Player Career

Cole Sullivan Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Cole Sullivan story

Cole Sullivan built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a linebacker from Pittsburgh, PA wearing No. 23, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Cole Sullivan's career was his defensive production: 48 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Cole Sullivan's production has multiple signals. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan.

The arc is straightforward: Cole Sullivan moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Michigan

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 Regular SeasonMichigan05.61.3
2025 PostseasonMichigan1129.37.711
2025 Regular SeasonMichigan1129.37.70

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026Michigan to OklahomaP4 to P480.5Jan 7, 2026

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs No. 73 New Mexico

Week 1 · W 34-17

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

82.5 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.

#2

@ No. 46 Nebraska

Week 4 · W 30-27 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

63.6 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.

#3

@ No. 14 Oklahoma

Week 2 · L 13-24 · Ranked opponent

2

Havoc Plays

58.3 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.

#4

vs No. 2 Ohio State

Week 14 · L 9-27 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

1

Havoc Plays

56.1 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.

#5

@ No. 16 USC

Week 7 · L 13-31 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

1

Havoc Plays

48.1 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Michigan

11 primary output · 29.3 efficiency · 7.7 usage

62.9

#2

2025 Regular Season · Michigan

62.9

11 primary · 29.3 efficiency · 7.7 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Michigan

38.8

0 primary · 5.6 efficiency · 1.3 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games