Nick Mullens is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Mullens in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Mullens's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Nick Mullens
Height6'1"
Weight210 lb
BornMar 21, 1995
Age31
ConferenceConference USA
Rookie yr2017
A quality quarterback with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 42 · #2280 · Above AverageWorth 42 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 50% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
36
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+21
Avg surplus
peak +24
2 seasons × ~21 surplus ≈ VORP 42
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2018 | — | SF | 8 | — | 176 | 274 | 64.2% | 2,277 | 13 | 10 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 90.8 | 17 | 18 | -16 | 0 | -0.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 519 | 100.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2019 | — | SF | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | -3 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2020 | — | SF | 10 | — | 211 | 326 | 64.7% | 2,437 | 12 | 12 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 84.1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 603 | 84.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2021 | — | CLE | 1 | — | 20 | 30 | 66.7% | 147 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 5.6 | — | 89.2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 100.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2022 | — | MIN | 4 | — | 21 | 25 | 84.0% | 224 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 100.7 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 20.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2023 | — | MIN | 5 | — | 100 | 148 | 67.6% | 1,306 | 7 | 8 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 88.4 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 40.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 244 | 76.2% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2023 | — | DET | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | MIN | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | — | 118.8 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2025 | — | JAX | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | — | 93.1 | 0 | 12 | -8 | 0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 11.2% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 38 | — | 533 | 808 | 66.0% | 6,448 | 34 | 31 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 88.3 | 48 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 7 | 11.9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1,526 | 50.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | |
Career EPA50.1·66 passing · -16 rushing·7.2/season
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | SF | 8 | 8* | 176 | 274 | 64.2% | 2,277 | 13 | 10 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 90.8 | 17 | 4.8 |
| 2020 | 25 | SF | 10 | 8* | 211 | 326 | 64.7% | 2,437 | 12 | 12 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 84.1 | 19 | 4.1 |
| 2021 | 26 | CLE | 1 | — | 20 | 30 | 66.7% | 147 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 5.6 | — | 89.2 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 27 | MIN | 4 | 0* | 21 | 25 | 84.0% | 224 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 100.7 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 28 | MIN | 5 | 4* | 100 | 148 | 67.6% | 1,306 | 7 | 8 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 88.4 | 12 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 29 | MIN | 4 | 0* | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | — | 118.8 | 0 | 1.8 |
| 2025 | 30 | JAX | 4 | 0* | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | — | 93.1 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Career | 36 | 20* | 533 | 808 | 66.0% | 6,448 | 34 | 31 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 8.0 | — | — | 88.3 | 48 | 16.5 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | SF | 8 | 8* | 18 | -16 | 0 | -0.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 24 | SF | 1 | — | 3 | -3 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 25 | SF | 10 | 8* | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 27 | MIN | 4 | 0* | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 28 | MIN | 5 | 4* | 10 | 25 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 40.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 29 | MIN | 4 | 0* | 3 | -2 | 0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | JAX | 4 | 0* | 12 | -8 | 0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 36 | 20* | 59 | 12 | 0 | 0.2 | — | 7 | — | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | SF | 8 | 8* | 519 | 100.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 24 | SF | 1 | — | 7 | 11.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 25 | SF | 10 | 8* | 603 | 84.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 26 | CLE | 1 | — | 56 | 100.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 27 | MIN | 4 | 0* | 54 | 20.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 28 | MIN | 5 | 4* | 244 | 76.2% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 29 | MIN | 4 | 0* | 7 | 2.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 30 | JAX | 5 | 0* | 36 | 11.2% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 38 | 20* | 1,526 | — | — | — | — | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | — | — | 8* | 31.1 | -9.0 | — | 1,900 | 0 |
| 2019 | 24 | — | — | — | — | -3.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 25 | — | — | 8* | 3.0 | -2.5 | — | 2,053 | 0 |
| 2021 | 26 | — | — | — | 2.2 | — | — | 213 | 0 |
| 2022 | 27 | — | — | 0* | 12.4 | -0.7 | — | 170 | 0 |
| 2023 | 28 | — | — | 4* | 12.3 | -0.0 | — | 1,380 | 0 |
| 2024 | 29 | — | — | 0* | 4.9 | 0.0 | — | 24 | 0 |
| Career | 20* | — | — | — | 5,740 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Passing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | OnTgt% | Bad% | Prss | Prss% | Hrry | Hits | Bltz | PktTime | Throwaway | Batted | Scrm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | SF | — | 8* | — | 13.2 | 90 | 30.8 | 32 | 41 | 79 | 2.3 | 13 | — | — |
| 2020 | 25 | SF | — | 8* | 75.3 | 15.0 | 108 | 31.1 | 33 | 56 | 116 | 2.4 | 6 | 7 | — |
| 2021 | 26 | CLE | — | — | 75.9 | 6.9 | 9 | 30.0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 27 | MIN | — | 0* | 92.0 | 8.0 | 4 | 14.8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 28 | MIN | — | 4* | 73.1 | 20.0 | 49 | 29.7 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 2.5 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 2024 | 29 | MIN | — | 0* | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | JAX | — | 0* | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 20* | — | — | 262 | — | 83 | 131 | 249 | — | 21 | 11 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | SF | 8 | 8* | -16 | -0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2019 | 24 | SF | 1 | — | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 25 | SF | 10 | 8* | 7 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2022 | 27 | MIN | 4 | 0* | 7 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2023 | 28 | MIN | 5 | 4* | 24 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | — | 4 |
| 2024 | 29 | MIN | 4 | 0* | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | JAX | 5 | 0* | -8 | -0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Career | 37 | 20* | 9 | — | 3 | — | 0 | — | 7 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 41 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 41 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
35
Sustained
career value
×.6
50
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 41 × longevity 1 = KV-H 41· confidence 69%
What builds the career mark of 35
On-field 27.9
Availability 7.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
2018bestavg 272025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position11
Depth
of 100
Reached 7% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
7% of the all-time Passing Yards leader7
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
7.16 EPA/season over 7 seasons52
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 80%.
Per-Snap Impact
Quarterbacks · proprietary · 2012+56
Above average
SIS
EPA/snap0.034Snap share56.4%Off snaps1,490VolatileCV 0.62
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within quarterbacks, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Southern Mississippi), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Arik ArmsteadDE4yJohnny MundtTE4ySheldon DayDT4yRobbie GouldK3yHarrison SmithFS3yKyle JuszczykFB3yLaken TomlinsonG3yAndrew DePaolaLS3yRichard ShermanCB3yC.J. HamFB3ySolomon ThomasDE3yGeorge KittleTE3yJonathan BullardDE3yKendrick BourneWR3yBrian O'NeillOT3yJimmie WardSAF3yD.J. JonesDT3yFred WarnerMLB3yHarrison PhillipsDT3yRoss DwelleyTE3yRaheem MostertRB3yKyle NelsonLS3yK'Waun WilliamsDB3yMike McGlincheyOT3y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025team change
Joined JAX (from MIN)
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with JAX
- 2022team change
Joined MIN (from CLE)
- 2021team change
Joined CLE (from SF)
- 2018signing
Entered the NFL with SF
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 210 lb
Frame
Injury History
1 career game missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | MIN | 0 | W5Questionable· BackW11Questionable· Back |
| 2020 | SF | 1 | W16Out· right Elbow |
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →
41
peak 50
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B2018
C+2020
F2022
D2023
F2024
F2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
32%
Era Translator
Pass Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Pass Yds | Pass Yds/G | → 2025 Pass Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2,277 | 284.6 | 4,294+2,017 | 252.6 |
| 2020 | 2,437 | 243.7 | 3,801+1,364 | 223.6 |
| 2022 | 224 | 56 | 1,196+972 | 70.4 |
| 2023 | 1,306 | 261.2 | 4,364+3,058 | 256.7 |
| 2024 | 38 | 9.5 | 436+398 | 25.6 |
| 2025 | 19 | 4.8 | 81+62 | 4.8 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
42 career value over replacement — #2280 all-time of 4,642. 7/season above a replacement-level QB.
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