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  Brandon Sullivan
Brandon Sullivan

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Poway, Calif.

High School:
Poway High

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 215

Position:
Running Back

Birthdate:
12/23/1987

Experience:
2L

Atop the depth chart at tailback coming out of 2009 spring drills ... Has started seven times over the past two seasons ... Logged three starts at tailback as a redshirt freshman in 2007 ... Redshirted in 2006.

2008: Played in eight contests, logging 48 carries for 185 yards and a touchdown ... Had 21 catches for 205 yards with a long of 45 ... Starter at tailback versus Cal Poly, scoring a pair of touchdowns ... Career-high nine receptions for 64 yards, including a 16-yard TD ... Also carried a career-high 15 times for 43 yards and a 5-yard touchdown run ... Averaged 6.6 yards on 10 carries at Notre Dame and also caught two passes ... Then career-long 41-yard reception to go with six carries at San Jose St. ... Four catches and two carries as a reserve vs. Idaho ... One of his catches went for a career-best 45 yards and a touchdown in the second half ... One catch for three yards at TCU ... Three carries against Air Force ... Nine carries (39 yards) and three catches (28 yards) at UNM ... DNP vs. CSU ... Three carries and one catch at Wyoming ... Did not play in the final three outings.

2007: Played in the first 11 games, starting in Aztec wins over Colorado State, Wyoming and UNLV ... Third-leading rusher with 220 yards on 58 carries ... Also tallied 18 catches for 119 yards ... Solid all-around game in his first as an Aztec against WSU ... Had four carries for 23 yards and three receptions for 15 yards ... Also tallied a pair of kickoff returns for 34 yards ... Two carries for nine yards and added a pair of catches in the loss to ASU ... Also had two carries versus PSU ... Four carries and a reception in the team's loss to Cincinnati ... First career start at CSU, logging six carries for 21 yards and catching two passes for 15 yards ... First career touchdown at Utah, scoring on a five-yard run ... Eight carries for 23 yards against UNM ... Second career TD from six yards out in his second career start in the win over Wyoming ... Had 10 carries for a season-high 70 yards and six receptions for 68 yards in the win over UNLV ... Career-best 11 carries at AFA ... Did not play against BYU.

2006: Did not see action, using his redshirt year.

High School: Went to Poway High School, where he rushed for 1,556 yards and 24 touchdowns on 221 carries (7.04 yards per carry) as a senior ... Named the Palomar League Offensive Player of the Year ... Tallied 60 tackles on defense ... As a junior, carried 143 times for 1,172 yards (8.2 ypc) and 12 TDs and caught 18 passes for 329 yards (18.3 ypc) ... Also returned 12 kickoffs for two touchdowns and a 40.8 yard average.

Personal: Born Dec. 23, 1987 ... Also considered Arizona State, Boise State, Colorado, Colorado State and Maryland in the recruiting process ... Majoring in social science.

SULLIVAN'S CAREER STATISTICS

Rushing/Receiving

Rushing

Receiving

Year

G

Att

Yds

TD

Avg

No

Yds.

TD Avg.
2007 11 58 220 2 3.8 18 119 0 6.6
2008 8 48 185 1 3.9 21 205 2 9.8
2008 19 106 405 3 3.8 39 324 2 8.3

Career Highs: Carries: 15 vs. Cal Poly (8/30/08); Rushing Yards: 70 at UNLV (11/10/07); Rushing TD: 1, three times; Long Rush: 25 at UNLV (11/10/07); Receptions: 9 vs. Cal Poly (8/30/08); Receiving Yards: 68 at UNLV (11/10/07); Long Reception: 45 vs. Idaho (9/27/08); Long Kickoff Return: 17 vs. WSU (9/8/07).

SULLIVAN GAME-BY-GAME

	

Rushing

Receiving

Att. Yds. TD Avg. No. Yds. TD Avg.
vs. WSU (9/8/07) 4 23 0 5.8 3 15 0 5.0
at ASU (9/15/07) 2 9 0 4.5 2 4 0 2.0
PSU (9/22/07) 2 6 0 3.0 0 0 0 0.0
CINCINNATI (9/29/07) 4 9 0 2.3 1 5 0 5.0
at CSU (10/6/07)* 6 21 0 3.5 2 15 0 7.5
at Utah (10/13/07) 3 16 1 5.3 0 0 0 0.0
UNM (10/20/07) 8 23 0 2.9 1 4 0 0.0
WYO (11/3/07)* 5 13 1 2.6 1 6 0 6.0
at UNLV (11/10/07)* 10 70 0 7.0 6 68 0 11.3
at AFA (11/17/07) 11 30 0 2.7 1 8 0 8.0
TCU (11/24/07)* 3 0 0 0.0 1 2 0 2.0
BYU (12/1/07) DNP-INJ
CAL POLY (8/30/08)* 15 43 1 2.9 9 64 1 7.1
at ND (9/6/08)* 10 66 0 6.6 2 7 0 3.5
at SJSU (9/13/08)* 6 22 0 3.7 1 41 0 41.0
IDAHO (9/27/08) 2 11 0 5.5 4 53 1 13.3
at TCU (10/4/08) 0 0 0 0.0 1 3 0 3.0
AFA (10/11/08) 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
at UNM (10/18/08)* 9 39 0 4.3 3 28 0 9.3
CSU (10/25/08) DNP
at WYO (11/1/08) 3 4 0 1.3 1 9 0 9.0
at BYU (11/8/08) DNP-INJ
UTAH (11/13/08) DNP-INJ
UNLV (11/22/08) DNP-INJ
* = Game started