AWARDS & HONORS
- 2015 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2013 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2012-13 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
2016 SEASON
Finished his senior season with 24 catches for 282 yards (11.75 avg.) … Recorded two catches for 27 yards in Mizzou’s season opener against West Virginia (9/3) … Had one catch against Georgia (9/17) ... Hauled in four catches for 35 yards in Mizzou’s SEC road opener at LSU (10/1) ... Caught three passes for 34 yards against Middle Tennessee (10/22) ... Tallied a season-high six catches for 53 yards, also a season-high, against Kentucky (10/29) … Caught a pair of passes for 43 yards, including a season-long grab of 23 yards, at South Carolina (11/5) … Had three catches for 47 yards in Mizzou’s win over Vanderbilt (11/12) … Posted a pair of catches, both on third down conversions, for 35 yards at Tennessee (11/19) … Had one catch in Mizzou’s season finale against Arkansas (11/25).
2015 SEASON
Earned Mizzou’s starting TE job for the second consecutive season... He had 16 receptions for 139 yards and one touchdown... His longest reception was for 21 yards at Arkansas State (Sep.12)... Racked up a career-high 46 yards on a career-best five catches in that game including his first career TD on the 21-yard catch-and-run … Hauled in three passes for 29 yards against SEMO (Sept. 5) … Also had three grabs for 22 yards vs. UConn (Sept. 19) … One catch for 16 yards vs. BYU (Nov. 14).
2014 SEASON
Emerged as the Tigers’ top tight end in his sophomore season ... Caught 20 passes for 174 yards (8.7 per catch) and a TD ... Season-high four catches came on two occasions - vs. Indiana (four catches for 45 yards with a TD) and against Kentucky (four catches for 30 yards) ... Hauled in three passes against Arkansas (Nov. 28), spanning 25 yards ... Caught one pass in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl.
2013 SEASON
Tallied one reception for six yards in the team’s season-opening win against Murray State (Aug. 31) … appeared in every game of his initial season in the Black & Gold, primarily contributing on special teams.
2012 SEASON
Redshirt season ... was likely well on his way to earning playing time as a true freshman, as he was putting together a very impressive fall camp, until he was sidetracked with a broken finger midway through two-a-days ... could have played the last half of the season, but the decision was made to preserve the redshirt in the end.
HIGH SCHOOL
Rivals ranked him as the nation’s No. 24 tight end prospect, as well as the No. 62 overall prospect at any position out of the state of Florida for 2012 ... caught 55 passes for 981 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior in a breakout season that saw him earn 1st-Team All-State honors as well as team MVP honors ... was also named a U.S. Air Force 1st-Team All-American after his productive senior season ... earned All-County recognition as a junior, when he caught 28 passes for 547 yards and eight touchdowns ... high school coach - Mark Buchanan.
PERSONAL
Parents - Chuck & Sherry Culkin ... lists hobbies outside of football as boating, fishing, playing guitar, playing piano and basketball ... played several years of AAU basketball, and played on Amare Stoudemire’s team which placed 2nd in nationals one summer ... was active in youth groups and has taken mission trips to Alabama, Nicaragua and El Salvador ... chose Mizzou over Miami (Fla.), Central Florida, Kansas, Iowa State, South Florida, Rutgers, Ohio and Cincinnati, among others ... mentioned the family-like atmosphere around the football program as a major selling point, as well as the program’s sustained success.
