Jakeb Jon Wayne Sullivan (born July 1, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the Berlin Thunder in the European League of Football. He played college football for the South Dakota Mines Hardrockers, a Division II program in Rapid City, South Dakota.
| No. 7 – Berlin Thunder (ELF) | |
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| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 1, 1994 Rapid City, South Dakota |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Rapid City (SD) St. Thomas More |
| College: | South Dakota Mines |
| Undrafted: | 2018 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Early life and college career
editSullivan attended St. Thomas More High School in Rapid City, South Dakota, where he played quarterback for the football team. He was team captain and team MVP, and was named to the All-State and Academic All-State teams.[1]
Sullivan joined the South Dakota Mines Hardrockers program in NCAA Division II, where he became the starting quarterback.[2] In his four years at SDSM&T he set 17 new school records, 2 All-RMCS best quarterback and Don Hansen All-American Team.[3][4] With 325.1 yards per game, he led the entire NCAA Division II. In total he completed 293 passes for 3,576 yards, 32 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns.
College statistics
edit| Year | Team | GP | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||
College Division II 
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| 2015 | South Dakota Mines | 11 | 123 | 198 | 62,1 % | 1.345 | 6,8 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 195 | 3,2 | 2 | |
| 2016 | South Dakota Mines | 9 | 154 | 234 | 65,8 % | 1.897 | 8,1 | 19 | 8 | 90 | 478 | 5,3 | 8 | |
| 2017 | South Dakota Mines | 10 | 187 | 368 | 50,8 % | 2.398 | 6,5 | 18 | 15 | 143 | 598 | 4,2 | 10 | |
| 2018 | South Dakota Mines | 11 | 293 | 461 | 63,5 % | 3.576 | 7,8 | 32 | 14 | 129 | 340 | 2,6 | 10 | |
| College total | 41 | 757 | 1.261 | 60,0 % | 9.216 | 7,3 | 75 | 43 | 423 | 1611 | 3,8 | 30 | ||
| Source: gorockers.com[5] | ||||||||||||||
Professional career
editGerman Football League
editIn December 2018, Sullivan signed with the Marburg Mercenaries ahead of the 2019 German Football League season.[6] In his first year as an import player he reached several milestones. After nine victories out of 14 games his team qualified for the play-offs, where they lost in the quarterfinals against the Dresden Monarchs. He was nominated in the GFL Allstar Team as the statistical passing leader of this season. He threw for 46 passing touchdowns and ran for 14 rushing touchdowns. In October 2019 he was signed by the Vienna Vikings in the Austrian Football League.[7] He did not start due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
European League of Football
editIn the inaugural 2021 European League of Football season Sullivan was signed by the Frankfurt Galaxy and head coach Thomas Kösling.[8][1] In the regular season Sullivan had the highest passing completion rate (66,2 %) of the league as well as 2,037 passing yards and 23 touchdowns. With a passer rating of 105.96 he was the second best quarterback in the regular season.[9] In the Divisional Championship playoff-game against the Cologne Centurions he scored five passing touchdowns with four different target and was nominated MVP of this game. In the first ELF Championship game the Frankfurt Galaxy won against the Hamburg Sea Devils with a dramatic 32:30 score. He was nominated ELF Championship game-MVP, voted to the ELF Allstar game and won the Offensive Player of the Year award.[10] The Frankfurt Galaxy announced in mid November the extension for another season.[11] Sullivan was released by the Galaxy on November 7, 2023.[12]
On December 14, 2023, Sullivan signed with the Berlin Thunder of the European League of Football.[13]
Professional statistics
edit| Year | Team | GP | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| German Football League | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Marburg Mercenaries | 15 | 431 | 609 | 70.8% | 4,747 | 7.8 | 46 | 18 | 106.4 | 176 | 540 | 3.1 | 14 |
| GFL total | 15 | 431 | 609 | 70.8 % | 4,747 | 7.8 | 46 | 18 | 106.4 | 176 | 540 | 3.1 | 14 | |
European League of Football 
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| 2021 | Frankfurt Galaxy | 11 | 211 | 318 | 66.4% | 2,609 | 8.2 | 32 | 8 | 114.6 | 54 | 191 | 3.5 | 6 |
| 2022 | Frankfurt Galaxy | 11 | 246 | 371 | 66.3% | 2,930 | 11.91 | 31 | 7 | 110.2 | 74 | 313 | 4.23 | 5 |
| ELF total | 22 | 457 | 689 | 66.35 | 5,539 | 10.34 | 63 | 15 | 112.3 | 128 | 504 | 3.97 | 11 | |
| Source: stats.gfl.info[14] | ||||||||||||||
Private life
editSullivan has four younger siblings and is Native American, a member of the Cheyenne River Lakota Sioux.[15] His father was football coach at St. Thomas More High School. He majored in industrial engineering and was nominated for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.[16]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Sullivan für Galaxy". football-aktuell.de (in German). March 31, 2021. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ "Sullivan earns RMAC honor". KEVN-LD.com. October 18, 2017. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ Brad Blume (February 12, 2019). "Sullivan, Manley Named To Don Hansen Football Committee All-American Team Honorable Mention List". gorockers.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ "European League of Football's Frankfurt Galaxy sign Jakeb Sullivan as their QB for 2021 season". AmericanFootballInternational.com. July 9, 2021. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ "Jakeb Sullivan Career Stats 2015-2018". gorockers.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ "Überraschung zu Weihnachten - Neuer Quarterback für die Marburg Mercenaries!". mercenaries.de (in German). December 27, 2021. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ Kiki Klepsch (October 23, 2019). "Jakeb Sullivan ist neuer Dacia Vikings Quarterback". american-football.com (in German). Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ "ELF: Frankfurt Galaxy stellt neuen Quarterback vor". ran.de (in German). March 29, 2021. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ Tim Hanswillemenke (November 10, 2021). "QUARTERBACK RANKING: WHO WERE THE BEST QBS IN THE EUROPEAN LEAGUE OF FOOTBALL 2021?". europeanleague.football. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ "Full Roster of the European League of Football All Star Game Revealed". europeanleague.football. September 10, 2021. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ Alex Malchow (November 12, 2021). "ELF: Frankfurt Galaxy re-sign championship quarterback Jakeb Sullivan". AmericanFootballInternational.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ Krauss, Dominik (November 7, 2023). "Frankfurt Galaxy part ways with QB Jakeb Sullivan" (Press release). ELF.
- ^ Krauss, Dominik (December 14, 2023). "Berlin Thunder sign Jakeb Sullivan" (Press release). ELF.
- ^ "GFL 2019 Marburg Mercenaries Statistiken". stats.gfl.info (in German). July 9, 2021. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ "Meet Our Scholars". sdsmt.edu. July 9, 2021. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ "Allstate & AFCA announce 2018 good works team® nominees". insider.afca.com. July 9, 2021. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2022.