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.

Trivia

• Among all qualified quarterbacks in NFL history (at least 1500 passing attempts), Culpepper ranks third in passer rating and second in completion percentage.http://nfl.com/history/randf/records/indiv/passing
• He once walked 5 yards on his hands to win a wager of $500 from a fellow Viking.
• Culpepper also appeared on the cover of the Madden NFL 2002 video game.

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College Statistics

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YearTeamPassing Yards TD INT

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1995UCF2071 12 10

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1996UCF256519 15

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1997UCF308625 10

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1998UCF369028 7

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NFL Statistics

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YearTeamPassing Yards TD INT

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1999MIN0 0 0

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2000MIN393733 16

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2001MIN261214 13

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2002MIN385318 23

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2003MIN347925 11

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2004MIN471739 11

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2005MIN1019410

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• Career to date: 19,623; 133-TD; 84-INT