Kaelen Kenneth Culpepper (born December 29, 2002) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Minnesota Twins organization.
Prior to his freshman season at Kansas State, he played for the Norwich Sea Unicorns of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League in 2021.
As a freshman in 2022, he started 48 of 51 games at third base and hit .283/.356/.428 with five home runs and 22 RBI.
As a sophomore in 2023, Culpepper started 40 games, hitting .325/.423/.576 with 10 home runs and 41 RBI.
[2][3] Culpepper entered his junior season as a top prospect for the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.