JaCorey Sullivan

#11 · WR · Sr. · Central Michigan6′2″ · 215 lb · Muskegon, MI

JaCorey Sullivan: WR · Central Michigan · #11.

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JaCorey Sullivan

WR · Central Michigan · Sr · #11

Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Played for two head coaches at Central Michigan: John Bonamego and Jim McElwain. Another came in 2021: All-MAC. On tape: 114 receiving yards and 5 receptions against LSU, Week 3, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Central Michigan in the news

WR Langston Lewis arrested for OWIAbc12 Oct 30
CMU HC rips CFP leadersPFSN Oct 21

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Central Michigan	49	687	14.0	10	78
2020	Central Michigan	16	176	11.0	0	30
2019	Central Michigan	57	808	14.2	3	37
2018	Central Michigan	18	153	8.5	2	25
Career		140	1,824	13.0	15	78

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

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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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	14.4	10	78

Signature game

Week 1 · 2021

L 24-34

at Missouri

8 rec · 102 yds · 2 TD

With L. Elzinga — 40.5 yards per punt · 6 punts · 1 inside the 20 · J. Sirmon — 295 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 14.2

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · LSU · 3rd and 13 · Q1 · EPA +7.24Jacob Sirmon pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 78 yds for a TD, (Marshall Meeder KICK)
Week 8 · Northern Illinois · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +3.50Daniel Richardson pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 22 yds for a TD (Marshall Meeder KICK)
Week 5 · Miami (OH) · 1st and 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 · 4th and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.19Jacob Sirmon pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 9 yds to the Misso 49 for a
Week 13 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +3.04Richardson to Sullivan: a 26-yard touchdown pass.
Week 1 · Washington State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.89Daniel Richardson pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 22 yds to the WshSt 42 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Missouri · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.82Daniel Richardson pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 6 yds for a TD, (Marshall Meeder KICK)
Week 1 · Missouri · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.61Jacob Sirmon pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 7 yds for a TD, (Marshall Meeder KICK)
Week 4 · Florida International · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.55Daniel Richardson pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 14 yds for a TD, (Marshall Meeder KICK)
Week 13 · Eastern Michigan · 1st and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.42Daniel Richardson pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 9 yds for a TD, (Marshall Meeder KICK)

Teams and coaches

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

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 63 (#96 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2021 season

63Quality starter #96 of 468 · 2021?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. 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 in 2021. 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

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

2021 season

Head Coach

Jim McElwain

Pass share

46.5%

445 pass / 511 run

Plays / game

79.7

12 games

Team sack rate

5.3%

474 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

63 · #96 of 468 WRs · 2021

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

JaCorey Sullivan

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Style of play

Fans

Central Michigan in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference

Five seasons at Central Michigan

2017

2019 12 games

2021 9 games