Mullen Named A 247Sports True Freshman All-American
12/9/2019 1:47:00 PM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana cornerback Tiawan Mullen was named to the 247Sports True Freshman All-America Team for 2019 on Monday. He is also a second-team PFF All-Freshman Team member.
An honorable-mention All-B1G selection, Mullen has started the last seven games and played in all 12. He shares the league lead (15th nationally) with 12 passes broken up.
The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native has 25 stops, 22 solo, with 3.5 TFLs, and a team-high-tying two forced fumbles (T-13th in the Big Ten) and two fumble recoveries (T-3rd in the Big Ten, T-25th nationally).
Mullen broke up four passes at No. 25 Michigan State and at Purdue in the regular-season finale, where he posted career-highs with eight tackles, six solos and 2.5 for loss, and he added one fumble recovery and one forced fumble.
A Rivals four-star prospect, Mullen played in the 2019 All-American Bowl after he picked off 14 career passes and returned three for scores. His brother, Trayvon, played cornerback at Clemson University (2016-18) and is a member of the Oakland Raiders, and his cousin, Lamar Jackson, is the Baltimore Ravens quarterback.
An honorable-mention All-B1G selection, Mullen has started the last seven games and played in all 12. He shares the league lead (15th nationally) with 12 passes broken up.
The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native has 25 stops, 22 solo, with 3.5 TFLs, and a team-high-tying two forced fumbles (T-13th in the Big Ten) and two fumble recoveries (T-3rd in the Big Ten, T-25th nationally).
Mullen broke up four passes at No. 25 Michigan State and at Purdue in the regular-season finale, where he posted career-highs with eight tackles, six solos and 2.5 for loss, and he added one fumble recovery and one forced fumble.
A Rivals four-star prospect, Mullen played in the 2019 All-American Bowl after he picked off 14 career passes and returned three for scores. His brother, Trayvon, played cornerback at Clemson University (2016-18) and is a member of the Oakland Raiders, and his cousin, Lamar Jackson, is the Baltimore Ravens quarterback.
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