Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-0vs UTEP | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 10-17@ Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#18
Cole Sullivan
Junior linebacker for Oklahoma. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 230 lb · Pittsburgh, PA
CFB Index 74 · #95 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Michigan → Oklahoma for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
2
tackles · 2026
1 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs UTEP
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Oklahoma. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Michigan in 2024.
- Transferred from Michigan to Oklahoma in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 54.8 points in belief.
15.2own fans
70national conversation
Cole Sullivan
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Across three seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Sherrone Moore, Biff Poggi and Brent Venables. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Michigan — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20243 games
- Signed with Michigan4-star out of Central Catholic
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Oklahoma
Played his entire career under Brent Venables.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Oklahoma
2025Michigan
2026Oklahoma
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Michigan8-5HC: Sherrone Moore · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Michigan9-4HC: Biff Poggi · Run-leaning
2026Oklahoma1-1HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
74 · #95 of 583 LBs
Former four-star. Now #95 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–0
vs UTEP
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD
Dominant 51-point win at home against UTEP.
With I. Sategna — 4 rec · 76 yds · 1 TD · J. Mateer — 225 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.5 · 7 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tackett Curtis’s 2023 season.
75%match
Matches Tackett on
Solo tackle rate
Hurry rate
Differs from Tackett on
Class year (higher)
PD rate (higher)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Trey Reddick's sophomore season at Maryland (2025).
81%match
Matches Trey on
Solo tackle rate
PD rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Cole Sullivan
Background
2025 (AT MICHIGAN) An Academic All-Big Ten selection … named team’s co-most improved player on defense … played in 11 games and made three starts … started each of season's final three contests … totaled 44 tackles (5.0 for loss and 2.0 sacks), three interceptions, a pass breakup, a forced fumble...
The linebacker corps · Oklahoma
- #10Kip Lewis76 tackles · 2025
- #38Owen Heinecke74 tackles · 2025
- #18Cole Sullivan44 tackles · 2025
- #7Taylor Heim12 tackles · 2025
- #47James Nesta4 tackles · 2025
7 more on the roster · Oklahoma team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology