career. He finished his career sixth on the NCAA's all-time total offense list for all divisions with 12,459 yards and was responsible for 108 career touchdowns (84 passing, 24 rushing).

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University of Central Florida - Quarterback - Steve Young

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After his junior season, he was being lured out of the collegiate ranks to enter the draft and join the NFL, but instead returned to UCF to graduate and play his senior year. UCF posted a 9-2 record, with losses only coming to Purdue and Auburn University.

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NFL - Purdue - Auburn University

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