Jakeb Sullivan
No. 7 – Frankfurt Galaxy (ELF)
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1994-07-01) July 1, 1994 (age 29)
Rapid City, South Dakota
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Thomas More
College:South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • ELF champion (2021)
  • ELF Bowl MVP (2021)
  • ELF Offensive Player of the Year (2021)

Jakeb Sullivan (born July 1, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the Frankfurt Galaxy 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 GP Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Att Yds Avg TD
College Division II
2015 South Dakota Mines 11 123 198 62,1 % 1.345 6,8 06 06 061 0195 3,2 02
2016 South Dakota Mines 09 154 234 65,8 % 1.897 8,1 19 08 090 0478 5,3 08
2017 South Dakota Mines 10 187 368 50,8 % 2.398 6,5 18 15 143 0598 4,2 10
2018 South Dakota Mines 11 293 461 63,5 % 3.576 7,8 32 14 129 0340 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

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.[1]

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][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]

Professional statistics

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 0540 3.1 14
European League of Football
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[12]

Private life

Sullivan has four younger siblings and is of Native American descent of the Cheyenne River Reservation.[13] 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.[14]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Sullivan earns RMAC honor". KEVN-LD.com. October 18, 2017. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Jakeb Sullivan Career Stats 2015-2018". gorockers.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Meet Our Scholars". sdsmt.edu. July 9, 2021. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  14. ^ "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.

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