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Jersey Number 2
Elijah Culp
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Mallard Creek
- Previous:
- Charlotte
2025:
Transferred to JMU with one season of eligibility remaining after spending two years at Charlotte (2023-24), two at Troy (2021-22) and one at Austin Peay (2020)
2024 at Charlotte:
2023 at Charlotte:
2022 at Troy:
2021 at Troy:
2020 at Austin Peay:
High School:
Personal:
- Third Team All-Sun Belt defensive back
- Started 13 games at cornerback
- Had 46 tackles (28 solo) to go with 2.5 tackles for loss, one interception and eight pass breakups
- Career-high nine tackles (seven solo) with a full TFL and PBU in Sun Belt Football Championship vs. Troy (Dec. 5)
- Made eight total tackles vs. Louisiana (Oct. 11)
- Four tackles with a career-high three breakups at Liberty (Sept. 20)
- Recorded three solo stops with an interception vs. Oregon in the College Football Playoff (Dec. 20)
- Made a pair of pass breakups vs. App State (Nov. 15)
Transferred to JMU with one season of eligibility remaining after spending two years at Charlotte (2023-24), two at Troy (2021-22) and one at Austin Peay (2020)
2024 at Charlotte:
- Played in 10 games, making nine starts at cornerback
- Had 29 tackles (26 solo) to go with 2.0 tackles for loss, one interception and two pass breakups
- Season-high five tackles, all solo, with an interception and PBU vs. East Carolina (Oct. 5)
- Also made five tackles, all solo, vs. Tulane (Oct. 31)
- Tallied four tackles at Indiana (Sept. 21) and at Rice (Sept. 28)
- Recorded a full TFL vs. James Madison (Aug. 31) and Gardner-Webb (Sept. 14)
- Made three or more tackles in five games
2023 at Charlotte:
- Redshirted to retain a year of eligibility
2022 at Troy:
- Played in nine games
- Had two tackles, both solo
2021 at Troy:
- Played in all 12 games, making 10 starts at cornerback
- Had 29 tackles (23 solo) to go with 1.5 tackles for loss, one interception and four pass breakups
- Season-high seven tackles, all solo, with a pass breakup at South Carolina (Oct. 2)
- Made four tackles with a half TFL at Southern Miss (Sept. 18)
- Also tallied four tackles at ULM (Sept. 25)
- Made two stops with a full TFL at Georgia State (Nov. 27)
- Recorded an interception at Texas State (Oct. 16)
- Three or more tackles in four games
2020 at Austin Peay:
- OVC Defensive Player of the Week (Mar. 16)
- Played in all nine games, making three starts at cornerback
- Had 22 tackles (12 solo) to go with a half tackle for loss, two interceptions and two pass breakups
- Made six tackles with a half TFL and career-high two interceptions and a PBU at SEMO (Mar. 14)
- Recorded five tackles vs. UT Martin (Mar. 21)
- Had four tackles vs. Murray State (Apr. 3) and Tennessee State (Feb. 28)
- OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Dean’s List (Fall 2020)
High School:
- I-Meck 4A All-Conference as a senior
- Selected to 2019 Blue-Grey Football All-American Bowl
- Also picked for 2019 Queen City Senior Bowl
- Recorded two interceptions and 26 pass breakups as a senior
Personal:
- Son of Marcus and Lanecia Culp
- Has two brothers, Chris and Noah
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