Introduction
Trayvon Mullen (born September 20, 1997) is an American football cornerback for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). Mullen was a highly recruited cornerback coming out of high school and was rated by ESPN as the number two cornerback in his class. He played at Clemson from 2016-18.
College career
Mullen was rated highly by ESPN in his class. Multiple schools offered Mullen a scholarship offer, including LSU, Florida State and Alabama. Mullen chose to attend Clemson on national signing day.In his freshman season at Clemson, Mullen played sporadically. He recorded 15 tackles and 1 pass-breakup. In Mullen's sophomore season he received significantly more playing time, as he recorded 42 tackles, three interceptions and seven pass breakups in 668 snaps over 13 games, starting 12. After the season Mullen was selected as a Honorable Mention All-ACC selection.Following the 2018 season, Mullen announced that he would forgo his senior year and declared for the 2019 NFL Draft.
College Statistics
| Year | School | G | Tackles | Def Int | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF | |||
| 2016 | Clemson | 6 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Clemson | 13 | 30 | 10 | 40 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Clemson | 13 | 30 | 6 | 36 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 32 | 68 | 25 | 93 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert jump | Broad | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1 ⁄2 in (1.87 m) |
199 lb (90 kg) |
31 in (0.79 m) |
9 ⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.46 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) |
10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | ||||||
| All values from NFL Combine | ||||||||||||
Mullen was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the second round (40th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.
2019
Mullen made his NFL debut in week 1 against the Denver Broncos.In the game, Mullen made 1 tackle in the 24-16 win.In week 11 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Mullen recorded his first interception off Ryan Finley in the 17–10 win.In week 16 against the Los Angeles Chargers, Mullen suffered a head injury, which caused him to be carted off the field.
Personal life
Mullen is the cousin of NFL quarterback Lamar Jackson.