Quarterback, Tulane (from Northwestern, Iowa), 2021–⁠25

Brendan Sullivan

Lettered 2024 at Iowa (school media guide)

Number
No. 6
Height
6′4″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Davison, MI

Brendan Sullivan played quarterback at Northwestern (2021–⁠23), Iowa (2024) and Tulane (2025).

Career highs

265passing yards, career highvs. Maryland, 2023

Team titles: American champions, 2025

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022Northwestern719674.05896.143
2023Northwestern639963.67147.262
2024Iowa385371.74748.933
2025Tulane193063.32227.422
Career19127868.71,9997.21510

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Northwestern54971.8115
2023Northwestern751602.1235
2024Iowa471513.2430
2025Tulane31762.5010
Career2074842.3735

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Northwestern6QBRS
2022Northwestern6QBFr.
2023Northwestern6QBSo.
2024Iowa6QBJr.
2025Tulane6QBSr.6′4″220

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2022Northwestern1460.21––30.744%0.350.16
2023Northwestern1710.1710th (n=255)0.3229.239%0.300.29
2024Iowa960.29––28.319%0.270.17
2025Tulane61-0.05––-2.98%––

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Tulane50%8.6 yds2.1 yds1 of 9100%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Tulane18%2.500.700.0025%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Tulane 12 games, 76 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 6atSouth AlabamaW 33–⁠313340003
Sep 13vs.DukeW 34–⁠27222500–
Sep 20atOle MissL 10–⁠45512481110
Sep 27atTulsaW 31–⁠141210000
Oct 9vs.East CarolinaW 26–⁠191115002
Oct 18vs.ArmyW 24–⁠17–––––10
Oct 30atUTSAL 26–⁠4867631127
Nov 7atMemphisW 38–⁠3201000–
Nov 15vs.Florida AtlanticW 35–⁠24–––––7
Nov 22atTempleW 37–⁠13–––––−1
Nov 29vs.CharlotteW 27–⁠011210018
Dec 20 ✦atOle MissL 10–⁠4101000–
2024 Iowa 9 games, 474 passing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 14vs.TroyW 38–⁠2111210–
Sep 21atMinnesotaW 31–⁠14–––––−2
Oct 5atOhio StateL 7–⁠3511120027
Oct 12vs.WashingtonW 40–⁠16–––––9
Oct 19atMichigan StateL 20–⁠32–––––2
Oct 26vs.NorthwesternW 40–⁠14914790041
Nov 2vs.WisconsinW 42–⁠10710931058
Nov 8atUCLAL 17–⁠20691570210
Dec 30 ✦vs.MissouriL 24–⁠271418131116
2023 Northwestern 7 games, 714 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3atRutgersL 7–⁠2434131011
Sep 16atDukeL 14–⁠3856400022
Sep 30vs.Penn StateL 13–⁠412680125
Oct 7vs.HowardW 23–⁠2013181312038
Oct 21atNebraskaL 9–⁠17122317601−16
Oct 28vs.MarylandW 33–⁠2716232652056
Nov 4vs.IowaL 7–⁠101219811024
2022 Northwestern 5 games, 589 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 8vs.WisconsinL 7–⁠4211171141033
Oct 22atMarylandL 24–⁠3118241431253
Oct 29atIowaL 13–⁠33233015921−42
Nov 5vs.Ohio StateL 7–⁠211014790055
Nov 12atMinnesotaL 3–⁠319119400−2

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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