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Jack Sullivan Season 2018

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PositionDL
Weight255 lbs
Height6-5
YearFreshman
HometownPlainfield, Ill.

2022 / AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR 
• Earned Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
Appeared and started in all 14 games 
• Totaled 38 tackles, 24 solos and seven tackles-for-loss 
• Finished with 5.5 sacks and one pass defended 
• Notched two tackles-for-loss against Iowa (Nov. 5)
• One forced fumble against Northwestern (Nov. 19)
• Named Academic All-Big Ten
• Served as a captain for the games against Wisconsin (Oct. 22) and LSU (Jan. 2)

2021 / AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR
• Appeared in 13 games with three straight starts to end the year
• Totaled 22 tackles, 13 solos and 4.5 tackles-for-loss
• Finished with 2.5 sacks, three quarterback hurries and one pass breakup
• Notched three tackles, two solos and a half for loss, against Minnesota (Oct. 2)
• Added a half sack against Iowa (Oct. 16)
• Made five tackles, with four solos and a tackle-for-loss against Michigan State (Nov. 6)
• Had one sack against Northwestern at Wrigley Field (Nov. 20)
• Tallied four tackles, 1.5 for loss and a sack against Tennessee (Dec. 30)

2020 / AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in all six games, making two starts
• Had 12 total tackles, 11 solo, with 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack on the year
• Finished with three solo stops at Illinois on Oct. 31
• Recorded a solo tackle vs. Northwestern on Nov. 14
• Had a season-high four tackles vs. Rutgers on Nov. 28
• Tallied four solo tackle, including 2.0 TFL with a sack, against Nebraska on Dec. 5

2019 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in all 12 games as a reserve
• Had 13 tackles on the season
• Recorded a season-high three tackles at Northwestern on Nov. 9

2018 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Career-high three pass breakups vs. Vanderbilt were most by a Purdue defensive lineman since Cliff Avril had four at Hawaii in 2006

HIGH SCHOOL
• Had 20 tackles, including six sacks, an interception and a forced fumble for Plainfield East
• Had 2.0 sacks in his team’s season-opening win against Joliet Central
• Had a sack and an interception, which he returned 40 yards, against Oswego

PERSONAL
• Given name is John Francis Sullivan
• Birthdate: Oct. 10, 1999
• Major: Professional Flight Technology and Aviation Management

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Redshirt Senior
2022

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6-5 / 275 lbs
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Junior
2021

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6-5 / 275 lbs
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Sophomore
2020

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6-5 / 275 lbs
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Redshirt Freshman
2019

DL
6-5 / 270 lbs