Nick Mullens
29-Year-Old
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Mullens returns for his third season in Minnesota, backing up Sam Darnold after first-round pick J.J. McCarthy suffered a season-ending knee injury in August. Mullens was his typical mediocre self in five games (three starts) after Kirk Cousins suffered a season-ending injury last year, averaging 8.8 YPA but throwing eight interceptions. Mullens has been better at boosting his receiver's stats than he is at winning games -- dating back to his time in San Francisco -- with his aggressive approach typically producing a lot of yardage and a lot of turnovers. The problem is that the interceptions usually get him benched, and he doesn't add any rushing production (22 career yards, zero TDs) in the meantime. Read Past Outlooks
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Tosses TD in Saturday's start
Mullens completed 11 of 21 passes for 135 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's 27-12 preseason win over the Browns.
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None of the Vikings' starters were on the field Saturday, and even some key reserves like Ty Chandler sat out, but Mullens still put together a decent line while playing with backups for the entire first half. With rookie J.J. McCarthy (knee) out for the season, Mullens will provide Minnesota with an experienced backup to Sam Darnold at quarterback -- and Darnold's track record at least offers the possibility that he will play his way out of another starting job, opening the door for Mullens to take over the offense.
None of the Vikings' starters were on the field Saturday, and even some key reserves like Ty Chandler sat out, but Mullens still put together a decent line while playing with backups for the entire first half. With rookie J.J. McCarthy (knee) out for the season, Mullens will provide Minnesota with an experienced backup to Sam Darnold at quarterback -- and Darnold's track record at least offers the possibility that he will play his way out of another starting job, opening the door for Mullens to take over the offense.
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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.
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Becomes backup QB
Mullens will start Saturday's preseason game at Cleveland, Mark Craig of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Mullens is set to move up to second on the depth chart at quarterback behind starter Sam Darnold after the Vikings announced Wednesday that J.J. McCarthy (knee) underwent season-ending surgery.
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Now backing up Darnold, not Cousins
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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Remarkable numbers in loss
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
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
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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In position for No. 2 role
Mullens is poised to operate as Minnesota's No. 2 quarterback to begin the upcoming season after head coach Kevin O'Connell announced Wednesday that J.J. McCarthy underwent season-ending surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.
ANALYSIS
With McCarthy sidelined, Mullens slides up to second on the depth chart behind Sam Darnold. Mullens' chances of seeing the field in 2024 were previously looking slim with Darnold and the rookie first-round pick McCarthy both blocking him, but McCarthy is now out of the mix, while Darnold has a 21-35 record as a starter. If Darnold struggles early, the Vikings could turn to Mullens, who lost all three of his starts last season but averaged an impressive 370 passing yards in those games.
With McCarthy sidelined, Mullens slides up to second on the depth chart behind Sam Darnold. Mullens' chances of seeing the field in 2024 were previously looking slim with Darnold and the rookie first-round pick McCarthy both blocking him, but McCarthy is now out of the mix, while Darnold has a 21-35 record as a starter. If Darnold struggles early, the Vikings could turn to Mullens, who lost all three of his starts last season but averaged an impressive 370 passing yards in those games.