Jakeb Sullivan

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Jakeb Sullivan
No. 7 – Frankfurt Galaxy (ELF)
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1994-07-01) July 1, 1994 (age 28)
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.

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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

YearTeamGPPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntAttYdsAvgTD
College Division II NCAA logo.svg
2015South Dakota Mines1112319862,1 %1.3456,866611953,22
2016South Dakota Mines915423465,8 %1.8978,1198904785,38
2017South Dakota Mines1018736850,8 %2.3986,518151435984,210
2018South Dakota Mines1129346163,5 %3.5767,832141293402,610
College total417571.26160,0 %9.2167,3754342316113,830
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

YearTeamGPPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
German Football League
2019Marburg Mercenaries1543160970.8%4,7477.84618106.41765403.114
GFL total1543160970.8 %4,7477.84618106.41765403.114
European League of Football ELF-Logo-WhiteOutline.svg
2021 Frankfurt Galaxy1121131866.4%2,6098.2328114.6541913.56
2022 Frankfurt Galaxy1124637166.3%2,93011.91317110.2743134.235
ELF total2245768966.355,53910.346315112.31285043.9711
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]

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  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.
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