8 fun facts about Nick Mullens

Raise your hand if you knew who Nick Mullens was before Thursday night's Raiders-49ers game.

Yeah, that's what we thought. But then the undrafted, second-year QB went out and made the most of his first start by throwing three quick TD passes and leading the 49ers to a big lead at home.

So let's get to know him, shall we?

1. Before Thursday night he had never thrown a pass in an NFL game.

2. He was not verified on Twitter when he took the field Thursday night… but he got that blue check mark during the third quarter.

3. He finished his college career at Southern Miss as the career passing leader in every statistical category.

4. He had a pretty good start to his first start:

5. He has as many TD passes (3) as the Bills have had all year:

6. He spent his entire rookie season last year on the practice squad after signing as an undrafted free agent in May of 2017 and then being released on the final cut day on Sept. 2, 2017.

7. He's a fan of he movie "Dodgeball":

8. His dog, Scout, recently turned 1:

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