• At Navy: Enters the fall listed as a starter at inside linebacker (SAM) ... missed the spring after having off-season surgery ... should be healthy for fall camp ... expected to be one of two starters at inside linebacker ... has great size ... runs well ... has earned two varsity letters.
• 2017: A starter in 10 games over his career, including all six games he played in 2017 ... recorded 40 tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack ... missed the Military Bowl after have surgery on his foot ... after sitting out six games due to injury, returned to the field against Army where he paced the Mids with a career-high tying 13 tackles, including a half a tackle for loss ... posted four tackles against Air Force ... member of the Mids’ defensive unit that gave up just seven points and 175 yards (72R, 103P) over the final three quarters against Tulsa ... turned in six tackles against the Golden Hurricane ... registered five tackles, including a half a tackle for loss against Cincinnati ... contributed seven tackles in the win over Tulane ... produced five tackles in the opener at Florida Atlantic, including his first collegiate sack for a loss of three yards.
• 2016: A starter in four of the 10 games in which he played ... sat out the AAC Championship Game against Temple, as well as the Armed Forces Bowl against LA Tech due to injury ... finished the year with 46 tackles, including one tackle for loss ... also broke up a pass and forced a fumble ... chipped in five tackles and broke up a pass, the first of his career, in Navy’s win at SMU ... sat out the East Carolina game due to injury ... posted six tackles in Navy’s win over Tulsa ... recorded seven tackles in Navy’s win over Notre Dame ... turned in a career-high 13 tackles, including a tackle for loss at USF ... making his first collegiate start, turned in eight tackles (one more than his season/career total) and forced his first career fumble in Navy’s win over Memphis ... part of a defensive unit that caused three Houston turnovers (2 INT, 1 Fumble) that in turn led to 17 points for the Mids ... recorded a career-best four tackles, including three solo stops ... was in on one stop at Air Force ... chipped in a solo tackle at Tulane ... produced his first collegiate tackle in Navy’s season-opening victory over Fordham.
• 2015: Played in five games including each of the final four contests ... saw most of his time on special teams.
• High School / Personal: A 2014 graduate of Bishop Ireton High School, Sullivan attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2014-15 academic year ... a three-time All-State (Va.) linebacker, who led his high school to the state semifinals his sophomore year ... led the state in tackles his senior year until suffering an injury ... amassed 79 tackles in the first five games of the year, including 10 for a loss ... also received offers from Army West Point and New Hampshire ... the fifth of six children in his family ... brother, Asher, played at Bridgewater ... father was an offensive lineman at Virginia (‘83) and played football for the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Federals (USFL) ... son of David and Caralyn Sullivan ... majoring in general science.
