Saw action in 41 games with 18 starts at both the middle and outside linebacker spots…A two-time selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…
CAREER: Has played in 41 games with 18 starts…Had 96 career tackles, including 46 solo hits…Registered seven defensive "Big Plays"…Received his second consecutive President's Award at the conclusion of 2003 spring drills for having the team's highest grade point average…
2005: Started all 12 games at linebacker…Tallied 28 tackles on the season, including 13 solo…Also one of 11 players with an interception… Recorded the first interception of his career, and added two tackles to his 2005 season total in his second consecutive start against Louisiana Tech… Tied with Marcus Thomas with six tackles against Alabama, the second-highest for the Gators…Finished his Florida career with one solo tackle in the bowl win over Iowa…Notched three tackles in the Gators' overtime win against Vanderbilt, with two solo efforts…Posted three tackles against Georgia, all assisted efforts…Recorded four tackles in the Gators' road swing against Louisiana State, with one solo and three assisted efforts, including one tackle for a loss of one yard…
2004: Saw action in eight games (EMU, Kentucky, Arkansas, LSU, MTSU, Miss. State, Georgia and Miami) for 154 plays…Missed the Vanderbilt and South Carolina games with an ankle sprain and did not see action against Tennessee or Florida State…Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…Made first appearance since the 2003 Tennessee game in the season opener against Eastern Michigan…Against Mississippi State, matched a career-best eight tackles in a season-high 46 plays…Recorded first career fumble recovery against Georgia…Recorded seven tackles against Middle Tennessee State…127-of-154 plays during the season came in his final four games he played…
2003: Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…Named to the Butkus Award Watch List but missed the remainder of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery prior to the Mississippi game…Also played on kickoff return, punt and punt return teams in three games for 23 plays…Started the first two games of 2003 vs. SJSU and Miami and also saw time vs. Tennessee…Missed the FAMU game with a shoulder injury…Ranked second among linebackers with two tackles vs. SJSU…Recorded a team-high two TFL in the win over SJSU…Ranked third among linebackers with 50 plays vs. No. 3 Miami…
2002: Played in 12 games (all but Ole Miss) with four starts (Tennessee, Kentucky, Auburn and Michigan at WLB)…Florida's third most experienced linebacker with 333 plays…Named to the 2002 Verizon Academic All-District III Second Team, with a 3.61 GPA in Business Administration…Entered the season as a top reserve linebacker and named a starter vs. Ohio but did not actually start when UF opened in a nickel defense…Suffered a bruised shoulder vs. Tennessee and saw limited action for the remainder of the season… Also played on punt coverage team…Tied his career-high of seven total tackles vs. Tennessee and had one pass deflection and one hurry vs. the Vols… Had a career-high eight tackles vs. Auburn …
2001: Backup at strongside linebacker and also saw time on special teams as a true freshman…Played in six of 11 regular-season games (Auburn, Georgia, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Florida State and Tennessee) and also the 2002 Orange Bowl…76 plays on the season…Seven tackles on the season, with four on special teams…
PREP: One of the state's top linebackers in 2000 who earned prep All- America recognition…Received All-America recognition from National Bluechips and that publication ranked him among the nation's top 10 players at strong-side linebacker…Ranked among the state's top six linebackers by SuperPrep…A second-team All-State (2A) selection in 1999 and 2000…Named to Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville) Super 24 Team…111 tackles, 59 solo, in 2000 with six QB sacks and two interceptions… Also visited Clemson… High school coach was Corky Rogers…
MAJOR: Business Administration.
| CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS |
| Year |
UT-AT |
TT |
TBL |
QBS |
FF |
FR |
PD |
INT |
| 2001 |
1-4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2002 |
15-21 |
36 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 2003 |
2-2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2004 |
15-8 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| 2005 |
13-15 |
28 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Totals: |
46-50 |
96 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
McCULLOUGH'S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 8 (twice, last vs. Mississippi State, 2004)
QB Sacks: None Forced Fumbles: None
Interceptions: 1 (Louisiana Tech, 2005)
