Tight end, LSU, 2016–⁠19

Stephen Sullivan

Number
No. 10
Height
6′5″
Weight
242 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Donaldsonville, LA
Born
Nov 28, 1996

Stephen Sullivan played tight end at LSU (2016–⁠19). The Seattle Seahawks took Sullivan in round 7, No. 251 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
363
Receiving yards, 2018 (LSU, 10–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 251
Round 7, 2020 NFL Draft (Seattle Seahawks)

Career highs

94receiving yards, career highvs. Rice, 2018

Team titles: National champions, 2019; SEC champions, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017LSU1121919.9146
2018LSU2336315.8242
2019LSU1213010.8030
Career4671215.5346

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016LSU10TEFr.
2017LSU10TESo.
2018LSU10TEJr.
2019LSU10TESr.6′5″242

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017LSU220.72––15.84%
2018LSU400.8387th (n=497)0.5333.15%
2019LSU130.93––12.0–

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 LSU 6 games, 12 catches, 130 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 14vs.Northwestern StateW 65–⁠14451019–
Sep 21atVanderbiltW 66–⁠38348030–
Oct 5vs.Utah StateW 42–⁠61808–
Oct 12vs.FloridaW 42–⁠281505–
Oct 19atMississippi StateW 36–⁠132906–
Dec 28 ✦vs.OklahomaW 63–⁠281909–
2018 LSU 10 games, 23 catches, 363 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 8vs.SE LouisianaW 31–⁠0254140–
Sep 15atAuburnW 22–⁠2121209–
Sep 22vs.Louisiana TechW 38–⁠21227019–
Sep 29vs.Ole MissW 45–⁠1655001911
Oct 6atFloridaL 19–⁠272240139
Oct 13vs.GeorgiaW 36–⁠161606–
Oct 20vs.Mississippi StateW 19–⁠3111011–
Nov 17vs.RiceW 42–⁠10494138–
Nov 24atTexas A&ML 72–⁠741909–
Jan 1 ✦vs.UCFW 40–⁠32376042–
2017 LSU 8 games, 11 catches, 219 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 9vs.ChattanoogaW 45–⁠10146046–
Sep 23vs.SyracuseW 35–⁠26143143–
Sep 30vs.TroyL 21–⁠2421309–
Oct 14vs.AuburnW 27–⁠23––––1
Nov 4atAlabamaL 10–⁠242440314
Nov 11vs.ArkansasW 33–⁠10240021–
Nov 25vs.Texas A&MW 45–⁠211909–
Jan 1 ✦vs.Notre DameL 17–⁠21224013–

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2020 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 17–⁠34).

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′4⅞″
Weight248 lb
Arm length35⅜″
Hand size10⅛″
Wingspan85″W
40-yard dash4.66 s
10-yard split1.62 sW
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump10′3″
3-cone drill7.51 s
20-yard shuttle4.62 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 21 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2020Seattle Seahawks1000
2021Carolina Panthers1000
2022Carolina Panthers82460
2023Carolina Panthers10121250
2024Carolina Panthers1000
NFL career21141710

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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