2016 Delta State University Statesmen Football Roster

Rory Doyle, DSU
Elisabetta Zengaro
Elisabetta Zengaro
Rory Doyle, DSU
Elisabetta Zengaro
Elisabetta Zengaro
Elisabetta Zengaro
Elisabetta Zengaro

18 Tyler Sullivan

  • Position Quarterback
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 220
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Louisville, Miss.
  • Highschool Winston Academy
  • Prev School Northwest Mississippi CC

Biography

2016 NFF CAMPBELL TROPHY FINALIST
2016 PRESEASON ALL-GSC
2014 HARLON HILL TROPHY NATIONAL FINALIST
2014 BSN ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM
2014 DAKTRONICS ALL-SUPER REGION II FIRST TEAM
2014 BSN ALL-SUPER REGION II FIRST TEAM
2014 ALL-GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
2013 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
2013 ALL-GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM

CAREER:
Ranks second in DSU history with 9,157 yards passing and 9,684 yards of total offense...Completed 744-of-1,152 attempts for 9,157 yards with 76 touchdowns and 41 interceptions...Averaged 269.3 yards passing per game...Delta State career record 64.6 completion percentage...Rushed 182 times for 527 yards and 17 touchdowns...Played in 34 games...Career record of 22-9 as starter.

2016 (RS SENIOR): Played in nine games, making eight starts...Completed 174-of-252 passes for 1,907 yards with 14 touchdowns and 11 interceptions...Averaged 211.9 yards passing per game...Rushed 36 times for 68 yards and two scores...Season-high 382 yards passing and four touchdowns versus West Florida...Named a finalist for the National Football Foundation's Walter V. Campbell Trophy, presented annually to the nation's top football scholar-athlete.

2015 (RS JUNIOR): Made seven starts at quarterback for the Statesmen...Missed four starts with a broken collarbone...Completed 171-of-279 passes for 2,128 yards with 20 touchdowns and 11 interceptions...Averaged a GSC-leading 304.0 yards per game passing...Completed 61.3 percent of his attempts...Rushed 29 times for 104 yards and four touchdowns...Averaged a GSC-best 319.0 yards of total offense...Named GSC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 5 and Sept. 12...Completed 35-of-57 attempts for 496 yards and three TDs in DSu's 51-44 win at No. 18 Texas A&M-Commerce...Threw at least three touchdown passes in five of his seven starts...Tossed five touchdowns versus No. 23 Valdosta State...Threw for 374 yards and three scores in DSU's 37-29 Heritage Bell Classic victory at Mississippi College...Accounted for five touchdowns in DSU's 48-7 season-opener versus Fort Valley State...Became just the third quarterback to pass for 7,000 yards in a career at DSU after his performance at Mississippi College.

2014 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Harlon Hill National Finalist (9th)...Named BSN Sports All-American (3rd Team)...Unanimous All-Super Region II First Team selection...Started all 11 games for the Statesmen at quarterback...Helped lead DSU to seventh GSC title and eighth NCAA Division II Football Playoff berth...Completed 268-of-420 passes for 3,358 yards with 27 touchdowns and 15 interceptions...Averaged 305.3 yards per game...Completed 63.8 percent of his attempts...Rushed 73 times for 208 yards and seven touchdowns...Amassed 3,566 yards of total offense to lead the GSC...Averaged 324.2 yards of total offense per game...Led the GSC in completions, yards passing, yards per game passing, and attempts...Ranks 12th in NCAA DII in yards per game (305.3) and 15th in passing yardage (3,358)...Established a new school record for completions (41-of-64) in a game at Valdosta State...Season-high 502 yards passing and three touchdowns, while rushing for two scores, after completing 41-of-64 attempts in DSU's 49-32 win at No. 13 Valdosta State...Tossed season-high five touchdowns and threw for 456 yards (24-of-41) in a 58-20 win at Florida Tech...Set school record for attempts with 73 at West Georgia...Established a new school record for total plays in a game with 79 at West Georgia...Threw at least three touchdowns in five games...Topped 250 yards passing in seven games, including 300-plus in four games...3,566 yards of total offense ranks fourth in a single season at Delta State...Sullivan's 3,358 yards passing ranks sixth on the single season chart at DSU...Currently ranks fifth on the career passing yards chart with 5,122...Just the fifth quarterback in school history to eclipse the 5,000-yard mark...Career Notes: Completed 399-of-621 passes for 5,122 yards and 42 touchdowns in his 18 game career...Averaging 284.6 yards passing per game in his career...Career 64.3 completion percentage...Has amassed 5,476 yards of total offense (304.2 ypg)...Ranks sixth on the career total offense chart at DSU.

2013 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Year...All-GSC Second Team selection...Played in seven games … Started in five games … Rushed 44 times for 146 yards … Scored four touchdowns … Averaged 3.3 yards per carry with an average of 20.9 yards/game … Completed 131 passes on 201 attempts (65.2 pct) for 1764 yards (252.0 yds/game) … Threw for 15 touchdowns ... Threw four interceptions ... Had an efficiency rating of 159.5.  

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Spent one season at Northwest Mississippi Community College...Member of the 2012 Brazo's Valley Bowl Championship team...Member of Phi Theta Kappa.

PREP: Played football under Coach Harold Wisdom at Winston Academy...Also played basketball and baseball...Named an All-Star, MAIS Dandy Dozen, and Conference Player of the Year in 2010 and 2011...Member of the conference championship team n 2009 and 2010...Named to the Winston Academy Hall of Fame...Selected as Student Body President and named an honor student.

PERSONAL Tyler Briant Sullivan...Born March 24, 1993...Son of Dan and Valerie Sullivan...Has one sister, Abby...Majoring in Biology.

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points scored: 12, Concordia College, Nov 08, 2014; Valdosta State, Nov. 2, 2013; Fort Valley State, Sep 03, 2015
Touchdowns: 2, Concordia College, Nov 08, 2014; Valdosta State, Nov. 2, 2013; Fort Valley State, Sep 03, 2015
Rush attempts: 18, Valdosta State, Nov. 2, 2013
Rush yards: 66, North Alabama, Nov 1, 2014 (15 carries)
Rush TDs: 2, Concordia College, Nov 08, 2014 ; Valdosta State, Nov. 2, 2013 ; Fort Valley State, Sep 03, 2015
Long rush: 34, Fort Valley State, Sep 03, 2015
Pass attempts: 73, at West Georgia, Oct 18, 2014
Pass completions: 41, at Valdosta State, Sep 20, 2014
Pass yards: 520, Valdosta State, Nov. 2, 2013
Pass TDs: 5, Valdosta State, Nov 07, 2015 ; at Florida Tech, Oct 02, 2014
Had intercepted: 4, Valdosta State, Nov 07, 2015
Long pass: 85, at Valdosta State, Sep 20, 2014
Receptions: 1, Albany State, Sep 26, 2015
Receiving yards: 12, Albany State, Sep 26, 2015 (1 receptions)
Long reception: 12, Albany State, Sep 26, 2015
Total offense attempts: 79, at West Georgia, Oct 18, 2014 (6 rush,73 pass)
Total offense yards: 583, Valdosta State, Nov. 2, 2013 (63 rush,520 pass)
All-purpose yards: 66, North Alabama, Nov 1, 2014
Tackles: 1, West Georgia, Nov 29, 2014 (1-0)

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2013Redshirt Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'3" 235 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2014Redshirt Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'3" 236 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2015Redshirt Junior

    Quarterback
    6'3" 236 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2016Redshirt Senior

    Quarterback
    6'3" 220 lbs
    18