Trayvon Mullen

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Trayvon Mullen

| image = Trayvon Mullen.JPG

| alt = Mullen in the 2019 NFL season

| caption = Mullen with Oakland Raiders in 2019

| current_team =

| number =

| position = Cornerback

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|9|20|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Coconut Creek, Florida, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 194

| high_school = Coconut Creek

| college = Clemson (2016–2018)

| draftyear = 2019

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 40

| pastteams = * Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders ({{NFL Year|2019}}–{{NFL Year|2021}})

Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2022}})
Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|2022}})
Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2023|2024}})

| status =

| highlights = * 2× CFP national champion (2016, 2018)

CFP National Championship Game Defensive MVP (2019)
Second-team All-ACC (2018)

| statleague = NFL

| statseason = 2024

| statweek =

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 150

| statlabel2 = Pass deflections

| statvalue2 = 29

| statlabel3 = Interceptions

| statvalue3 = 4

| statlabel4 = Forced fumbles

| statvalue4 = 1

| statlabel5 = Fumble recoveries

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| statlabel6 = Defensive touchdowns

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| pfr = MullTr00

}}

Trayvon Sentell Mullen Jr. (born September 20, 1997) is an American professional football cornerback. 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 college football at Clemson.

Early life

Mullen attended Coconut Creek High School. As a senior, he was a two-way player at wide receiver and cornerback. He tallied 45 receptions for 800 yards (17.8-yard avg.). He received second-team USA Today All-American honors and played in the U.S. Army All-American game.

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.{{Cite web |title=Trayvon Mullen – Football Recruiting – Player Profiles |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/201567/trayvon-mullen |access-date=September 12, 2019 |website=ESPN}}

As a freshman, he played sporadically, recording 15 tackles and one pass-breakup. He had 7 tackles against South Carolina State University. He was part of a team that won the National Championship Game against the University of Alabama.

As a sophomore, he received significantly more playing time, as he registered 42 tackles, 3 interceptions and seven pass breakups in 13 games with 12 starts. He received Honorable Mention All-ACC honors. He had 7 tackles and his first career interception against Boston College. He made 9 tackles and one pass defensed against North Carolina State University.

As a junior, he collected 37 tackles (4 for loss), one interception, 4 pass defensed and 2 sacks in 15 games with 14 start. He only played two snaps against Wake Forest University because of an injury. He had 6 tackles and one pass breakup against Boston College. He received Defensive MVP honors in the National Championship Game against the No. 1 ranked University of Alabama, while making 6 tackles, one interception, one sack and one forced fumble.

Following the season, Mullen announced that he would forgo his senior year and declared for the 2019 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Hickey |first=Anna |date=January 9, 2019 |title=Clemson cornerback Trayvon Mullen declares for NFL Draft |url=https://247sports.com/college/clemson/Article/Trayvon-Mullen-NFL-Draft-Clemson-football--127589104/ |access-date=April 26, 2019 |website=247Sports.com}} He finished his college career with 94 tackles (4.5 for loss), 4 interceptions, 12 pass breakups and one forced fumble in 41 games with 26 starts.

=College statistics=

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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
colspan="2" \|Career !32 !68 !25 !93 !4.5 !2.0 !4 !46 !11.5 !0 !7 !0 !0 !0 !1

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2016

!Clemson

|17

|0.5

|0.0

2017

!Clemson

|13

|30

|10

|40

|0.0

2018

!Clemson

|13

|30

|36

|4.0

|2.0

|46

|46.0

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!32

!68

!25

!93

!4.5

!2.0

!46

!11.5

Professional career

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 1 1/2

| weight = 199

| dash = 4.46

| ten split = 1.50

| twenty split = 2.63

| vertical = 34.5

| broad ft = 10

| broad in = 3

| arm span = 31

| hand span = 9 1/8

| wonderlic =

| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |title=Trayvon Mullen Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/trayvon-mullen/32004d55-4c38-0585-7ea5-54b5f4d9dbd8 |access-date=January 17, 2020 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |title=2019 NFL Draft Scout Trayvon Mullen College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1018269&DraftYear=2019 |access-date=July 27, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}

}}

=Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders=

==2019 season==

Mullen was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the second round (40th overall) of the 2019 NFL draft.{{Cite web |date=April 26, 2019 |title=Raiders select cornerback Trayvon Mullen with the No. 40 overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft |url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-select-cornerback-trayvon-mullen-with-the-no-40-overall-pick-of-the-2019 |access-date=September 12, 2019 |website=Raiders.com |publisher=Oakland Raiders}}

Mullen made his NFL debut in week 1 against the Denver Broncos. In the game, Mullen made 1 tackle in the 24–16 win.{{Cite web |last=Associated Press |date=September 10, 2019 |title=Raiders beat Broncos 24–16 in 1st game after Brown's release |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128025 |access-date=September 12, 2019 |website=ESPN}}

In week 11 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Mullen recorded his first interception off Ryan Finley in the 17–10 win.{{Cite web |date=November 17, 2019 |title=Carr, Jacobs, Crosby help Raiders keep Bengals winless |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128092 |access-date=November 17, 2019 |website=ESPN}}

In week 16 against the Los Angeles Chargers, Mullen suffered a head injury, which caused him to be carted off the field. He registered 50 tackles, 10 passes defensed and one interception.

==2020 season==

In Week 11 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Mullen recorded his first interception of the season off a pass thrown by Patrick Mahomes during the 35–31 loss.{{Cite web |title=Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders – November 22nd, 2020 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202011220rai.htm |access-date=November 28, 2020 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

==2021 season==

Mullen entered the 2021 season as a starting cornerback alongside Casey Hayward. On October 9, 2021, he suffered a foot injury in Week 4 and was placed on injured reserve, ending a 36 consecutive games streak.{{Cite web |date=October 9, 2021 |title=Arnette, Mullen Jr. and Carrier placed on IR |url=https://www.raiders.com/news/trayvon-mullen-damon-arnette-placed-on-ir-transaction-week-5-nfl-2021 |website=Raiders.com}} On December 11, Mullen rejoined the active roster. He suffered a toe injury in Week 14 and was placed on injured reserve on December 20.{{cite web | last=Damien | first=Levi | title=Raiders CB Trayvon Mullen season likely over with second trip to injured reserve | website=Raiders Wire|publisher=USA Today | date=2021-12-20 | url=https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/2021/12/20/raiders-cb-trayvon-mullen-season-likely-over-with-second-trip-to-injured-reserve/ | access-date=2024-10-16}}

=Arizona Cardinals=

On August 30, 2022, the Raiders traded Mullen to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange of a seventh round pick (#220-Zack Kuntz), the pick could have ended up being a sixth-rounder if he was active for 10 or more games during the season.{{Cite web |last=Urban |first=Darren |date=August 30, 2022 |title=Cardinals Trade For Cornerback Trayvon Mullen |url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-trade-for-cornerback-trayvon-mullen |access-date=August 30, 2022 |website=AZCardinals.com}} He was declared inactive in 5 out of 13 games. On December 13, 2022, he was waived a day after a 13-27 loss against the New England Patriots, where he committed a costly facemask penalty that contributed on a touchdown drive.{{cite web | title=Trayvon Mullen: Let go Tuesday | website=CBSSports.com | date=2022-12-13 | url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/trayvon-mullen-let-go-tuesday/amp/ | access-date=2024-10-12}}

=Dallas Cowboys=

Mullen was claimed off waivers by the Dallas Cowboys on December 14, 2022.{{Cite web |date=December 14, 2022 |title=Cowboys Claim Former 2nd-Round Pick |url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cowboys-claim-former-2nd-round-pick |website=DallasCowboys.com}} He was acquired to provide depth at cornerback after injuries to Anthony Brown and Jourdan Lewis. He appeared in one game as a backup cornerback. He was released on January 21, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Grindley |first=Wyatt |date=2023-01-21 |title=Cowboys Make Four Moves, Sign OL Aviante Collins To 53-Man Roster |url=https://nfltraderumors.co/cowboys-sign-ol-aviante-collins-waive-cb-trayvon-mullen/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=NFLTradeRumors.co |language=en-US}}

=Baltimore Ravens=

On January 23, 2023, the Baltimore Ravens claimed Mullen off waivers.{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Grant |date=January 23, 2023 |title=Ravens claim ex-Cowboy CB Trayvon Mullen, Lamar Jackson's cousin |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/ravens-claim-ex-cowboy-cb-trayvon-mullen-lamar-jackson-s-cousin |access-date=January 24, 2023 |website=NFL.com}} Mullen re-signed with the Ravens on March 14.{{cite web | last=Mink | first=Ryan | title=Reports: Ravens Retain Trayvon Mullen | website=BaltimoreRavens.com| date=2023-03-15 | url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/trayvon-mullen-stays-ravens-free-agent-lamar-jackson-cornerback | access-date=2024-09-21}} He was released with a non-football injury designation on July 28,{{Cite web |last=Williams, Charean |date=July 28, 2023 |title=Ravens cut Trayvon Mullen for failure to disclose non-football injury |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/ravens-cut-trayvon-mullen-for-failure-to-disclose-non-football-injury |website=Pro Football Talk |publisher=NBC Sports}} and placed on the non-football injury list.

Mullen was placed on injured reserve on August 27, 2024.{{cite web|title=Ravens Make Cuts, Set 53-Man Roster|url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-53-man-roster-cuts-2024-pepe-williams-devin-leary-dayton-wade-anthony-miller-qadir-ismail|author=Brown, Clifton|website=BaltimoreRavens.com|date=August 27, 2024}}

Personal life

His younger brother, Tiawan, is a free agent NFL cornerback. Mullen is the cousin of Ravens teammate & quarterback Lamar Jackson.

References

External links

{{Twitter|Mullen_1}}
[https://www.baltimoreravens.com/team/players-roster/trayvon-mullen/ Baltimore Ravens bio]
[https://clemsontigers.com/sports/football/roster/season/2018/trayvon-mullen/ Clemson Tigers bio]

Category:1997 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Coconut Creek, Florida

Category:Players of American football from Broward County, Florida

Category:American football cornerbacks

Category:Clemson Tigers football players

Category:Las Vegas Raiders players

Category:Oakland Raiders players

Category:Arizona Cardinals players

Category:Dallas Cowboys players

Category:Baltimore Ravens players