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
Career highs
94receiving yards, career highvs. Rice, 2018Team titles: National champions, 2019; SEC champions, 2019
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | LSU | 22 | 0.72 | – | – | 15.8 | 4% |
| 2018 | LSU | 40 | 0.83 | 87th (n=497) | 0.53 | 33.1 | 5% |
| 2019 | LSU | 13 | 0.93 | – | – | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 65–14 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Sep 21 | at | W 66–38 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 30 | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 42–6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 42–28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Oct 19 | at | W 36–13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 63–28 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
2018 LSU 10 games, 23 catches, 363 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 31–0 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 40 | – |
| Sep 15 | at | W 22–21 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 38–21 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 45–16 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 19 | 11 |
| Oct 6 | at | L 19–27 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 9 |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 36–16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 19–3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 42–10 | 4 | 94 | 1 | 38 | – |
| Nov 24 | at | L 72–74 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 40–32 | 3 | 76 | 0 | 42 | – |
2017 LSU 8 games, 11 catches, 219 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 45–10 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 46 | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 35–26 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 43 | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | L 21–24 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 27–23 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 4 | at | L 10–24 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 33–10 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 45–21 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 17–21 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 13 | – |
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).
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅞″ |
| Weight | 248 lb |
| Arm length | 35⅜″ |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 85″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.66 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 sW |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.51 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.62 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.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Carolina Panthers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Carolina Panthers | 8 | 2 | 46 | 0 |
| 2023 | Carolina Panthers | 10 | 12 | 125 | 0 |
| 2024 | Carolina Panthers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 21 | 14 | 171 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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