Culbertson, who is nicknamed Shaggy for his resemblance to the "Scooby-Doo" character, joined the Cyclones program as a walk-on. After sharing place-kicking duties during his first two seasons with the Cyclones, he took over those chores full-time his last two campaigns.

He finished his career as the school's sixth-ranked scorer with 214 points. Culbertson also etched his name into the ISU football lure by connecting on a game-record five field goals vs. Iowa in 2007. A model of consistency, he set another Cyclone record by making all 100 extra-point attempts during his career.

Culbertson lettered three times as the place-kicker at Lincoln High School, earning first-team All-Conference honors as a senior. He hit all 19 PAT attempts and made five field goals, including a long of 52. The 52-yarder tied for the season-long in Iowa, and was a conference record. He also lettered three times in soccer.

After joining the team in 2004, the walk-on kicked in seven games, ranking second on the team with 40 points. He made all 16 PATs tries and hit on 8-of-10 field goals. He also kicked off 30 times for a 56.9-yard distance average.

In 2005, he was one of three players to handle place-kicking duties, finishing with a career-high 70 points, nailing all 34 extra-point attempts while making 12-of-16 field goals. He had a long field goal of 45 yards, but did not handle kickoff chores.

As a junior, he registered 48 points in 12 games. He was successful on 8-of-11 field goals and all 24 PAT attempts. He was not assigned to handle kickoff chores and had a season-long 52-yard three-pointer.

In 2007, Culbertson split kickoff chores, as he averaged a distance of 53.6 yards on 28 attempts. He scored 56 points on all 25 extra-point tries and 8-of-11 field goals, with a long of 42 yards. He also recorded a solo tackle.

In 41 games at Iowa State, Culbertson finished sixth in school history in scoring with 214 points. He hit on 38-of-55 field goals (69.1 percent) and all 100 PAT attempts. He connected on 7-of-17 field goals from 40 yards or longer and had one solo tackle.

Positives: Has a three-step approach with adequate balance and body control in his kick follow-through … While he lacks great trajectory on his kickoffs, he gets good rise on his field-goal and PAT attempts, as just one of his kicks was blocked … Right-footed kicker with better quickness on extra-point tries than field goals (1.2-second range) … Stays cool under pressure and shows good drive through with his kicks, especially in poor weather … Has much better accuracy on short field goals than when attempting long range kicks … His snap-to-kick quickness is a bit inconsistent, but those issues could be the result of having a marginal long snapper and holder … .Makes proper adjustments kicking into the wind.

Negatives: Has a frail-looking frame with just adequate leg strength, as he has proven incapable of kicking field goals outside the 40-yard range … Marginal kickoff specialist, failing to get height, distance, hang time or good direction on those attempts … Needs to improve his quickness in his approach to the ball … Poor height on his kickoffs prevent the coverage team from getting down field in time to prevent a big return.

Compares To: TRAVIS DORSCH-ex-Cincinnati … There are not too many kickers in the league taller than six feet, and Culbertson might be one of the taller ones to come out in this draft outside of Piotr Czech of Wagner. He is a decent short-range kicker, but in this league you need to be much more consistent from long range (made just 7-of-17 from beyond 40 yards) than he has been. He has also proven lacking as a kickoff specialist, as only seven of his 58 attempts have reached the end zone. If a professional future is his, it might be in the Arena League and not the NFL.

2005: Bothered early in the season by a right leg contusion.

Campus: 5.0 seconds in the 40-yard dash.

Combine: Did not receive an invitation.

Attended Lincoln (Des Moines, Iowa) High School, playing football for head coach Tom Mihalovich … Lettered three times as the place-kicker, earning first-team All-Conference honors as a senior … Hit all 19 PAT attempts and made five field goals, including a long of 52 … The 52-yarder tied for the season long in Iowa, and was a conference record … Also lettered three times in soccer.

Journalism and Mass Communications major … Nicknamed Shaggy for his resemblance to the "Scooby-Doo" character … Son of Pam and Rick Culbertson … Born 9/30/85 in Des Moines, Iowa.