#11

JaCorey Sullivan

Senior wide receiver for Central Michigan. 2021: 49 catches, 687 receiving yards, 10 TD.

WR · Central Michigan · Sr. · #11

6′2″ · 215 lb · Muskegon, MI

CFB Index 63 · #96 of 468 WRsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceCentral Michigan 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 1408 nationally · Signed with Central Michigan

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Central Michigan. 2021: 49 catches, 687 receiving yards, 10 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Central Michigan in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Central Michigan, 1,824 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

The week the volume broke through — put up 126 yds at Bowling Green.Bowling Green · W 38-202019

2017

Signed with Central Michigan3-star out of Muskegon

20219 games

All-MACthird

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1408 national

CFB

College

Central Michigan

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-MAC

All-MAC mention (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

2 coaches

2018

John Bonamego

Central Michigan

2019–2021

Jim McElwain

Central Michigan

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: John Bonamego → Jim McElwain. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Central Michigan1-11HC: John Bonamego · Run-leaning

2019Central Michigan8-6HC: Jim McElwain · Balanced

2020Central Michigan3-3HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning

2021Central Michigan9-4HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

63Quality starter #96 of 468?

High confidence10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (87th percentile). Strength: rec tds (96th percentile). Concern: catch rate (22nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#88 / 655 · 87th pct

12.3%

EPA / target#254 / 655 · 61st pct

0.74

Yards / catch#275 / 655 · 58th pct

13.1

Explosive rate#366 / 655 · 44th pct

12.3%

Catch rate#514 / 655 · 22nd pct

66.2%

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#19 / 557 · 96th pct

Long catch#31 / 557 · 94th pct

Rec yards#106 / 557 · 81st pct

687

Receptions#108 / 557 · 80th pct

Yards / catch#219 / 557 · 60th pct

14.0

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	4.0	47.0	12.3	1.0
Road4g	5.5	92.2	18.1	1.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.8	73.2	15.4	1.2
Weeks 8+4g	4.5	59.5	14.2	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Drinkall

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

63 · #96 of 468 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #96 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Central Michigan	49	687	14.0	10	--
2020	Central Michigan	16	176	11.0	0	--
2019	Central Michigan	57	808	14.2	3	--
2018	Central Michigan	18	153	8.5	2	--
Career		140	1,824	13.0	15	--

Season	Team
2021	Central Michigan	--	--	--	--	--
2020	Central Michigan	--	--	--	--	--
2019	Central Michigan	--	--	--	--	--
2018	Central Michigan	1	-6	--	--	--
Career		1	-6	--	--	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 3 · LSU · 3&13 · Q1 · EPA +7.24Jacob Sirmon pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 78 yds for a TD, (Marshall Meeder KICK)
Week 8 · Northern Illinois · 3&9 · Q2 · EPA +3.50Daniel Richardson pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 22 yds for a TD (Marshall Meeder KICK)
Week 5 · Miami (OH) · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.24D.Richardson pass complete to MOH 41. Catch made by J.Sullivan at MOH 41. Gain of 41 yards. J.Sullivan for 41 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Week 1 · Missouri · 4&9 · Q4 · EPA +3.19Jacob Sirmon pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 9 yds to the Misso 49 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Eastern Michigan · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +3.04JaCorey Sullivan 26 Yd pass from Daniel Richardson (Marshall Meeder Kick)
Week 1 · Washington State · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.89Daniel Richardson pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 22 yds to the WshSt 42 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Missouri · 3&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.82Daniel Richardson pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 6 yds for a TD, (Marshall Meeder KICK)
Week 1 · Missouri · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.61Jacob Sirmon pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 7 yds for a TD, (Marshall Meeder KICK)
Week 4 · Florida International · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.55Daniel Richardson pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 14 yds for a TD, (Marshall Meeder KICK)
Week 13 · Eastern Michigan · 1&9 · Q1 · EPA +2.42Daniel Richardson pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 9 yds for a TD, (Marshall Meeder KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 24-34@ Missouri	8	102	12.8	2	39	2 TD catches
Wk 2	W 45-0vs Robert Morris	2	34	17.0	1	24
Wk 3	L 21-49@ LSU	5	114	22.8	1	78	Season-high 114 yds
Wk 4	W 31-27vs Florida International	3	31	10.3	1	14
Wk 5	L 17-28@ Miami (OH)	6	85	14.2	1	41
Wk 8	L 38-39vs Northern Illinois	6	63	10.5	1	22
Wk 11	W 54-30vs Kent State	5	61	12.2	0	20
Wk 12	W 37-17@ Ball State	3	68	22.7	1	47
Wk 13	W 31-10vs Eastern Michigan	4	46	11.5	2	26	2 TD catches
Total		42	604	14.9	10	78

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

JaCorey Sullivan

2017

20219 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference

Career stats

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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