Marcus Sullivan

WR · UNLV 2014 · #18

Last confirmed: UNLV, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′9″ · North Las Vegas, NV

Marcus Sullivan: WR · UNLV · #18.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

David BouvierKentucky · 2018 · 96% season match
Sean SavoyVirginia Tech · 2018 · 90% season match
Braxton BerriosMiami · 2014 · 85% season match
Damiere ByrdSouth Carolina · 2014 · 83% season match
Tacoi SumlerApp State · 2014 · 82% season match

Marcus Sullivan

WR · UNLV · #18

Moves the chains on third down. A game that shows it: 76 receiving yards and 3 receptions against San Diego State — Week 5, 2014.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

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

UNLV in the news

Mullen criticizes NCAA eligibility rulingLas Vegas Review-Journal Oct 21
UNLV beats North Dakota StateOct 13

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2014	UNLV	16	176	11.0	2
Career		16	176	11.0	2

Season	Team
2014	UNLV	11	33	545
Career		11	33	545

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2014 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 13-58@ Arizona	1	2	2.0	0	2
Wk 2	W 13-12vs Northern Colorado	3	7	2.3	1	6
Wk 4	L 14-47@ Houston	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 5	L 17-34@ San Diego State	3	76	25.3	0	34	Season-high 76 yds
Wk 6	L 10-33@ San José State	2	18	9.0	0	11
Wk 7	W 30-27vs Fresno State	3	9	3.0	0	4
Wk 12	L 23-42@ BYU	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 13	L 35-37@ Hawai'i	2	41	20.5	1	27
Wk 14	L 27-49vs Nevada	1	17	17.0	0	17
Total		16	176	11.0	2	34

Signature game

Week 2 · 2014

W 13-12

vs Northern Colorado · neutral site

7 rush yds (1 car) · 3 rec · 7 yds · 1 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at a neutral site.

With B. Decker — 121 yds · 1 TD · 3 INT · QBR 31.1 · 32 rush yds (13 car) · L. Yunker — 37 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Northern Colorado · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −3.65Marcus Sullivan pass intercepted Robert Holland return for 3 yds to the NoCol 31
Week 5 · San Diego State · 2nd and 13 · Q3 · EPA +3.25Blake Decker pass complete to Marcus Sullivan for 34 yds to the SDSt 22 for a
Week 13 · Hawai'i · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.20Blake Decker pass complete to Marcus Sullivan for 14 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Leiva KICK)
Week 5 · San Diego State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.26Blake Decker pass complete to Marcus Sullivan for 34 yds to the SANDIEGOST 29 for a SAN DIEGO ST Penalty, Defensive pass interference ( Yards) declined for a
Week 2 · Northern Colorado · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −2.11Blake Decker pass complete to Marcus Sullivan for a loss of 5 yards to the UNLV 40
Week 2 · Northern Colorado · 1st and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.05Blake Decker pass complete to Marcus Sullivan for 6 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Leiva KICK)

4 more plays

Week 2 · Northern Colorado · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +2.01Marcus Sullivan run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 12 · BYU · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA −1.41Marcus Sullivan run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNLV 42
Week 12 · BYU · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +1.40Blake Decker pass complete to Marcus Sullivan for 6 yds to the UNLV 34 for a
Week 2 · Northern Colorado · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +1.29Blake Decker pass complete to Marcus Sullivan for 6 yds to the UNLV 32 for a

Teams and coaches

2014UNLV2-11HC: Bobby Hauck · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: catch rate (8th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#196 / 713 · 72nd pct

6.7%

Explosive rate#377 / 713 · 46th pct

10.0%

Yards / catch#443 / 713 · 38th pct

11.0

EPA / target#609 / 713 · 15th pct

0.21

Catch rate#656 / 713 · 8th pct

53.3%

Box-score rates (7)

Rush yards#92 / 270 · 66th pct

Rec TDs#283 / 556 · 40th pct

Rush TDs#60 / 270 · 39th pct

Yards / catch#395 / 556 · 28th pct

11.0

Long catch#417 / 556 · 24th pct

Receptions#465 / 556 · 15th pct

Rec yards#491 / 556 · 12th pct

176

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2014 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home2g	2.0	13.0	10.0	0.0
Road6g	1.5	23.8	12.6	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.0	18.7	8.3	0.2
Weeks 8+3g	1.3	21.3	14.5	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2014 season

Head Coach

Bobby Hauck

Pass share

51.6%

495 pass / 465 run

Plays / game

73.8

13 games

Team sack rate

7.0%

545 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2014

16 catches, 11 carries and 1 pass attempt in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

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