2015 Football Roster
Sep 20 (Sat)
8:15 p.m.
Sully Wiefels
- Position:
- Offensive Lineman
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 295
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Eagle, Idaho
- High School:
- Eagle/American River College
AT COLORADO: 2016 (Sr.)—He saw action in all 14 games including the Alamo Bowl, making one start (versus Idaho State at center for an injured Alex Kelley). He was in for 99 snaps on offense playing center and guard, earning a season grade of 2.40 with four touchdown blocks, three perfect plays on touchdown passes along with two-and-a-half knockdown blocks. He also played 61 snaps on the field goal/PAT unit on special teams.
2015 (Jr.-RS)—He saw action in seven games (one start, which came against Stanford at left offensive guard); he was in for 171 snaps from scrimmage at both the center and guard positions. He owned a plus-play percentage of 49.1, with an overall grade of 76.0 percent. He had two knockdown and two touchdown blocks, along with a perfect play on a TD pass. He was called for two penalties, allowed two quarterback sacks and three pressures. His top game grades in both categories came against Nicholls State (78.9 overall, 73.7 plus-play). He saw his most action in the UCLA game, playing 75 snaps (he had a 77.3 percent overall grade), and had both of his TD blocks in that contest.
2014 (Jr.)—Redshirted; he practiced on the offensive line all fall. He enrolled at CU in June with three years to play two in eligibility.
AT AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE (2012/2013, Fr./Soph.)—He earned first-team All-State honors as a sophomore and first-team All-Valley Conference twice at American River College (Sacramento, Calif.), with JC.Gridiron.com listing him as the No. 8 interior offensive line prospect in the nation. He started both years, at offensive tackle as a sophomore (allowing no sacks or pressures, with just two penalties and averaging three pancake blocks per game); he was a guard as a freshman. Under coach John Osterhout, ARC was 8-3 both his sophomore and freshman years, winning the conference title in the latter.
HIGH SCHOOL—He earned first-team All-State honors as a senior (second-team as a junior) and was a first-team All-Southern Idaho Conference performer his sophomore through senior years, when he lined up at right offensive tackle. A four-year starter on the varsity, he played left guard as a freshman. He blocked for two premier prep quarterbacks at Eagle, Taylor Kelly (Arizona State) his first two seasons and then Tanner Mangum (Elite 11, BYU) the last two. Under coach Paul Peterson, EHS was 41-7 in his prep career, state 5A champions his sophomore year (11-1), and runner-ups his freshman (11-1) and senior (12-2) seasons. He also lettered three times in wrestling and twice in track (throws).
ACADEMICS—He graduated in December 2016 with a degree in both Political Science. He graduated from American River College with his A.A. degree in June 2014. In high school, he was an Academic All-Conference team member as a junior and senior and was on the student council for all four years (he was class president as a junior and the all student body president as a senior).
PERSONAL—He was born August 16, 1994 in Gilroy, Calif. His hobbies include anything outdoors, including fishing, hunting, hiking and boating. His father (Chuck) played football at Idaho State, while his mother (Gina) played volleyball at San Jose State (an outside hitter on San Jose State’s only Final Four team); his grandfather on his mother’s side (Bert Watson) played football at Washington and for the Green Bay Packers. A first cousin, Sarah Bareilles, is a singer-songwriter and pianist. He dated Miss Junior Idaho as a senior, as both were on Eagle’s Student Council. Sully is short for Sullivan. (Last name is pronounced wee-fulls.)
