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Accolades

• 2023 PFF All-Sun Belt
• 2023 Dave Campbell's Texas Football All-Texas Second Team

2024 (Senior)
Played iin 11 games, making 7 starts... Registered 29 tackles with a half TFL... Added 1 forced fumble and a recovery for 34 yards... Preseason: All-Sun Belt (2nd)... DCTF All-Sun Belt (1st).

2023 (Junior)
All-Texas Second Team by Dave Campbell's Texas Football ... PFF All-Sun Belt ... Played in all 13 games, including 9 starts … 81 tackles (48 solo), 1.5 TFLs, 5 pass breakups and 4 fumble recoveries … Returned a fumble for a touchdown in the regular season finale vs. South Alabama … Tied for the nation’s lead in fumble recoveries … Averaged 6.2 tackles per game … 3rd on the team in tackles … T-3rd on the team in pass breakups … 2 tackles and a fumble recovery in Texas State’s 42-31 win at Baylor to open the season on Sept. 2 … 8 tackles and a fumble recovery in the Sun Belt opener at Southern Miss on Sept. 30 … 8 tackles (7 solo) and a fumble recovery at Louisiana on Oct. 7 … Season-high 9 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and a forced fumble vs. Troy on Oct. 28 … 9 tackles vs. Georgia Southern on Nov. 4 to help the Bobcats win and become bowl eligible for the first time in 9 years … 8 tackles and a fumble returned for a touchdown vs. South Alabama on Nov. 25 … Tied for the team best in tackles with 9 in Texas State’s 45-21 win over Rice in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl in Dallas on Dec. 26 ... 837 snaps played, including 706 on defense and 131 on special teams ... Enrolled at Texas State in January 2023
 
PRIOR TO TEXAS STATE
UIW (2020-22)
Two-time All-Southland (2021, 2022) … Played for Texas State head coach GJ Kinne and defensive coordinator/safeties coach Dexter McCoil Sr. … 30 career games played … 195 total tackles (133 solo) with 7.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT, 6 passes defended and 3 forced fumbles … 2022 (Sophomore): All-Southland Second Team … 93 tackles (64 solo), 5.0 TFLs, 0.5 sack, 3 passes defended and 2 forced fumbles … 4 games of 10+ tackles … Season-high 14 tackles in FCS Playoff game at Sacramento State on Dec. 9 … 12 tackles, 1.0 TFL and a forced fumble at Nevada on Sept. 10 … 2021 (Freshman): All-Southland First Team … Phil Steele FCS All-Southland First Team … Played in all 13 games … 102 tackles (69 solo), 2.5 TFLs, 1.0 sack, 3 pass deflections and 1 INT … 2nd on the team in tackles … 5 games of 10+ tackles … Season-high 14 tackles against Southeastern Louisiana on Nov. 6 … 2020 (Freshman): Did not play in any games during the Spring 2021 season.
 
High School
Played at Parish Episcopal School … selected as captain and leadership captain … helped the team win a TAPPS state championship as a senior in 2019 … First team all-district as a safety and wide receiver in 2019 … 2019 District MVP of TAPPS 1-2 … First team all-state at safety and honorable mention all-state as a wide receiver in 2019 ... amassed 66 tackles (20 solo) with 4.0 TFLs as a senior … grabbed one interception and returned it 79 yards … 5 pass breakups, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble … blocked 2 field goals… 5 kickoff returns for 198 yards and 8 punt returns for 89 yards … offensively, had 36 receptions for 594 yards and 6 TDs … rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries … as a junior in 2018, he helped guide the team to the state semifinals … First team all-district at running back and safety … Honorable mention all-state at running back and safety … Special teams district player of the year … recorded 112 tackles, 1.0 sack and 14 pass breakups as a junior … forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and snagged an interception as a junior… offensively, recorded 371 yards on 51 rushing attempts and 2 TDs … one reception for 3 yards … as a sophomore, had 121 tackles, 3 forced fumbles and one interception … recorded 48 tackles and one forced fumble as a freshman.
 
Personal
Parents are Gayla, a former national recording artist, and Lonnie Culp, an Oklahoma State graduate and retired fire chief … the youngest of eight siblings … started playing football at seven years old.