Aiden Sullivan
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Oregon State. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Washington State — Week 7, 2026.
60 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
60 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon State | 60 | 24 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 4 |
| 2025 | Oregon State | 72 | 35 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Oregon State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 140 | 62 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 7 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-33@ No. 23 Houston | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-35vs No. 13 Texas Tech | 10 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-17vs Montana | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 33-7@ UTEP | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-26@ Colorado State | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 66-14vs San Diego State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-30vs Washington State | 11 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 22-38@ Fresno State | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 24 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 4 |
Oct. 31 · L 22-38 at Fresno State, play by play
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Oregon State’s defense played that day
Fresno State’s 11 drives: 5 stopped (1 takeaway) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 2 of 5.
11 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
Sacked the quarterback for a 2-yard loss. Second quarter, up 20-0.
6 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
10 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack, 2 passes broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss. Second quarter, tied 0-0.
9 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
60tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
7%4 pass breakups60 tackles · 4 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 7.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Road4g | 7.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
Pass share
67.7%
614 pass / 293 run
Plays / game
113.4
8 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
384 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
60 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #66 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 23 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Trent Bray, Robb Akey, and JaMarcus Shephard. Multi-era developmental context.
