Nick Mullens

Quarterback for Southern Miss. 2016: 3,272 passing yards, 24 TD, 11 INT.

QB · Southern Miss · #9

6′1″ · Hoover, AL

Southern Miss 2016 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

PRO recruit

No. 2223 nationally · Signed with Southern Miss

Statement game591 yds · 4 TDvs Rice (FBS) · W 44-28

Top 0.1% passing yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2016 quarterback for Southern Miss. 2016: 3,272 passing yards, 24 TD, 11 INT.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Southern Miss in 2013.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Southern Miss, 10,218 passing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2013

Signed with Southern Miss2-star out of Spain Park

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2223 national

CFB

College

Southern Miss

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

2 coaches

2014–2015

Todd Monken

Southern Miss

2016

Jay Hopson

Southern Miss

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Todd Monken → Jay Hopson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Southern Miss3-9HC: Todd Monken · Pass-leaning

2015Southern Miss9-5HC: Todd Monken · Balanced

2016Southern Miss7-6HC: Jay Hopson · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / att (86th percentile). Strength: completion % (83rd percentile). Concern: rush yards (12th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Yards / att#22 / 167 · 86th pct

8.5

Completion %#27 / 167 · 83rd pct

63.3%

Pass yards#29 / 167 · 83rd pct

3272

Pass TDs#30 / 167 · 81st pct

Rush TDs#52 / 167 · 65th pct

Interceptions#137 / 167 · 16th pct

Fumbles lost#132 / 163 · 14th pct

Rush yards#147 / 167 · 12th pct

-59

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home6g	327	2.3	10.0	1.0
Road5g	262	2.0	7.3	1.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-78g	298	2.2	8.6	1.1
Weeks 8+3g	297	2.0	9.3	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Blake Anderson

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Southern Miss	243	384	63.3%	3,272	8.5	24	11	149.8	--	--	--
2015	Southern Miss	331	521	63.5%	4,476	8.6	38	12	155.2	--	--	--
2014	Southern Miss	218	365	59.7%	2,470	6.8	12	9	122.5	--	--	--
Career		792	1,270	62.4%	10,218	8.0	74	32	144.1	--	--	--

Season	Team
2016	Southern Miss	51	-59	-1.2	4	--
2015	Southern Miss	43	-92	-2.1	3	--
2014	Southern Miss	49	39	0.8	0	--
Career		143	-112	-0.8	7	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2016

W 39–24

vs Louisiana Tech

342 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.1 · -9 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD

With I. Smith — 127 rush yds (24 car) · T. Sarrazin — 59 AVG · 61 LONG · 2 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 1	W 44-35@ Kentucky	18/28	258	2	3	9.2	39.1	3 INTs — rough day
Wk 2	W 56-0vs Savannah State	16/20	216	3	1	10.8	88.8	3 TD passes
Wk 3	L 31-37vs Troy	24/52	263	1	2	5.1	26.4
Wk 4	W 34-7@ UTEP	16/27	176	3	0	6.5	72.5	3 TD passes
Wk 5	W 44-28vs Rice	25/36	591	4	1	16.4	94.1	Season-high 591 yds
Wk 6	L 32-55@ UTSA	24/47	370	3	1	7.9	71.1	3 TD passes
Wk 7	L 10-45@ LSU	25/36	161	0	0	4.5	25.8
Wk 9	W 24-14vs Marshall	22/40	300	1	0	7.5	41.5
Wk 10	L 27-38vs Charlotte	19/25	249	2	2	10.0	54.9
Wk 13	W 39-24vs Louisiana Tech	29/33	342	3	0	10.4	88.1	3 TD passes
Bowl	W 28-21@ Louisiana	25/40	346	2	1	8.6	71.8
Total		243/384	3272	24	11	8.8	61.3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology