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QB 6-1 × 210 × SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 4 3.21.95 × BIRMINGHAM, AL × 3RD YEAR × ACQUIRED FA IN ‘17 AWARDS & HONORS 2018: Thomas Herrion Award MULLENS’ GOLDEN NUGGETS 2020 HIGHLIGHTS • In 2018, named the recipient of the 49ers Thomas Herrion Me- • Completed 26 of 39 passes for 316 yds. and 3 TDs vs. Buf. (12/7), his morial Award, which was established in 2005 by 49ers owners 4th career 300-yd. passing game. His 3 passing TDs are also tied Denise and John York and is presented to a rookie or first-year for a career-best. player who best represents the dream of Thomas Herrion. The recipient has taken advantage of every opportunity, turned it CAREER HIGHLIGHTS into a positive situation and made their dream turn into a real- • Threw for over 220 yds. in each of his 9 career starts, tying the ity. The award is voted on by the coaches. franchise record set by QB (9 starts from 12/9/85 to • His grandfather, Ernie Tabor played Major League for 12/7/86) for the most consecutive starts throwing for 220 yds.-or- the Philadelphia Phillies. more. • Named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year in 2015. MOST PASSING YDS. IN FIRST 10 CAREER STARTS, SINCE 1950 Player Atts. Comps. Yds. TDs Rtg. 1. , KC 352 232 3,185 29 112.7 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED) 2. , Ind. 412 235 2,965 12 77.2 • With a 89.7 career 3. , Car. 365 219 2,885 12 80.0 rating as a HIGHEST CAREER QB RATING, 4. , Hou. 329 206 2,843 25 101.7 member of the 49ers, FRANCHISE HISTORY 5. Nick Mullens, SF 336 219 2,820 15 91.4 Mullens ranks 4th in (MIN. 500 ATTS.) franchise history (min. Player QB Rating • His 2,820 passing yds. in his 1st 10 career starts are the 5th-most 500 atts.). 1. 101.4 by a QB since 1950. • Is 1 of 5 players in the 2. 98.1 • His 65.7 career comple- NFL to throw for at least 3. Joe Montana 93.5 tion percentage as a HIGHEST CAREER COMP. PCT., 200 yds. in their first 10 4. Nick Mullens 89.7 member of the 49ers FRANCHISE HISTORY career starts (QB Brett 5. 88.9 ranks 3rd in franchise (MIN. 500 ATTS.) Favre, QB Jimmy Garop- history (min. 500 atts.). Player Comp. % polo, QB Patrick Mahomes & QB Dak Prescott). 1. Jimmy Garoppolo 67.5 2. Steve Young 65.8 3. Nick Mullens 65.7 4. Joe Montana 63.7 5. 61.7

MULLENS’ GAME-BY-GAME 2020 Total Pct. Date Opp W/L P/S Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Int Lg Sk/Yds Rtg Rsh Yds TD Net Yds. Offense Sep 13 Arz L 0/0 ------DID NOT PLAY ------Sep 20 at NYJ W 1/0 11 8 72.7 71 0 1 24 2/17 51.7 2 -2 0 69 19.2% Sep 27 at NYG W 1/1 36 25 69.4 343 1 0 26 2/16 108.9 4 0 0 343 81.7% Oct 4 Phi L 1/1 26 18 69.2 200 1 2 38 4/28 72.6 0 0 0 200 48.0% Oct 11 Mia L ------INACTIVE ------Oct 18 LAR W 0/0 ------DID NOT PLAY ------Oct 25 at NE W 0/0 ------DID NOT PLAY ------Nov 1 at Sea L 1/0 25 18 72.0 238 2 0 33 0/0 128.4 0 0 0 238 67.8% Nov 5 GB L 1/1 35 22 62.9 291 1 1 47 1/9 86.7 1 0 0 291 86.4% Nov 15 at NO L 1/1 38 24 63.2 247 1 2 27 2/15 68.6 1 3 0 250 89.0% Nov 29 at LAR W 1/1 35 24 68.6 252 0 1 33 2/19 77.3 0 0 0 252 72.4% Dec 7 Buf L 1/1 39 26 66.7 316 3 2 49 0/0 95.7 0 0 0 316 78.6% Dec 13 Was Dec 20 at Dal Dec 26 at Arz Jan 3 Sea TOTALS 8/6 245 165 67.3 1,958 9 9 49 13/104 88.4 8 1 0 1,959 44.6% 2020 MEDIA GUIDE CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED) GOLDMINE (CONTINUED) • His 8.2 career average • TE George Kittle partnered with the Jessie Rees Foundation to yds. per attempt as a HIGHEST CAREER AVG. YDS./ pass out JoyJars filled with toys and games at a local children’s 49er ranks tied for 2nd ATT., FRANCHISE HISTORY hospital. Mullens attended the event and was joined by several in franchise history (min. (MIN. 500 ATTS.) of his teammates including, TE Garrett Celek, TE Ross Dwelley, TE 500 atts.). Player Yds./Att. Daniel Helm and LB Fred Warner who helped him spread holiday 1. Jimmy Garoppolo 8.3 cheer and lift the spirits of everyone they met. GOLDMINE 2t. Steve Young 8.2 • The 49ers hosted the Nick Mullens 8.2 third annual Crucial 3. Joe Montana 7.6 Catch Fashion Show pre- 4. Y.A. Tittle 7.3 sented by Dignity Health in October of 2019, featuring cancer warriors representing all cancers as they modeled apparel donated by Levi’s. Mullens and his teammates were paired with each of the warriors to share their stories of strength and courage with the audience and walk the runway. • Prior to Week 2’s matchup in Cincin- nati during the 2019 season, the 49ers spent time in Youngstown, • In partnership with the One Love Foundation, Mullens, his 49ers OH, where they partici- teammates and their significant others participated in a film- pated in the Community based workshop with local high school students about healthy Blitz. Mullens and some of and unhealthy relationships. The group watched a film together, his teammates joined the and thereafter, held group discussions about the implications students at Williamson El- of the relationship behaviors depicted in the film. The One Love ementary School to talk Foundation believes that love is a skill we can work on, and fo- about inclusion and anti- cuses on three main elements to convey their message: content, bullying. The players spoke conversation and community action. at an assembly before help- ing the kids write compliment cards and discuss how to be kind to one another. • The 49ers and their families hosted 450 underserved boys and girls from the Bay Area for the first-ever 49ers Hope for the Holi- days event. Each child had a once-in-a-lifetime experience travel- ing through Levi’s Stadium and left with a brand new bike, helmet, lock, haircut, shoes, toys, glasses, backpack, dinner and more.

• Mullens and his teammates surprised guests of the CityTeam Men’s Program and House of Grace in November of 2018, at Levi’s Stadium. The group believed they were just taking a tour of the stadium, but they were in fact joining the 49ers players for a night full of exciting events. The guests received a makeover and haircut, selected a new outfit from Dockers, snapped a new headshot and then shared a Thanksgiving dinner with the 49ers players.

2020 MEDIA GUIDE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS MULLENS’ CAREER STATISTICS PASSING RUSHING YEAR TEAM GP GS ATT CMP PCT YDS TD INT LG SK LST RTG ATT YDS AVG LG TD 2017 SF - - - - - PRACTICE SQUAD ------2018 SF 8 8 274 176 64.2 2,277 13 10 85t 17 127 90.8 18 -16 -0.9 2 0 2019 SF 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 3 -3 -1.0 -1 0 2020 SF 8 6 245 165 67.3 1,958 9 9 49 13 104 88.4 8 1 0.1 -1 0 TOTALS 17 14 519 341 65.7 4,235 22 19 85t 30 231 89.7 29 -18 -0.6 2 0

PLAYOFFS PASSING RUSHING YEAR TEAM GP GS ATT CMP PCT YDS TD INT LG SK LST RTG ATT YDS AVG LG TD 2019 SF 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - - 0 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - - 0

Additional Statistics: Fumbles-Lost - 5-2: 2018 (1-0); 2020 (4-2) Fumble Recoveries - 2: 2018 (1); 2020 (1)

Milestones: NFL Debut: vs. Oak. (11/1/18); First Start: vs. Oak. (11/1/18); First Completion: Regular Season - vs. Oak. (11/1/18 - 11-yd. pass to WR Marquise Goodwin); First Passing TD: Regular Season - vs. Oak. (11/1/18 - 24-yd. pass to WR Pierre Garçon); First 300-Yd. Game: Regular Season - at Sea. (12/2/18 - 414 yds.); First 400-Yd. Game: Regular Season - at Sea. (12/2/18 - 414 yds.); 300-Yd. Games: Regular Season - 4, Last vs. Buf. (12/7/20 - 316 yds.) MULLENS’ CAREER 300-YARD PASSING GAMES (4) Date Opp Att Cmp Yds TD Date Opp Att Cmp Yds TD 12/2/18 at Sea. 48 30 414 2 9/27/20 at NYG 36 25 343 1 12/9/18 vs. Den. 33 20 332 2 12/7/20 vs. Buf. 39 26 316 3 MULLENS’ CAREER HIGHS Passes Attempted: Regular Season - 48 at Sea. (12/2/18) QB Rating: Regular Season - 151.9 vs. Oak. (11/1/18) Completions: Regular Season - 30 at Sea. (12/2/18) Passing : Regular Season - 3 (3 times) Last vs. Buf. (12/7/20) Completion Percentage: Regular Season - 72.7 (2 times) Last at NYJ Rushes: Regular Season - 5 vs. Den. (12/9/18) (9/20/20) Rushing Yards: Regular Season - 1 (2 times) Last at Sea. (12/2/18) Passing Yards: Regular Season - 414 at Sea. (12/2/18) Long Rush: Regular Season - 2 vs. NYG (11/12/18) Long Pass: Regular Season - 85t vs. Den. (12/9/18) MULLENS’ TRANSACTIONS Originally signed as an undrafted free agent by SF on 5/4/17...Waived by SF on 9/2/17...Signed to SF practice squad on 9/3/17...Signed to Reserve/Future con- tract with SF on 1/2/18...Waived by SF on 9/1/18...Signed to SF practice squad on 9/2/18...Promoted to SF active roster on 9/26/18.

2020 MEDIA GUIDE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 2019 2018 (CONTINUED) • Appeared in 1 game and recorded 3 carries. • With 313 passing yds. versus the Broncos, became the first un- drafted 49ers QB to throw for 300-or-more yds. in consecutive 2018 games since QB accomplished the feat in three straight • Started all 8 games he appeared in and completed 176 of 274 atts. games from 12/3/00-12/17/00. Also, joins Broncos QB Case Kee- for 2,277 yds. and 13 TDs for a QB rating of 90.8. num (10/7/18-10/14/18) as the only undrafted QBs to throw for • In his NFL debut vs. Oak. (11/1), completed 16 of 22 atts. (72.7 pct.) 300-or-more yds. in consecutive weeks since the start of the 2017 for 262 yds., 3 TDs and QB rating of 151.9. Became the first player, season. making his NFL debut with the 49ers, to throw for 2-or-more TDs • Completed 20 of 29 atts. for 275 yds., 1 TD and a QB rating of 110.6 in that game. vs. Sea. (12/16). In two games against the Seahawks this season, • With 3 TD passes against the Raiders, Mullens tied the franchise Mullens threw for 689 yds. [414 yds. at Sea. (12/2/18)], the most record for the most TD passes by a player in his first start with passing yds. in a single season against Seattle since their fran- the 49ers [QB vs. StL (11/2/03); QB vs. Car. chise began in 1976. (11/8/98); QB at Phi. (9/23/84)]. Also set the fran- • Completed 23 of 33 atts. for 282 yds. and 3 TDs at LAR (12/30). With chise record for highest QB rating (min. 10 atts.) in his first start 282 passing yds., became the first 49ers QB to register 220-or- with the team (151.9) and ranks 3rd for the most passing yds. (262). more passing yds. in eight-consecutive games since QB Joe Montana accomplished the feat in nine-consecutive games from MOST PASSING YDS. IN FIRST 12/9/85 to 12/7/86. START, FRANCHISE HISTORY Player Opp. Date Atts. Comps. Yds. TDs Rtg. COLLEGE 1. Jimmy Garoppolo at Chi. 12/3/17 37 26 293 0 82.4 In four seasons at Southern Mississippi (2013-16), played in 44 2. Ty Detmer vs. Car. 11/8/98 36 22 276 3 78.0 games (41 starts) and completed 928 of 1,546 atts. for 11,994 yds. 3. Nick Mullens vs. Oak. 11/1/18 22 16 262 3 151.9 and 87 TDs. In 2016, made 11 starts and completed 243 of 384 4. Matt Cavanaugh at Phi. 9/23/84 34 17 252 3 104.0 atts., for 3,272 yds. and 24 TDs, averaging 297.5 passing yds. per 5. at LAR 9/14/86 24 19 252 1 89.6 game. Started all 14 games as a junior in 2015, setting single-sea- son school records for passing yds. (4,476) and TD passes (38) as • Became the first member of the 49ers to pass for 3-or-more TDs in the Golden Eagles finished with more than 7,000 yds. of offense a game since Colin Kaepernick on 11/27/16 at Mia. (3 TD passes). for the first time in school history. In 2014, started 10 games and • Mullens joined Hall of Famers (1961) and completed 218 of 365 atts. for 2,470 passing yds. and 12 TDs. As (1986) as the only players in NFL history to throw for 250-or-more a freshman in 2013, appeared in 9 games (6 starts) and threw for yds., 3-or-more TDs and 0 INTs in their NFL debut. 1,776 yds. and 13 TDs while earning Conference USA All-Freshman • His QB rating of 151.9 against the Raiders was the 2nd-highest by a honors. QB in his NFL debut since 1973 (min. 15 atts.). PERSONAL HIGHEST IN NFL DEBUT, SINCE 1973 • Attended Spain Park (Birmingham, AL) HS, where he had 8,605 Player Opp. Date Rtg. career passing yds., finishing his high school career with the 7th- 1. at TB 9/13/15 158.3 most passing yds. in AHSAA history, to go along with 40 passing 2. Nick Mullens vs. Oak. 11/1/18 151.9 TDs. 3. Robert Griffin III at NO 9/9/12 139.9 • Son of Suzanne and Mark Mullens. Has an older brother, Frank, 4. T.J. Rubley vs. Det. 10/24/93 137.1 and an older sister, Heather. 5. vs. NE 11/16/86 136.6 • Married to the former Haleigh Hughes. The couple has one son, Luke. • Completed 30 of 48 passes for a career-high 414 yds. and 2 TDs • Graduated from Southern Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in at Sea. (12/2). His 414 passing yds. on the day were the most by a marketing-business adminstration. 49ers QB since QB Tim Rattay registered 417 passing yds. vs. Arz. • Born Nicholas Clayton Mullens (3/21/95) in Little Rock, AR. (10/10/04). He became the the first 49ers QB to throw for 400-or- more yds. in a single game since QB Colin Kaepernick in 2013 [412 yds. vs. GB (9/8/13)]. • Converted 20 of 33 atts. for 332 yds., 2 TDs and a QB rating of 102.1 vs. Den. (12/9). With 332 passing yds., became the first 49ers QB to throw for 300-or-more yds. in consecutive games [30 of 48 for 414 yds. and 2 TDs at Sea. (12/2/18)] since QB Jimmy Garoppolo in 2017 [20 of 33 for 334 yds. and 1 TD at Hou. (12/10/17) and 31 of 43 for 381 yds. and 1 TD vs. Ten. (12/17/18)].

2020 MEDIA GUIDE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS MULLENS’ GAME-BY-GAME Only games Mullens has appeared in on offense are listed

2018 Total Pct. Date Opp W/L P/S Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Int Lg Sk/Yds Rtg Rsh Yds TD Net Yds. Offense Nov 1 Oak W 1/1 22 16 72.7 262 3 0 71 0/0 151.9 4 -3 0 259 64.0 Nov 12 NYG L 1/1 39 27 69.2 250 1 2 26 0/0 73.7 2 1 0 251 67.1 Nov 25 at TB L 1/1 32 18 56.3 221 1 2 25 4/27 62.1 2 -1 0 193 56.4 Dec 2 at Sea L 1/1 48 30 62.5 414 2 1 75t 3/28 95.3 2 1 0 387 85.6 Dec 9 Den W 1/1 33 20 60.6 332 2 1 85t 3/27 102.1 5 -10 0 295 75.8 Dec 16 Sea W 1/1 29 20 69.0 275 1 0 41t 3/18 110.6 2 -2 0 255 72.6 Dec 23 Chi L 1/1 38 22 57.9 241 0 1 35 1/9 65.8 0 0 0 232 83.2 Dec 30 at LAR L 1/1 33 23 69.7 282 3 3 43t 3/18 88.2 1 -2 0 262 67.0 TOTALS 8/8 274 176 64.2 2,277 13 10 85t 17/127 90.8 18 -16 0 2,134 37.0

2019 Total Pct. Date Opp W/L P/S Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Int Lg Sk/Yds Rtg Rsh Yds TD Net Yds. Offense Oct 27 Car W 1/0 0 0 - 0 0 0 - 0/0 0.0 3 -3 0 -3 -0.8 TOTALS 1/0 0 0 - 0 0 0 - 0/0 - 3 -3 0 -3 -0.1

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