Jakeb Sullivan

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Jakeb Sullivan
No. 7 – Berlin Thunder
PositionQuarterback
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (1994-07-01) July 1, 1994 (age 31)
Rapid City, South Dakota
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolRapid City (SD) St. Thomas More
CollegeSouth Dakota Mines
NFL draft2018: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
  • ELF champion (2021)
  • ELF Bowl MVP (2021)
  • ELF Offensive Player of the Year (2021)
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Jakeb Jon Wayne Sullivan (born July 1, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the Berlin Thunder in the European League of Football.[1] He played college football for the South Dakota Mines Hardrockers, a Division II program in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Early life and college career

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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.[2]

Sullivan joined the South Dakota Mines Hardrockers program in NCAA Division II, where he became the starting quarterback.[3] In his four years at SDSM&T he set 17 new school records, 2 All-RMCS best quarterback and Don Hansen All-American Team.[4][5] 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

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Year Team GP Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Att Yds Avg TD
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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[6]

Professional career

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German Football League

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In December 2018, Sullivan signed with the Marburg Mercenaries ahead of the 2019 German Football League season.[7] 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.[8] He did not start due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

European League of Football

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In the inaugural 2021 European League of Football season Sullivan was signed by the Frankfurt Galaxy and head coach Thomas Kösling.[9][2] 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.[10] 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.[11] The Frankfurt Galaxy announced in mid November the extension for another season.[12] Sullivan was released by the Galaxy on November 7, 2023.[13]

On December 14, 2023, Sullivan signed with the Berlin Thunder of the European League of Football.[14]

Professional statistics

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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
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[15]

Private life

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Sullivan has four younger siblings and is Native American, a member of the Cheyenne River Lakota Sioux.[16] 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.[17]

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