Player Dossier

2019-2023

Toledo

Judge Culpepper

DT • 6'4" • 293 lbs • Tampa, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Judge Culpepper shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29 disruption score.

Usage / Role

6%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

7

Developing production for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

17

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Toledo

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Penn State • Toledo
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Player Story

Judge Culpepper built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Tampa, FL wearing No. 95, spending time with Penn State and Toledo. The clearest part of Judge Culpepper's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8871

Plant · Tampa, FL

Committed To
Penn State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Judge Culpepper, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Toledo. Judge Culpepper shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
132
TFL
18.5
Sacks
13.5
QB hurries
5
Passes defended
2

Quick Answers

Judge Culpepper quick answers

Latest team and position
Toledo · DT
Career Tackles
132
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 41 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · Toledo
Top game
Central Michigan
Recruit profile
3-star · Plant · Penn State
High school pipeline
Plant · 44 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 95 · Senior
2023 Tackles rank
39 tackles · DT 13th (top 7%) · Mid-American 85th (top 17%) · National 931st (top 16%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonPenn State220.50.5--021.5
2020 Regular SeasonPenn State460.50.5--010.2
2021 Regular SeasonToledo11423.52.532047.1
2022 Regular SeasonToledo11433.51--020.7
2023 PostseasonToledo131-0--058.8
2023 Regular SeasonToledo133810.592-058.8

Related Context

Judge Culpepper played DT for Penn State and Toledo. Across 5 tracked seasons, Judge Culpepper recorded 1 rushing yards and 132 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Toledo.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Toledo paired 21.5 primary output with 29 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 29 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Penn State, Toledo.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2023 Postseason · Toledo

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.7

Efficiency

29

Usage

8.8

Consistency

33

Best Game by takeover score

Central Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Wyoming: 0. Illinois: 0. Texas Southern: 4. San José State: 5. Western Michigan: 1. Northern Illinois: 1.5. Massachusetts: 1. Ball State: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Buffalo: 0. Bowling Green: 3. Central Michigan: 5. Miami (OH): 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 1 by 4.2. Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Texas Southern: 4 by 56.7. San José State: 3 by 62.5. Western Michigan: 4 by 26.7. Northern Illinois: 5 by 35.8. Massachusetts: 1 by 14.2. Ball State: 4 by 16.7. Miami (OH): 3 by 12.5. Buffalo: 4 by 16.7. Bowling Green: 2 by 38.3. Central Michigan: 5 by 70.8. Miami (OH): 2 by 18.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins2.0 · Games = 10 · +1.7 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -1.7 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Central Michigan

Best efficiency game

70.8 vs Central Michigan

Result
Sat 12/30@ WyomingL 15-1610000
Sat 12/2vs Miami (OH)L 14-23200.500.500
Fri 11/24@ Central Michigan2+ sacks · Splash gameW 32-17522.502.500
Wed 11/15@ Bowling GreenSplash gameW 32-3122110
Tue 10/31vs BuffaloW 31-1343000
Sat 10/21@ Miami (OH)W 21-1733000
Sat 10/14@ Ball StateW 13-640000
Sat 10/7@ MassachusettsW 41-2411100
Sat 9/30vs Northern IllinoisW 35-335010.500
Sat 9/23vs Western MichiganW 49-31400.500.500
Sat 9/16vs San José State2+ sacks · Splash gameW 21-1732220
Sat 9/9vs Texas Southern2+ sacks · Splash gameW 71-342220
Sat 9/2@ IllinoisL 28-3010000

Player Story

Judge Culpepper story

Judge Culpepper built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Tampa, FL wearing No. 95, spending time with Penn State and Toledo. The clearest part of Judge Culpepper's career was his defensive production: 132 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss, 13.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 41 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 rushing yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Judge Culpepper's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Penn State

    2019-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Toledo

    2021-2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201920202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonPenn State19.22.7
2020 Regular SeasonPenn State18.82.30
2021 Regular SeasonToledo1125.96.210
2022 Regular SeasonToledo4.520.44.2-6.5
2023 PostseasonToledo21.5298.817
2023 Regular SeasonToledo21.5298.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Central Michigan

Week 13 · W 32-17 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

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Havoc Plays

90.3 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.

#2

vs Kent State

Week 7 · W 52-31 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

88.9 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.

#3

vs San José State

Week 3 · W 21-17

5

Havoc Plays

87.5 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.

#4

vs Colorado State

Week 3 · L 6-22

2

Havoc Plays

84.4 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.

#5

vs Texas Southern

Week 2 · W 71-3

4

Havoc Plays

78.9 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Toledo

21.5 primary output · 29 efficiency · 8.8 usage

58.8

#2

2023 Regular Season · Toledo

58.8

21.5 primary · 29 efficiency · 8.8 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Toledo

47.1

11 primary · 25.9 efficiency · 6.2 usage

Milestones

9

Impact games

10

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games