Cullen Harper

Cullen Harper II (born October 1, 1986 in Alpharetta, Georgia) is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted in the 2009 NFL Draft^[1] and signed with the Buffalo Bills for their rookie minicamp. He played college football at Clemson.^[2]

Cullen Harper grew up in Alpharetta, GA and attended Sequoyah High School. He was a two year starter at QB for the Chiefs. He earned scholarship offers from Clemson, South Carolina, Auburn, Ole Miss & Duke amongst other schools in the south east. Harper committed to Clemson in 2003 the summer before his senior year of high school. Unfortunately, Harper sustained two collarbone injuries his senior season and played in limited amounts. However, he was still selected to play in the North-South Georgia All-Star Game.

Harpers career began at Clemson in 2004. He red-shirted the 2004 season while learning behind current NFL QB Charlie Whitehurst.

In 2005 & 2006, Harper was back up QB.

In 2007, Harper began his run as a two year starter at Clemson. He broke 28 school records while passing for 3,000 yards and throwing 27 touchdowns to just 6 interceptions. He was named 2nd Team All-ACC behind Matt Ryan. Harper was the recipient of the Banks McFadden award, which goes to the top player in the state of South Carolina.

In 2008 Harper was voted Preseason ACC Player of the Year and 1st Team All-ACC. Despite an up and down year, Harper still threw for over 2,600 yards and 13 touchdowns. He led the ACC in passing in just about all categories.

In 2009 Harper was invited to camp with the Buffalo Bills and saw limited action.

Cullen Harper is now living in Charleston, SC where he is attending dental school at MUSC.

References

External links

• Clemson Tigers bio