Nick Mullens

Roy 13 Nov,2018

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Nick Mullens is an American professional footballer who plays in the National Football League. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted in 2017 and he is currently in the active roster of the team.

Mullens played for the Golden Eagles of the University of Southern Mississippi for his college football. It was during his time at Mississippi that he got to meet his current wife.

Early Life of Nick Mullens

Nicholas Clayton Mullens was born on March 21, 1995, in Little Rock, Arkansas to parents Suzanne and Mark Mullens. Mullens was a student of Spain Park where he played as a starting quarterback for the high school football team. At the end of his high school career, he had a total of 8,605 passing yards and finished his high school career with the 7th most passing yards.

Following his graduation from high school, he signed with the Golden Eagles of the University of Southern Mississippi. During four seasons from 2013 to 2016 of his college career with the Southern Mississippi, he played in 44 games and recorded 928 of 1,546 att.s for 11,994 yards and 87 touchdowns.

Professional Life of Nick Mullens

Nick Mullens was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2017. He was selected as the fourth backup quarterback behind Brian Hoyer, Matt Barkley, and rookie C.J. Beathard. He was waived from the final roster cuts on September 2, 2017, but was signed him to the practice squad the next day. Mullens spent his rookie season on the practice squad but was signed as a reserve/future contract for the 49ers on January 2, 2018.

Nick Mullens was once again waived by the 49ers on September 1, 2018, and signed to the practice squad the next day. Once starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo tore his ACL and was sidelined, he was promoted to the active roster of the team. He was signed to a new contract for two years worth $1.05 million.

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Mullens was the starter for the 49ers' Week 9 game against the Oakland Raiders. It was his professional regular season debut where he completed 16 of 22 pass attempts for 262 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions. He also completed a 24-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Pierre Garcon in the first quarter. He also played for the team in the follow-up week game against the New York Giants.

As there are many games waiting before the end of the season, and expectations are high for him to keep up his performance through the rest of the season.

Personal Life of Nick Mullens

Nick Mullens is a married man. He married his long-time girlfriend Haleigh Hughes in July of 2017. The two have known each other since their college years.

While Mullens was a quarterback of his college football, Hughes was in the cheerleading squad. The two's relationship has complimented each other for a long time ago and it is continuing till today.

Net Worth of Nick Mullens

Nick Mullens is a new addition to the professional league of NFL. He is currently signed to the San Francisco 49ers and has reportedly earned $540,000 over the two seasons of his career in NFL. His salary cap hit for the year 2018 is $395,000.

His current net worth value is estimated to be at $0.5 million. As a rookie who is up and coming in the league, his net worth is likely to increase with time.

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