Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-0vs Northern Illinois | 2/4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | — | Season-high 13 yds |
| Total | 2/4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | — |
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Jimmy Sullivan
Sophomore quarterback for Iowa. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 205 lb · Fort Wayne, IN · Carroll
Returning to Iowa for 2026
The numbers
13
passing yards · 2026
0 INT · 3.3 per attempt
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 13 pass yds, 15 rush yds, vs Northern Illinois
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 quarterback for Iowa. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 40.6 points in belief.
29.4own fans
70national conversation
In Their Words
129 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Jimmy Sullivan
The receipt: 15 rush yds, 13 pass yds against Northern Illinois — Week 1, 2026.
13 PASS YDS · 0 PASS TD · 15 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Iowa3-star out of Carroll
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Iowa
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Iowa2-0HC: Kirk Ferentz · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: interceptions (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 13.0 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 3.3 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 13 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 77.3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 13 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 77.3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Iowa
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Iowa
Returning around him
- 34% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 7 Iowa players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +7 net (15 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #44 · 2026 recruiting class #26
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology