Nick Mullens

Nick Mullens

28-Year-Old QuarterbackQB
Minnesota Vikings
2023 Fantasy Outlook
The Raiders traded Mullens to the Vikings last August, with the quarterback serving as the primary reserve to Kirk Cousins during the 2022 season. Undrafted back in 2017, Mullens ended up appearing in four games in mop-up duty and completed 21 of 25 passes for 224 yards, one touchdown and one interception. While those are not overly impressive numbers, he demonstrated he's at least a steady hand as the backup. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
$Signed a two-year, $4 million contract with the Vikings in March of 2023.
Now backing up Darnold, not Cousins
QBMinnesota Vikings
March 13, 2024
Mullens looks set to work as the top backup in 2024 to Sam Darnold, who agreed to a one-year deal with Minnesota on Monday, Christian Gonzales of NFL.com reports.
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With Kirk Cousins (Achilles) moving on to the Falcons, Mullens and 2023 fifth-round pick Jaren Hall are currently the Vikings' only options at quarterback behind Darnold, though the team could further bolster the position in free agency or through the 2024 NFL Draft. Now heading into the final year of his contact and having spent the last two seasons as a backup for Minnesota, Mullens could be cut with the Vikings taking on only $375,000 in dead money, but the team may see value in a veteran quarterback who's already familiar with the present offensive scheme.
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How do Nick Mullens' 2023 advanced stats compare to other quarterbacks?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
  • Bad Pass %
    The percentage of passes that were considered to be poorly thrown.
  • Avg Target Depth
    The average number of yards thrown per pass by the quarterback – including incomplete passes.
  • Sack Rate
    The percentage of dropbacks where the quartback was sacked. The longer the bar below, the more often they are sacked relative to other QBs.
  • Avg Receiver YAC
    The average number of yards after the catch that receivers gained on passes thrown by this quarterback.
  • Receiver Drop %
    The percentage of passes dropped by receivers on passes thrown by this quarterback. The longer the bar, the more sure-handed his receivers have been.
Bad Pass %
22.3%
 
Avg Target Depth
9.5 Yds
 
Sack Rate
7.5%
 
Avg Receiver YAC
4.8 Yds
 
Receiver Drop %
0.7%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Mullens has 17 career starts under his belt, but he saw action in just one game with the Browns during his fourth season in the league last year. Now with the Vikings following an August trade, Mullens will have an opportunity to compete for the team's No. 2 QB job behind starter Kirk Cousins. Also currently in the mix on that front are Sean Mannion and Kellen Mond.
Undrafted out of Southern Miss back in 2017, Mullens caught on with the 49ers and ended up making 16 starts over three seasons (2018-2020) as the backup to oft-injured Jimmy Garoppolo. While the Niners won just five of those 16 games, Mullens does have strong career numbers for completion percentage (64.5) and YPA (7.9). On the other hand, he's thrown 22 interceptions on 600 pass attempts, which is why he now finds himself competing with Joe Flacco for a backup QB job in Philadelphia. The uncertainty surrounding starter Jalen Hurts creates a path to playing time, but Mullens will lack upside even if he ends up making starts, as he doesn't offer anything on the ground (minus-16 rushing yards, zero TDs for his career).
Mullens did not attempt a pass during the regular season with Jimmy Garoppolo returning to full strength in 2019. San Francisco unconventionally kept three quarterbacks on its 53-man roster, but the 25-year-old served as the primary backup over C.J. Beathard, with the latter occupying one of the seven inactive slots on game days. Mullens showed that he could air it out a bit (284.6 yards per game) when called upon in 2018, but that came at the expense of ball protection (13 touchdowns to 10 interceptions). Consider the former undrafted free agent a poor man's Jameis Winston if he is asked to step in for Jimmy G at any point during the 2020 campaign.
Mullens quietly had his own coming-out party in the shadows of tight end George Kittle's star turn in 2018. The 23-year-old rookie went from practice squad quarterback, to one of the hottest starters down the stretch after racking up 2,277 passing yards and 13 touchdowns on 64 percent passing over the final eight games of the campaign. Mullen's aggressive downfield approach resulted in 10 interceptions over that span, but that same style earned him 8.3 YPA, which ranked fifth among all qualified NFL quarterbacks last year. As for this season, Jimmy Garoppolo is expected to come back healthy and reclaim his starting job right off the bat, leaving Mullens as the front runner in a competition for the backup job with C.J. Beathard, with the loser potentially being traded or cut before the 2019 season.
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Remarkable numbers in loss
QBMinnesota Vikings
January 7, 2024
Mullens completed 30 of 44 passes for 396 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions and rushed twice for eight yards in the Vikings' 30-20 loss to the Lions on Sunday.
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Back in starting role
QBMinnesota Vikings
January 3, 2024
Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell said Wednesday that Mullens will start Sunday's season finale against the Lions.
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Finishes second half of blowout
QBMinnesota Vikings
December 31, 2023
Mullens completed 13 of 22 pass attempts for 113 yards and a touchdown with a six-yard rush in Sunday's 33-10 loss to Green Bay.
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Moves back to No. 2 QB
QBMinnesota Vikings
December 28, 2023
Coach Kevin O'Connell named Jaren Hall the Vikings' starting quarterback for Sunday's contest against the Packers, with Mullens serving as the No. 2 option at the position, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.
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Fills stat sheet in loss
QBMinnesota Vikings
December 24, 2023
Mullens completed 22 of 36 pass attempts for 411 yards, two touchdowns and four interceptions in Sunday's 30-24 loss to Detroit. He had one rush for one yard and fumbled twice but did not lose either.
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