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Syracuse football recruiting: 3-star quarterback Rex Culpepper chooses Syracuse over national powerhouses

Three-star Class of 2016 quarterback Rex Culpepper out of Plant (Florida) High School has committed to Syracuse over the likes of Ohio State, Florida and Clemson, among others. The news was first reported Tuesday afternoon by Stephen Bailey of The Post-Standard and was later tweeted by his mother, Monica.

Exciting day in the Culpepper house! Rex committed to #Syracuse and Judge received an offer #greattimestocome pic.twitter.com/iBDj2DfztF

— MONICA CULPEPPER (@monicaculpepper) June 9, 2015

Culpepper stands at 6-foot-3 and 225 pounds, per Scout.com, and is rated as the 74th-best quarterback in the class.