Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| 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 |
Jimmy Sullivan is a quarterback at Iowa who has played in 1 of Iowa's 8 games this season, most recently Sep 5.
Iowa is 6-2, No. 21 in the AP poll (week 10).
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
13 passing yards · 0 passing TD · 15 rushing yards
In the game threads
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Career stats
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| 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 | 15 |
| Career | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 1 · 2026
W 40-0
15 rush yds (1 car) · 13 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
Dominant 40-point win at home against Northern Illinois.
With K. Moulton — 183 rush yds (11 car) · 2 TD · B. Everitt — 43.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20
Where he ranks
| Stat | His | Nation | Big Ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 13 | T-323rd of 370 | 44th of 50 |
| Yards an attempt | 3.2 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Touchdown passes | 0 | — | — |
| Passer rating | 77.3 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Completion percentage | 50.0 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Rushing yards | 15 | T-207th of 370 | 21st of 50 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | — | — |
Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game. He has 4 attempts of the 80 needed after 8 games, so the rates are not ranked.
All Big Ten quarterbacks
Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.
Pass targets
Buie and Williams saw 2 of the 4 charted throws.
| Receiver | Targets, caught | Targets | Catches | Yards | Throw depth | After catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarriett Buie | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8.0 | 1.0 | |
| Xavier Williams | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4.0 | 8.0 | |
| Brody Schaffer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | — | |
| Mason Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3.0 | — |
Play by play: 4 passes, 2 caught, 13 yards. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.
Teams and coaches
2026Iowa6-2HC: Kirk Ferentz · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
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
Pass share
48.0%
240 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
62.5
8 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Iowa’s quarterbacks
| Jimmy Sullivan | Threw in 1 of 8 games · 2 of 4, 13 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · 3.2 yards an attempt on 4 attempts · ran for 15 yds, 0 TD |
| Hank Brown | Threw in 7 of 8 games · 109 of 169, 1,190 yds, 8 TD, 3 INT · 7.0 yards an attempt on 169 attempts · ran for 33 yds, 1 TD |
| Jeremy Hecklinski | Threw in 5 of 8 games · 41 of 67, 472 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT · 7.0 yards an attempt on 67 attempts · ran for 5 yds, 0 TD |
Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.
Who threw, quarter by quarter
Who threw in each quarter. Blue: Jimmy Sullivan. Gray: Hank Brown, Jeremy Hecklinski. From the play by play.
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Awards
Player standing · 2026
4 pass attempts and 1 carry in 1 game
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,315 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the Big Ten.
Two seasons at Iowa
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Iowa FerentzYear 2 · 1 game
- 2025 Iowa FerentzYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school CarrollFort Wayne, IN · Class of 2025Three-star, No. 1,315 in the 2025 class. Signed with Iowa.Also from Carroll: Jaidon Van Pelt (Indiana), Brady Rhoad (Western Michigan) and Braden Steely (Western Michigan).
2025
- Signed with IowaThree-star, out of Carroll