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Jersey Number 2
Quinton Culberson
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 242
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Jackson, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Provine
Bio
CAREER:
Made an immediate splash in the Mississippi State football program upon his arrival following a scintillating high school career . . . Has played in 30 games for the Bulldogs, earning starts at inside linebacker, both outside linebacker positions and in the secondary during his career . . . Has started 24 times for the MSU defense . . . Started all 11 games at inside linebacker during his junior season, the final five games of his sophomore campaign at outside linebacker, and all eight of the games in which he saw action as a freshman at cornerback . . . Became the first true freshman to start for the Bulldogs since 1986 . . . Had his initial season on campus shortened by a broken leg . . . Has made 176 tackles, including four and one-half for loss (minus 18 yards), one of which was a quarterback sack (minus 7 yards) . . . Has intercepted two passes, returning one for a touchdown and has broken up eight passes . . . Has also been credited with three caused fumbles . . . Came to MSU as a Parade All-America high school defensive back from Jackson Provine High School.
Was ticketed for a standout spring practice until shelved by injury . . . Suffered a hamstring strain in the club's first scrimmage and did little work the remainder of the spring . . . Had eight tackles and a 12-yard pass interception return in that scrimmage before being sidelined . . . Will return to his customary first-unit spot at middle linebacker in August.
Started all 11 games at inside linebacker for Mississippi State during his junior season . . . Led the club and tied for 10th in the SEC with 78 total tackles on the season, including one and one-half for loss (minus 9 yards), one of which was a quarterback sack (minus 7 yards) . . . Forced one fumble and recorded one pass interception on the season . . . Tied for third on the team with five hits in State's 38-6 win over Murray State to open his junior season . . . Also made his second career interception in the win over the Racers . . . That theft came midway through the third quarter and gave MSU the football at the Murray 31-yard line . . . State scored six plays later for the final points in that 32-point win . . . Led the club with 10 tackles one week later in State's SEC opener at Auburn . . . It was the third double-digit tackle game in his career . . . Was also credited with one forced fumble against the Tigers . . . Tied for second on the team with eight tackles during the team's Week 3 victory over Tulane in Shreveport . . . Again tied for second on the team in tackles one week later against Georgia . . . Made six hits, including one quarterback sack (minus 7 yards) . . . Made it three straight weeks finishing second on the club with a second-consecutive six-tackle performance during the team's Week 5 game with LSU . . . Added another half-dozen hits one week later at Florida . . .Made it three straight weeks with six tackles against Houston in Week 7, tying for second on the club . . . After making 47 tackles over the season's first seven games (6.7 per game), he registered 31 over the season's final month (nearly eight per game) . . . Led the team with a career-high 12 tackles at Kentucky one week later . . . It was the second double-digit tackle game of the season (10 at Auburn) and the fourth of his career (11 vs. Arkansas [11-20-04], 10 vs. Memphis [10-11-03]) . . . Tied for third on the club with six tackles against Alabama in Week 9 . . . Tied for the team lead with seven tackles against Arkansas one week later . . . Was third on the club with six tackles, including a half tackle for loss (minus 2 yards) in State's season-ending 35-14 win over Ole Miss . . . Keyed a Bulldog defense that allowed the Rebels just 31 yards rushing on 25 carries . . .Stayed on the move prior to spring practice, making the switch from outside to middle linebacker on State's defense . . . Culminated those drills at the top of the depth chart at his new position . . . Had a pair of hits in the Maroon and White game.
Played in all 11 games for Mississippi State during his sophomore season, starting the final five games of the year at one outside linebacker position after making the move from the secondary . . . Tallied 56 tackles on the season, with one interception return (35-yard touchdown), two pass deflections and a caused fumble . . . Named third-team pre-season all-SEC by the league's head coaches . . . Made the move late in preseason camp from cornerback to safety, where he worked at both free and strong prior to the '04 season . . . Opened his sophomore season as a reserve there and recorded three tackles in the Bulldogs' season-opening 28-7 win over Tulane . . . Tallied four hits in the team's Week 2 game with Auburn . . . Played, but did not record statistics, in Week 3 game against Maine . . . Registered six tackles and a caused fumble at LSU one week later . . . Added three tackles in Week 5 work at Vanderbilt . . . Made four tackles one week later against UAB . . . Over the next five weeks, he recorded 36 tackles (7.2 per game) . . . Made the move to the linebacker rotation and earned his first career start at linebacker on the weak side during State's Week 7 win over Florida . . . Responded with a standout performance against the Gators . . . Tied for second on the club and posted a season high with seven hits in the game . . . In just his second week starting at the outside linebacker position, he responded with a game-altering performance in the Bulldogs' 22-7 win over Kentucky . . . Tied for third on the club with seven tackles, he also had a pass deflection and his first career interception . . . His theft and subsequent 35-yard touchdown return on UK's third offensive snap gave MSU an early 7-0 lead . . . It was the first interception return for a score by a Bulldog since Michael Gholar and Jason Clark each returned thefts for scores against Memphis in 2002 . . . Registered five tackles at Alabama in Week 9 . . . Tied for second on the club with a career-best 11 tackles against Arkansas in the Bulldogs' home-season concluding game . . . It was the first double-digit tackle game in just his fourth contest at linebacker during his sophomore season, the second of his career . . . Was also credited with one pass deflection . . . Registered six hits in the team's season-ending game vs. Ole Miss . . . Overcame off-season ankle surgery and initial rehabilitation to go through four weeks of spring drills . . . Continued the mending process during those practices, but was slowed in his recovery . . . Still managed seven tackles and a pass break up during three spring scrimmages . . . Ranked second at left cornerback coming out of spring.
Named Freshman All-SEC by both The Sporting News magazine and in a vote of the Southeastern Conference head coaches . . . Started the first eight games of the season for Mississippi State . . . Had his first season on campus interrupted by a broken leg . . . Concluded the year with 42 tackles, including three for loss (minus 9 yards) and a team-leading six pass deflections . . . Also credited with one caused fumble . . . Became the first Bulldog true freshman to start the opening game of his career in 17 years when he was on the field for the first snap at right cornerback in the Bulldogs' season opener with Oregon . . . He became the first yearling since Milton Smith started the first game of his true freshman campaign in 1986 against Syracuse . . . Turned in a solid performance in his premiere, making five tackles against the Ducks . . . Made three tackles one week later against Tulane in the Louisiana Superdome . . . Was on the field for 55 snaps (out of 78) at Houston during Week 3 work and made three tackles . . . Registered five tackles, including one for loss (minus 3 yards), and a pass deflection in State's Week 4 game against LSU . . . Was on the field for all but five of the 60 plays vs. the Tigers . . . Was on the field for 64 of a possible 74 snaps during the team's Week 5 win over Vanderbilt . . . Registered a season-high nine tackles against the Commodores and topped the team with a pair of pass deflections . . . Was second on the team, and recorded his first career double-digit tackle game in the Bulldogs' Week 6 victory over Memphis, with 10 tackles . . . Tied for the team lead with two pass deflections and two tackles for loss against the Tigers (minus 6 yards) . . . Played every snap at cornerback against UM (89 plays) . . . Recorded three tackles and a pass deflection at Auburn in Week 7 . . . Registered four tackles and a caused fumble one week later at Kentucky in abbreviated work . . . Was forced to the sidelines after just nine plays with a leg injury . . . Suffered a fractured fibula in his lower leg and was sidelined for the remainder of the season.
Named to the Parade All-America team, one of just four defensive backs listed . . . Named to the USA Today Super 25 prior to his senior season, one of just three defensive backs mentioned, and to that newspaper's second-team, all-America list at defensive back following his senior year . . . Tom Lemming has him ranked as the No. 3 safety in the country for ESPN.com . . . Ranked as the No. 10 defensive prospect, regardless of position, in the country and with the top 20 defensive backs in the nation by Phil Grosz in the preseason G&W Recruiting Report . . . Positioned at No. 6 in the Southeast's top players by G&W following his senior season . . . Rated with the top six defensive backs in the Southeast in Rivals/PrepStar preseason magazine . . . Considered the top overall prospect in the state by that publication . . . Named to the Tampa Tribune newspaper's Best of the South, a ranking of the top 20 players in that region of the country . . . Named second-team, all-South by Fox Sports Net as one of the top athletes in the South . . . Named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100, a list of the top 100 players in the South . . . Was one of just 14 defensive backs mentioned on that prestigious team . . . Named Mississippi's Gatorade all-American following his senior season . . . Rated the No. 3 player overall in the state of Mississippi by SuperPrep in its season-ending all-America issue, the top-rated defensive back . . . That publication has him ranked No. 31 on its all-America listing of the nation's top defensive backs . . . Named to the Jackson Clarion-Ledger's Dandy Dozen as one of the state's top 12 prospects prior to his senior season . . . Ranked No. 1 on the Clarion-Ledger list of the state's 10 most wanted football prospects . . . Named first-team, all-state in the defensive backfield by the Clarion-Ledger following his senior season . . . Was also named the metro Jackson player of the year by that newspaper . . . Credited with running a 4.5 in the 40-yard dash with a 295-pound bench press by the Clarion-Ledger . . . Named first-team, all-state in Class 4A at the safety position by the Mississippi Association of Coaches . . . Registered 10 interceptions during his prep career, helping head coach Willie Collins' Provine High School in Jackson to a 26-9 three-year record . . . Recorded 64 tackles, three pass interceptions and two fumble recoveries in '02 . . . Also blocked a pair of punts . . . Helped his high school team to an 8-3 record during his senior season . . . Standout on both sides of the ball, he had 22 pass receptions for 430 yards and 10 touchdowns during the '02 season . . . Was first-team, all-state and all-metro by the Clarion-Ledger as a junior and was named the Class 4A defensive player of the year following his junior campaign . . . Helped lead Provine to an 11-1 mark during his junior campaign . . . Made 48 tackles, three fumble recoveries and had five pass interceptions in '01 . . . Grabbed 17 passes for 259 yards, a 15.2-yard average, and seven touchdowns during his junior year . . . Was a three-time all-metro selection . . . Also a state champion in the Class 4A high jump competition with a 6-10 personal best . . . Solid student in the classroom . . . Selected to play in the Mississippi-Alabama High School all-star game.
Born Quinton Kalep Culberson, 10-21-85, in Jackson, Miss. . . . Son of Mr. and Mrs. Quincy Culberson . . . Majoring in teaching and coaching.
Made an immediate splash in the Mississippi State football program upon his arrival following a scintillating high school career . . . Has played in 30 games for the Bulldogs, earning starts at inside linebacker, both outside linebacker positions and in the secondary during his career . . . Has started 24 times for the MSU defense . . . Started all 11 games at inside linebacker during his junior season, the final five games of his sophomore campaign at outside linebacker, and all eight of the games in which he saw action as a freshman at cornerback . . . Became the first true freshman to start for the Bulldogs since 1986 . . . Had his initial season on campus shortened by a broken leg . . . Has made 176 tackles, including four and one-half for loss (minus 18 yards), one of which was a quarterback sack (minus 7 yards) . . . Has intercepted two passes, returning one for a touchdown and has broken up eight passes . . . Has also been credited with three caused fumbles . . . Came to MSU as a Parade All-America high school defensive back from Jackson Provine High School.
2006:
Was ticketed for a standout spring practice until shelved by injury . . . Suffered a hamstring strain in the club's first scrimmage and did little work the remainder of the spring . . . Had eight tackles and a 12-yard pass interception return in that scrimmage before being sidelined . . . Will return to his customary first-unit spot at middle linebacker in August.
2005:
Started all 11 games at inside linebacker for Mississippi State during his junior season . . . Led the club and tied for 10th in the SEC with 78 total tackles on the season, including one and one-half for loss (minus 9 yards), one of which was a quarterback sack (minus 7 yards) . . . Forced one fumble and recorded one pass interception on the season . . . Tied for third on the team with five hits in State's 38-6 win over Murray State to open his junior season . . . Also made his second career interception in the win over the Racers . . . That theft came midway through the third quarter and gave MSU the football at the Murray 31-yard line . . . State scored six plays later for the final points in that 32-point win . . . Led the club with 10 tackles one week later in State's SEC opener at Auburn . . . It was the third double-digit tackle game in his career . . . Was also credited with one forced fumble against the Tigers . . . Tied for second on the team with eight tackles during the team's Week 3 victory over Tulane in Shreveport . . . Again tied for second on the team in tackles one week later against Georgia . . . Made six hits, including one quarterback sack (minus 7 yards) . . . Made it three straight weeks finishing second on the club with a second-consecutive six-tackle performance during the team's Week 5 game with LSU . . . Added another half-dozen hits one week later at Florida . . .Made it three straight weeks with six tackles against Houston in Week 7, tying for second on the club . . . After making 47 tackles over the season's first seven games (6.7 per game), he registered 31 over the season's final month (nearly eight per game) . . . Led the team with a career-high 12 tackles at Kentucky one week later . . . It was the second double-digit tackle game of the season (10 at Auburn) and the fourth of his career (11 vs. Arkansas [11-20-04], 10 vs. Memphis [10-11-03]) . . . Tied for third on the club with six tackles against Alabama in Week 9 . . . Tied for the team lead with seven tackles against Arkansas one week later . . . Was third on the club with six tackles, including a half tackle for loss (minus 2 yards) in State's season-ending 35-14 win over Ole Miss . . . Keyed a Bulldog defense that allowed the Rebels just 31 yards rushing on 25 carries . . .Stayed on the move prior to spring practice, making the switch from outside to middle linebacker on State's defense . . . Culminated those drills at the top of the depth chart at his new position . . . Had a pair of hits in the Maroon and White game.
2004:
Played in all 11 games for Mississippi State during his sophomore season, starting the final five games of the year at one outside linebacker position after making the move from the secondary . . . Tallied 56 tackles on the season, with one interception return (35-yard touchdown), two pass deflections and a caused fumble . . . Named third-team pre-season all-SEC by the league's head coaches . . . Made the move late in preseason camp from cornerback to safety, where he worked at both free and strong prior to the '04 season . . . Opened his sophomore season as a reserve there and recorded three tackles in the Bulldogs' season-opening 28-7 win over Tulane . . . Tallied four hits in the team's Week 2 game with Auburn . . . Played, but did not record statistics, in Week 3 game against Maine . . . Registered six tackles and a caused fumble at LSU one week later . . . Added three tackles in Week 5 work at Vanderbilt . . . Made four tackles one week later against UAB . . . Over the next five weeks, he recorded 36 tackles (7.2 per game) . . . Made the move to the linebacker rotation and earned his first career start at linebacker on the weak side during State's Week 7 win over Florida . . . Responded with a standout performance against the Gators . . . Tied for second on the club and posted a season high with seven hits in the game . . . In just his second week starting at the outside linebacker position, he responded with a game-altering performance in the Bulldogs' 22-7 win over Kentucky . . . Tied for third on the club with seven tackles, he also had a pass deflection and his first career interception . . . His theft and subsequent 35-yard touchdown return on UK's third offensive snap gave MSU an early 7-0 lead . . . It was the first interception return for a score by a Bulldog since Michael Gholar and Jason Clark each returned thefts for scores against Memphis in 2002 . . . Registered five tackles at Alabama in Week 9 . . . Tied for second on the club with a career-best 11 tackles against Arkansas in the Bulldogs' home-season concluding game . . . It was the first double-digit tackle game in just his fourth contest at linebacker during his sophomore season, the second of his career . . . Was also credited with one pass deflection . . . Registered six hits in the team's season-ending game vs. Ole Miss . . . Overcame off-season ankle surgery and initial rehabilitation to go through four weeks of spring drills . . . Continued the mending process during those practices, but was slowed in his recovery . . . Still managed seven tackles and a pass break up during three spring scrimmages . . . Ranked second at left cornerback coming out of spring.
2003:
Named Freshman All-SEC by both The Sporting News magazine and in a vote of the Southeastern Conference head coaches . . . Started the first eight games of the season for Mississippi State . . . Had his first season on campus interrupted by a broken leg . . . Concluded the year with 42 tackles, including three for loss (minus 9 yards) and a team-leading six pass deflections . . . Also credited with one caused fumble . . . Became the first Bulldog true freshman to start the opening game of his career in 17 years when he was on the field for the first snap at right cornerback in the Bulldogs' season opener with Oregon . . . He became the first yearling since Milton Smith started the first game of his true freshman campaign in 1986 against Syracuse . . . Turned in a solid performance in his premiere, making five tackles against the Ducks . . . Made three tackles one week later against Tulane in the Louisiana Superdome . . . Was on the field for 55 snaps (out of 78) at Houston during Week 3 work and made three tackles . . . Registered five tackles, including one for loss (minus 3 yards), and a pass deflection in State's Week 4 game against LSU . . . Was on the field for all but five of the 60 plays vs. the Tigers . . . Was on the field for 64 of a possible 74 snaps during the team's Week 5 win over Vanderbilt . . . Registered a season-high nine tackles against the Commodores and topped the team with a pair of pass deflections . . . Was second on the team, and recorded his first career double-digit tackle game in the Bulldogs' Week 6 victory over Memphis, with 10 tackles . . . Tied for the team lead with two pass deflections and two tackles for loss against the Tigers (minus 6 yards) . . . Played every snap at cornerback against UM (89 plays) . . . Recorded three tackles and a pass deflection at Auburn in Week 7 . . . Registered four tackles and a caused fumble one week later at Kentucky in abbreviated work . . . Was forced to the sidelines after just nine plays with a leg injury . . . Suffered a fractured fibula in his lower leg and was sidelined for the remainder of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Named to the Parade All-America team, one of just four defensive backs listed . . . Named to the USA Today Super 25 prior to his senior season, one of just three defensive backs mentioned, and to that newspaper's second-team, all-America list at defensive back following his senior year . . . Tom Lemming has him ranked as the No. 3 safety in the country for ESPN.com . . . Ranked as the No. 10 defensive prospect, regardless of position, in the country and with the top 20 defensive backs in the nation by Phil Grosz in the preseason G&W Recruiting Report . . . Positioned at No. 6 in the Southeast's top players by G&W following his senior season . . . Rated with the top six defensive backs in the Southeast in Rivals/PrepStar preseason magazine . . . Considered the top overall prospect in the state by that publication . . . Named to the Tampa Tribune newspaper's Best of the South, a ranking of the top 20 players in that region of the country . . . Named second-team, all-South by Fox Sports Net as one of the top athletes in the South . . . Named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100, a list of the top 100 players in the South . . . Was one of just 14 defensive backs mentioned on that prestigious team . . . Named Mississippi's Gatorade all-American following his senior season . . . Rated the No. 3 player overall in the state of Mississippi by SuperPrep in its season-ending all-America issue, the top-rated defensive back . . . That publication has him ranked No. 31 on its all-America listing of the nation's top defensive backs . . . Named to the Jackson Clarion-Ledger's Dandy Dozen as one of the state's top 12 prospects prior to his senior season . . . Ranked No. 1 on the Clarion-Ledger list of the state's 10 most wanted football prospects . . . Named first-team, all-state in the defensive backfield by the Clarion-Ledger following his senior season . . . Was also named the metro Jackson player of the year by that newspaper . . . Credited with running a 4.5 in the 40-yard dash with a 295-pound bench press by the Clarion-Ledger . . . Named first-team, all-state in Class 4A at the safety position by the Mississippi Association of Coaches . . . Registered 10 interceptions during his prep career, helping head coach Willie Collins' Provine High School in Jackson to a 26-9 three-year record . . . Recorded 64 tackles, three pass interceptions and two fumble recoveries in '02 . . . Also blocked a pair of punts . . . Helped his high school team to an 8-3 record during his senior season . . . Standout on both sides of the ball, he had 22 pass receptions for 430 yards and 10 touchdowns during the '02 season . . . Was first-team, all-state and all-metro by the Clarion-Ledger as a junior and was named the Class 4A defensive player of the year following his junior campaign . . . Helped lead Provine to an 11-1 mark during his junior campaign . . . Made 48 tackles, three fumble recoveries and had five pass interceptions in '01 . . . Grabbed 17 passes for 259 yards, a 15.2-yard average, and seven touchdowns during his junior year . . . Was a three-time all-metro selection . . . Also a state champion in the Class 4A high jump competition with a 6-10 personal best . . . Solid student in the classroom . . . Selected to play in the Mississippi-Alabama High School all-star game.
PERSONAL:
Born Quinton Kalep Culberson, 10-21-85, in Jackson, Miss. . . . Son of Mr. and Mrs. Quincy Culberson . . . Majoring in teaching and coaching.
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