Jakeb Sullivan Explained

Jakeb Sullivan
Current Team:Berlin Thunder (ELF)
Number:7
Position:Quarterback
Birth Date:1 July 1994
Birth Place:Rapid City, South Dakota
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:194
High School:Rapid City (SD) St. Thomas More
College:South Dakota Mines
Undraftedyear:2018
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Highlights:
  • ELF champion (2021)
  • ELF Bowl MVP (2021)
  • ELF Offensive Player of the Year (2021)

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.

Early life and college career

Sullivan 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

Year Team Passing Rushing
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 total41 757 1.261 60,0 % 9.216 7,3 75 43 423 1611 3,8 30
Source: gorockers.com[5]

Professional career

German Football League

In 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.

European League of Football

In the inaugural 2021 European League of Football season Sullivan was signed by the Frankfurt Galaxy and head coach Thomas Kösling.[8] 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

Year Team Passing Rushing
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 total15 431 609 70.8 % 4,747 7.8 46 18 106.4 176 540 3.1 14
Frankfurt Galaxy 11 211 318 66.4% 2,609 8.2 32 8 114.6 54 191 3.5 6
Frankfurt Galaxy 11 246 371 66.3% 2,930 11.91 31 7 110.2 74 313 4.23 5
ELF total22 457 689 66.35 5,539 10.34 63 15 112.3 128 504 3.97 11
Source: stats.gfl.info[14]

Private life

Sullivan 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: March 31, 2021 . Sullivan für Galaxy . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210711034328/https://www.football-aktuell.de/cgi-bin/news.pl?artikel=1617145824802815 . July 11, 2021 . February 27, 2022 . football-aktuell.de . de.
  2. Web site: October 18, 2017 . Sullivan earns RMAC honor . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220227203300/https://www.blackhillsfox.com/content/sports/Sullivan-earns-RMAC-honor-451360373.html . February 27, 2022 . February 27, 2022 . KEVN-LD.com.
  3. Web site: Brad Blume . February 12, 2019 . Sullivan, Manley Named To Don Hansen Football Committee All-American Team Honorable Mention List. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210712200632/https://gorockers.com/news/2019/2/12/sullivan-manley-named-to-don-hansen-football-committee-all-american-team-honorable-mention-list.aspx . July 12, 2021 . February 27, 2022 . gorockers.com.
  4. Web site: July 9, 2021 . European League of Football’s Frankfurt Galaxy sign Jakeb Sullivan as their QB for 2021 season. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709192357/https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/frankfurt-galaxy-sign-jakeb-sullivan/amp/ . July 9, 2021 . February 27, 2022 . AmericanFootballInternational.com..
  5. Web site: Jakeb Sullivan Career Stats 2015-2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210629111749/https://gorockers.com/sports/football/roster/jake-sullivan/5919 . June 29, 2021 . February 27, 2022 . gorockers.com.
  6. Web site: December 27, 2021 . Überraschung zu Weihnachten - Neuer Quarterback für die Marburg Mercenaries! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210712035400/https://www.mercenaries.de/news/3034/21/ueberraschung-zu-Weihnachten-Neuer-Quarterback-fuer-die-Marburg-Mercenaries.html . July 12, 2021 . February 27, 2022 . mercenaries.de . de.
  7. Web site: Kiki Klepsch . October 23, 2019 . Jakeb Sullivan ist neuer Dacia Vikings Quarterback . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709192359/https://www.american-football.com/news/jakeb-sullivan-ist-neuer-dacia-vikings-quarterback-2488 . July 9, 2021 . February 27, 2022 . american-football.com . de.
  8. Web site: March 29, 2021 . ELF: Frankfurt Galaxy stellt neuen Quarterback vor . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709193900/https://www.ran.de/american-football/elf/elf-news/elf-frankfurt-galaxy-stellt-neuen-quarterback-vor-117682 . July 9, 2021 . February 27, 2022 . ran.de . de.
  9. Web site: Tim Hanswillemenke . November 10, 2021 . QUARTERBACK RANKING: WHO WERE THE BEST QBS IN THE EUROPEAN LEAGUE OF FOOTBALL 2021? . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211110210415/https://europeanleague.football/elf-news/quarterback-ranking-who-were-the-best-qbs-in-the-european-league-of-football-2021 . November 10, 2021 . February 27, 2022 . europeanleague.football.
  10. Web site: September 10, 2021 . Full Roster of the European League of Football All Star Game Revealed . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211102214940/https://europeanleague.football/elf-news/full-roster-of-the-european-league-of-football-all-star-game-revealed . November 2, 2021 . February 27, 2022 . europeanleague.football.
  11. Web site: Alex Malchow . November 12, 2021 . ELF: Frankfurt Galaxy re-sign championship quarterback Jakeb Sullivan . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211112113908/https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/elf-frankfurt-galaxy-re-sign-championship-quarterback-jakeb-sullivan/ . November 12, 2021 . February 27, 2022 . AmericanFootballInternational.com.
  12. Frankfurt Galaxy part ways with QB Jakeb Sullivan. Nov 7, 2023. Dominik. Krauss. ELF.
  13. Berlin Thunder sign Jakeb Sullivan. Dec 14, 2023. Dominik. Krauss. ELF.
  14. Web site: July 9, 2021 . GFL 2019 Marburg Mercenaries Statistiken . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220227203302/http://stats.gfl.info/gfl/2019/mm.htm . February 27, 2022 . February 27, 2022 . stats.gfl.info . de.
  15. Web site: July 9, 2021 . Meet Our Scholars. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210711034328/https://www.sdsmt.edu/Academics/Cocurricular-Programs/Tiospaye/Participants/Our-Scholars/ . July 11, 2021 . February 27, 2022 . sdsmt.edu.
  16. Web site: July 9, 2021 . Allstate & AFCA announce 2018 good works team® nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210711220844/http://insider.afca.com/allstate-afca-announce-2018-good-works-team-nominees/ . July 11, 2021 . February 27, 2022 . insider.afca.com.

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