Last confirmed: Kansas State, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 215 lb · Tucker, GA
Elijah Sullivan: LB · Kansas State.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Elijah Sullivan
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Elijah Sullivan has played for two head coaches in five seasons at Kansas State. One game to point at: 12 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Texas Tech — Week 5, 2020.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kansas State | 39 | 27 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2019 | Kansas State | 65 | 46 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018 | Kansas State | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Kansas State | 28 | 23 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Kansas State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 143 | 107 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 31-35vs Arkansas State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-35@ No. 3 Oklahoma | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-21vs Texas Tech | 12 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 21-14@ TCU | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 55-14vs Kansas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-37@ West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 18-20vs No. 14 Oklahoma State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 27 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Week 4 · 2020
W 38-35
at Oklahoma
1 interception · 4 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Edged out Oklahoma on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
39tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups39 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Klieman
Pass share
41.5%
246 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
59.3
10 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
269 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2020
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Kansas State, 143 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 38 games over 5 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bill Snyder → Chris Klieman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
