Quarterback, Southern Miss, 2013–⁠16

Nick Mullens

Number
No. 9
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Hoover, AL

Nick Mullens played quarterback at Southern Miss (2013–⁠16).

At a glance

Best season
4,476
Passing yards, 2015 (Southern Miss, 9–⁠5)
Best game
591 yards
Vs. Rice, week 5, 2016: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 4
In FBS in passing touchdowns, 2015

Career highs

591passing yards, career highvs. Rice, 20165touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at Rice, 20152rushing touchdowns, career highat Kentucky, 2016

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2013Southern Miss13627649.31,7766.41314
2014Southern Miss21836559.72,4706.8129
2015Southern Miss33152163.54,4768.63812
2016Southern Miss24338463.33,2728.52411
Career9281,54660.011,9947.88746

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Southern Miss40−103−2.6213
2014Southern Miss49390.8031
2015Southern Miss43−92−2.1317
2016Southern Miss51−59−1.249
Career183−215−1.2931

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Southern Miss9QB
2014Southern Miss9QB
2015Southern Miss9QB
2016Southern Miss9QB6′1″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2013Southern Miss2570.0810th (n=144)0.2221.145%0.16–
2014Southern Miss3990.1733rd (n=147)0.2468.256%0.26–
2015Southern Miss5640.4190th (n=151)0.24230.054%0.47–
2016Southern Miss4340.3988th (n=152)0.25168.049%0.370.09

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 Southern Miss 11 games, 3,272 passing yards, 24 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3atKentuckyW 44–⁠35182825823−14
Sep 10vs.Savannah StateW 56–⁠01620216313
Sep 17vs.TroyL 31–⁠372452263127
Sep 24atUTEPW 34–⁠716271763010
Oct 1vs.RiceW 44–⁠282536591418
Oct 8atUTSAL 32–⁠55244737031−7
Oct 15atLSUL 10–⁠45253616100−14
Oct 29vs.MarshallW 24–⁠14224030010−14
Nov 5vs.CharlotteL 27–⁠38192524922−13
Nov 25vs.Louisiana TechW 39–⁠24293334230−9
Dec 17 ✦vs.LouisianaW 28–⁠21254034621−16
2015 Southern Miss 14 games, 4,476 passing yards, 38 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.Mississippi StateL 16–⁠34304431112−29
Sep 12vs.Austin PeayW 52–⁠62240275312
Sep 19atTexas StateW 56–⁠50192733340−6
Sep 26atNebraskaL 28–⁠36264144720−25
Oct 3vs.North TexasW 49–⁠1427363254021
Oct 9atMarshallL 10–⁠31295831411−21
Oct 17vs.UTSAW 32–⁠102331343233
Oct 24atCharlotteW 44–⁠1024382654010
Oct 31vs.UTEPW 34–⁠13233327740−8
Nov 14atRiceW 65–⁠10233138650–
Nov 21vs.Old DominionW 56–⁠31213730221−17
Nov 28atLouisiana TechW 58–⁠24243738631−19
Dec 5atWestern KentuckyL 28–⁠4515301811321
Dec 26 ✦vs.WashingtonL 31–⁠44253833120−24
2014 Southern Miss 10 games, 2,470 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30atMississippi StateL 0–⁠49204221202−1
Sep 6vs.Alcorn StateW 26–⁠2021332082045
Sep 13atAlabamaL 12–⁠5219352070012
Sep 20vs.App StateW 21–⁠20223526812−20
Sep 27vs.RiceL 23–⁠41244528321−2
Oct 4atMiddle TennesseeL 31–⁠3736544263113
Oct 18atNorth TexasW 30–⁠2027413052227
Oct 25vs.Louisiana TechL 20–⁠314441002
Nov 13atUTSAL 10–⁠122134257111
Nov 29vs.UABL 24–⁠45244226310−38
2013 Southern Miss 9 games, 1,776 passing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 7atNebraskaL 13–⁠5602001–
Sep 28atBoise StateL 7–⁠60342000−22
Oct 19atEast CarolinaL 14–⁠55917972114
Oct 26vs.North TexasL 14–⁠55123121013−6
Nov 2atMarshallL 13–⁠61244832311−10
Nov 9atLouisiana TechL 13–⁠36255129813−5
Nov 16vs.Florida AtlanticL 7–⁠41123716902−19
Nov 23vs.Middle TennesseeL 21–⁠42274728932−45
Nov 30atUABW 62–⁠27243937051−10

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2017 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 3–⁠10).

DrillPro day 2017
Height6′0⅞″
Weight214 lb
Arm length30¼″
Hand size9⅛″
Wingspan75″W
40-yard dash4.90 s
10-yard split1.65 sW
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump8′8″
3-cone drill7.40 s
20-yard shuttle4.47 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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