Daunte Culpepper Madden Career 2000-2010 - Peak 98 OVR
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Ocala-born Vikings QB who set the 2004 total-yardage record
Daunte Culpepper was born in Ocala, Florida, on January 28, 1977, and played college football at Central Florida. The Minnesota Vikings drafted him 11th overall in 1999. He appeared in one game as a rookie, a season covered by a calculated rating of 72 in Madden NFL 2000. He became the starter in 2000, threw for 3,937 yards and 33 touchdowns and made his first Pro Bowl.
Madden NFL 02 listed him at 92 for 2001, a season a knee injury ended after 11 games. He returned to the Pro Bowl in 2003 and 2004, and in 2004 he led the league with 4,717 passing yards, threw 39 touchdowns and set an NFL record with 5,123 combined passing and rushing yards. On January 9, 2005, he passed for 284 yards and four touchdowns in a 31-17 wild-card win over Green Bay.
Madden NFL 06 listed him at 98 for the 2005 season. On October 30, 2005, in a loss to Carolina, he damaged three of the four major ligaments in his knee. Minnesota traded him to Miami in 2006, and he started six games for Oakland in 2007, a season for which Madden NFL 08 listed him at 83. He played his last NFL games for Detroit in 2009 and finished with 24,153 passing yards, 149 touchdown passes and 2,652 rushing yards.
Daunte Culpepper Madden Career Milestones
- Peak rating: 98 OVR in Madden NFL 2006 (age 28)
- Appeared in 8 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2000 through Madden NFL 2010)
- Entered at 72 OVR in Madden NFL 2000, climbed 26 points to his peak
- Biggest single-year rise: 20 points into Madden NFL 2002
- Played for 3 franchises: Vikings, Dolphins, Lions
- Listed as a quarterback in every Madden release
- Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2010 at 72 OVR
Daunte Culpepper Madden Career Ratings
| Madden | Team | Pos | OVR | Speed | ACC | AGI | STR | JMP | STA | INJ | TGH | AWR | PRC | THP | TAC | TAS | TAM | TAD | CAR | BTK | TRK | BCV | SFA | SPM | JKM | CTH | RBK | PBK | IBL | TAK | PUR | MCV | ZCV | KPW | KAC | KRN |
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2000 1999 NFL season
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QB | 72* | 59 | 55 | 64 | 59 | - | - | 85 | - | 48 | - | 80 | 49 | - | - | - | 45 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2002 2001 NFL season
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QB | 92 | 76 | 72 | 75 | 70 | 52 | 96 | 94 | 78 | 80 | - | 98 | - | 83 | 83 | 83 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 18 | 10 | - | 28 | - | - | - | 23 | 13 | - |
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2003 2002 NFL season
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QB | 89 | 73 | 79 | 71 | 70 | 53 | 98 | 73 | 86 | - | - | 98 | - | - | - | - | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 24 | 15 | - | 29 | - | - | - | 27 | 18 | - |
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2004 2003 NFL season
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QB | 88 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 53 | 98 | 84 | 88 | 74 | - | 97 | - | 81 | 81 | 81 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 24 | 15 | - | 29 | - | - | - | 27 | 18 | 0 |
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2005 2004 NFL season
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QB | 93 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 53 | 98 | 83 | 95 | 79 | - | 98 | - | 85 | 85 | 85 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 24 | 15 | - | 29 | - | - | - | 27 | 18 | - |
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2006 2005 NFL season
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QB | 98 | 80 | 82 | 75 | 70 | 77 | 98 | 87 | - | 87 | - | 98 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 24 | 15 | - | 38 | - | - | - | 27 | 18 | 0 |
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2007 2006 NFL season
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QB | 92 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 73 | 77 | 98 | 87 | 95 | 79 | 25 | 98 | - | 84 | 84 | 84 | 44 | - | 82 | 85 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 55 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 0 |
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2010 2009 NFL season
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QB | 72 | 70 | 75 | 69 | 73 | 77 | 95 | 76 | 92 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55 | - | - | - | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Era Quarterbacks who played alongside Daunte Culpepper
Daunte Culpepper Madden Ratings by Year
Daunte Culpepper Madden NFL 2000 rating: 72 OVR (1999 NFL season, MIN). Daunte Culpepper Madden NFL 2002 rating: 92 OVR (2001 NFL season, MIN). Daunte Culpepper Madden NFL 2003 rating: 89 OVR (2002 NFL season, MIN). Daunte Culpepper Madden NFL 2004 rating: 88 OVR (2003 NFL season, MIN). Daunte Culpepper Madden NFL 2005 rating: 93 OVR (2004 NFL season, MIN). Daunte Culpepper Madden NFL 2006 rating: 98 OVR (2005 NFL season, MIN). Daunte Culpepper Madden NFL 2007 rating: 92 OVR (2006 NFL season, MIA). Daunte Culpepper Madden NFL 2010 rating: 72 OVR (2009 NFL season, DET).