Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/23Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 23 inside-the-5 carries (8.7%).
Brendan Sullivan
Brendan Sullivan is a quarterback who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Tulane.
Sullivan extends plays on the move until something opens up. The four seasons span three programs and four head coaches: Pat Fitzgerald, David Braun, Kirk Ferentz and Jon Sumrall. On tape: 48 passing yards and 10 rushing yards against Ole Miss, Week 4, 2025.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tulane | 19 | 30 | 63.3% | 222 | 7.4 | 2 | 2 | 134.2 | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa | 38 | 53 | 71.7% | 474 | 8.9 | 3 | 3 | 154.2 | 55 |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 63 | 99 | 63.6% | 714 | 7.2 | 6 | 2 | 140.2 | 38 |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 71 | 96 | 74.0% | 589 | 6.1 | 4 | 3 | 133.0 | 46 |
| Career | 191 | 278 | 68.7% | 1,999 | 7.2 | 15 | 10 | 139.7 | 44 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tulane | 31 | 76 | 2.5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | Iowa | 47 | 151 | 3.2 | 4 | 30 |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 75 | 160 | 2.1 | 2 | 35 |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 54 | 97 | 1.8 | 1 | 15 |
| Career | 207 | 484 | 2.3 | 7 | 35 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 33-31@ South Alabama | 3/3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 80.2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-27vs Duke | 2/2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 99.9 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-45@ No. 13 Ole Miss | 5/12 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 31.3 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-14@ Tulsa | 1/2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-19vs East Carolina | 1/1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 61.1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-17vs Army | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | L 26-48@ UTSA | 6/7 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 70.3 | Season-high 63 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 38-32@ No. 22 Memphis | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-24vs Florida Atlantic | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-13@ Temple | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-0vs Charlotte | 1/1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 62.7 | |
| Bowl | L 10-41@ No. 6 Ole Miss | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | |
| Total | 19/30 | 222 | 2 | 2 | 7.4 | — |
Signature game
Week 10 · 2025
L 26-48
at UTSA
63 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 70.3 · 27 rush yds (6 car)
With J. Retzlaff — 194 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 58.3 · 63 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · J. Calloway — 42 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0 · 1 rec · 41 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 8 · Army · 4th and 2 · Q2 · EPA −4.02Brendan Sullivan run for 1 yd to the ARMY 7
- Week 10 · UTSA · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.07Sullivan to Brown-Stephens: a 20-yard pass.
- Week 4 · Ole Miss · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.82Brendan Sullivan pass complete to Anthony Brown-Stephens for 6 yds for a TD (Patrick Durkin KICK)
- Week 10 · UTSA · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.77Sullivan to Shackelford: a 15-yard touchdown pass.
- Week 14 · Charlotte · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.10Sullivan to Gordon: a 21-yard pass.
- Week 4 · Ole Miss · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.98Brendan Sullivan pass complete to Omari Hayes for 22 yds to the TULN 47 for a
4 more plays
- Week 3 · Duke · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +1.80Brendan Sullivan pass complete to Bryce Bohanon for 14 yds to the DUKE 3 for a
- Week 10 · UTSA · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA −1.79B.Sullivan pass intercepted by T.Milton at UTSA50 T.Milton return 2 yards, End Of Play
- Week 13 · Temple · 2nd and 2 · Q4 · EPA −1.59B.Sullivan rush right for 1 yard loss (C.Stewart)
- Week 4 · Ole Miss · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.57Brendan Sullivan pass intercepted Cedrick Beavers return for no gain to the MISS 33
Teams and coaches
2022Northwestern1-11HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced
2023Northwestern8-5HC: David Braun · Run-leaning
2024Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Tulane11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 12.2 | 0.0 | 16.2 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 23.0 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 23.0 | 0.2 | 8.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 14.0 | 0.2 | 10.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jon Sumrall
Pass share
45.8%
424 pass / 501 run
Plays / game
66.1
14 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
31 carries and 30 pass attempts in 12 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons, three schools
- 2025 Tulane SumrallYear 5 · 12 games
- Apr 2025 Entered the transfer portalIowa to Tulane
- 2024 Iowa FerentzYear 4 · 9 games
- Apr 2024 Entered the transfer portalNorthwestern to Iowa
- 2023 Northwestern BraunYear 3 · 7 games
- 2022 Northwestern FitzgeraldYear 2 · 5 games
- 2021 Northwestern FitzgeraldYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school DavisonDavison, MI · Class of 2021Three-star, No. 695 in the 2021 class. Signed with Northwestern.Also from Davison: Ben Nichols (Notre Dame), Braylen Naves (Central Michigan) and Jaxson Dosh (Western Michigan).
Moves
- Transferred from Northwestern to Iowa, Apr 23, 2024.
- Transferred from Iowa to Tulane, Apr 24, 2025.
Played for three programs.
2021
- Signed with NorthwesternThree-star, out of Davison
2024 9 games
- Transferred to Iowafrom Northwestern
2025 12 games
- Transferred to Tulanefrom Iowa
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
4 coaches2021–2022
Northwestern
Played for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Pat Fitzgerald, David Braun, Kirk Ferentz and Jon Sumrall.