Chandon Sullivan

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Chandon Sullivan
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Sullivan with the Green Bay Packers in 2019
No. 39 – Green Bay Packers
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1996-08-07) August 7, 1996 (age 25)
Winder, Georgia
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Winder-Barrow
(Winder, Georgia)
College:Georgia State
Undrafted:2018
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2021
Total tackles:96
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:0
Pass deflections:16
Interceptions:5
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Chandon Lamar Sullivan (born August 7, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia State.

College career[]

Sullivan was a four-year starter for the Georgia State Panthers, appearing in 49 games and starting 44 of them. Over the course of his career, he set school records for interceptions (7) and pass breakups (25) and finished fifth in career tackles (182).[1] As a senior, Sullivan became the first player in Georgia State history to be invited to the Senior Bowl as well as the team's first Academic All-American.[2]

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10+3⁄4 in
(1.80 m) 		194 lb
(88 kg) 		32+3⁄8 in
(0.82 m) 		9 in
(0.23 m)		 4.60 s 4.36 s 40.5 in
(1.03 m)		 11 ft 2 in
(3.40 m)		 15 reps
All values from NFL Combine[3]

Philadelphia Eagles[]

Sullivan signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018.[4] He failed to make the Eagles' 53-man roster out of training camp, but was subsequently signed to the team's practice squad on September 2.[5] Sullivan was promoted to the active roster on October 25, 2018 after defensive end Derek Barnett was placed on injured reserve.[6] Sullivan made his NFL debut on October 28, 2018 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, playing on special teams.[7] Sullivan made his first career start on November 25, 2018 against the New York Giants, he made three tackles and deflected a pass before leaving the game due to injury.[8] He was waived by the Eagles on December 24, 2018 and re-signed to the practice squad for the rest of the season and signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles on January 14, 2019.[9] In his rookie season, Sullivan played in five games (one start) and made seven tackles.[10] He was waived on May 1, 2019.[11]

Green Bay Packers[]

On May 6, 2019, Sullivan signed with the Green Bay Packers and made the team out of training camp.[12][13] In week 5 against the Dallas Cowboys, Sullivan intercepted a pass from Dak Prescott in the 34–24 win.[14] Sullivan played in all 16 of the Packers' regular season games and recorded 30 tackles with six passes defended, one interception, and one forced fumble while also playing in both of the team's playoff games with one start. On March 17, 2020, the Packers tendered Sullivan for one year as an exclusive rights free agent.[15] He signed the tender on April 27, 2020.[16]

On September 20, 2020, against the Detroit Lions Sullivan intercepted a pass thrown by Matthew Stafford on the Lions' seven-yard line and returned it for his first career touchdown during the 42–21 win.[17]

The Packers placed a restricted free agent tender on Sullivan on March 17, 2021.[18] He signed the one-year contract on April 23.[19]

NFL career statistics[]

Regular season[]

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Total Ast Sck PD Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2018 PHI 5 1 6 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 GB 16 0 29 26 3 0.0 6 1 7 7.0 7 0 1 0
2020 GB 16 10 38 29 9 0.0 6 1 7 7.0 7 1 1 0
2021 GB 15 9 23 17 6 0 4 3 14 4.7 13 0 0 0
Career 52 20 96 78 18 0.0 16 5 28 5.6 13 1 2 0
Source: NFL.com

Postseason[]

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Total Ast Sck PD Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2019 GB 2 1 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2020 GB 2 2 13 10 3 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Career 4 3 14 11 3 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Source: pro-football-reference.com

References[]

  1. ^ Starr, Patrick (January 22, 2018). "Texans Meet Georgia State's Chandon Sullivan at the Senior Bowl". 247Sports.com. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Moore, Ben (April 22, 2018). "Chandon Sullivan Signs with the Philadelphia Eagles". PantherTalk.com. 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "Chandon Sullivan Combine Profile". National Football League. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Gowton, Brandon Lee (May 1, 2018). "Undrafted Free Agent Signings 2018 Tracker". Bleeding Green Nation. SB Nation. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  5. ^ Gallen, Daniel (September 2, 2018). "Philadelphia Eagles announce practice squad: Josh Adams, De'Vante Bausby and more return after clearing waivers". PennLive.com. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  6. ^ Foley, Graham (October 25, 2018). "CB Chandon Sullivan Promoted To Active Roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  7. ^ Bowen, Les (October 28, 2018). "When Jalen Mills went down, Eagles' Rasul Douglas finally got a chance to play corner again". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  8. ^ Rosenblatt, Zack (November 25, 2018). "Eagles cornerback: Giants' Odell Beckham 'always wants a flag'". The Star-Ledger. NJ Advance Media. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  9. ^ McPherson, Chris (December 24, 2018). "Mike Wallace Activated From Injured Reserve". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  10. ^ Kruse, Zach (May 6, 2019). "Packers signing former Eagles CB Chandon Sullivan". USA Today. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  11. ^ Bouda, Nate (May 1, 2019). "Eagles Waive Three Players". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  12. ^ "Packers sign CB Chandon Sullivan and WR Darrius Shepherd". Packers.com. May 6, 2019.
  13. ^ Kruse, Zach (September 5, 2019). "Green Bay Packers 2019 season preview". Packers Wire. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  14. ^ "Rodgers, Packers rule at home of Cowboys again in 34–24 win". ESPN. Associated Press. October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  15. ^ Kruse, Zach (March 17, 2020). "Packers tender all 5 exclusive rights free agents". Packers Wire. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  16. ^ Williams, Charean (April 27, 2020). "Allen Lazard, Chandon Sullivan sign tenders to return to Packers". NBCSports.com. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  17. ^ Hodkiewicz, Wes (September 20, 2020). "Chandon Sullivan's pick-six aids Packers' defensive rebound". Packers.com. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  18. ^ Williams, Charean (March 17, 2021). "Darious Williams only one of 26 RFAs in NFL to receive first-round tender". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  19. ^ Alper, Josh (April 23, 2021). "Chandon Sullivan signs RFA tender with Packers". NBCSports.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.

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