Sullivan Schlimgen
Iowa State Cyclones
87
Great

Sullivan Schlimgen

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Projected Starter

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Sullivan Schlimgen is the projected starter at MLB for Iowa State Cyclones.

Sophomore · #7 · 6'1", 220 lbs

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Depth at MLB · Iowa State Cyclones

  1. 1787Sullivan SchlimgenStarter
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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of O'Gorman, ranked #1,477 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 49 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 6% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 87 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,477 NatlTeam Share6%
Sioux Falls, SD
Jersey
#7
Class
SO/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
220 lbs
Transfer
Washington State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—491.50

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8575
National Rank
#1477
High School
O'Gorman
Hometown
Sioux Falls, SD

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated defense; 73th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.85 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 87.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 73% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 27% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.85)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LBYUTKL 10
TKL
10
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-10

Oct 3WWVUTKL 11
TKL
11
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-42

Sep 26LUTAHTKL 12
TKL
12
SOLO
7
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 31-17

Sep 19WBGSUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 55-7

Sep 12LIOWATKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 16-13

Sep 5WSEMOTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
4
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-10

Sullivan Schlimgen's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

49 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement60%
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