High School: Enjoyed outstanding career at Strath-Haven High School under head coach Kevin Clancy where he was a teammate of current Blue Hen center Chris Edwards...standout fullback and linebacker and a three-year starter who led Strath-Haven to combined record of 43-1, three Central League and District One titles, and state AAA titles in 1999 and 2000...team captain as a senior when team went 15-0 and won second straight state title...two-time first team All-State, first team All-Delaware County, and first team All-Central League selection at linebacker as a junior and senior...nominated for Big 33 game...as a senior carried 193 times for 1,190 yards and 18 touchdowns...

At Delaware: Fourth-year member of Blue Hen squad and a third-year starter...projected to move over from outside spot he played his previous three seasons to middle linebacker spot this fall...will replace three-year starter, two-time team tackles leader, and 2004 All-Atlantic 10 selection Mondoe Davis...has played in 39 career games with 29 starts...Delaware’s career active leading tackler with 209 stops, including 117 solo tackles...has also posted 20.5 tackles for loss (51 yards), two sacks (17 yards), eight pass breakups, one interception, one forced fumble, and five fumble recoveries...needs 91 tackles to become the 13th player in UD history to reach 300 tackles...third of three Mulhern brothers who have been standout linebackers at Delaware...Pat and Dan also served as team captains...intelligent player with great instincts and a nose for the ball...style is similar to older brother Dan who earned consensus All-American honors for the Blue Hens in 2002...

2004: Played in 12 games with 12 starts at outside linebacker for Blue Hens...led team to 9-4 record, Atlantic 10 Conference title, and a berth in NCAA I-AA quarterfinals...teamed with Davis and Mark Moore for one of the top linebacker units in the Atlantic 10...part of defense that ranked No. 2 in the Atlantic 10 in total defense (299.5) and No. 3 in scoring defense (17.8) and rushing defense (87.3)...missed Massachusetts game with a groin injury...ranked third on team with 80 tackles, including 53 solo stops...also had 8.5 tackles for loss (17 yards), one sack, one pass breakup, two fumble recoveries, and one forced fumble...recorded eight or more tackles five times during the season, including a career-high 15 stops in the NCAA I-AA playoff win over Lafayette...had nine tackles vs. New Hampshire, and eight each vs. Towson, William & Mary (regular season), and Navy....had five tackles, recovered a fumble, and forced a fumble vs. Richmond...also recovered a fumble and had six tackles vs. Villanova...earned second team Atlantic 10 Conference pre-season honors in voting among media and coaches...led all players with eight tackles in spring game...

2003: Enjoyed an outstanding season as a first-year starter at outside linebacker as a sophomore...led Delaware to 15-1 record, the NCAA I-AA national title, and Atlantic 10 Conference title...contributed to defense that allowed just 15.4 points per game (No. 5 in I-AA) and shut out Colgate 40-0 in I-AA title game...played and started in 15 games, missing only the Maine game Nov. 1 after pulling a hamstring vs. Navy...when he missed the Maine game, it marked the first time any of the three Mulhern brothers ever missed a game at UD, snapping a streak of 117 straight appearances...second on the team in tackles with 101 (50 solo)...became just the 19th player in UD history to record 100 or more tackles in a season...collected seven or more tackles nine times during the season, including a career-high nine stops each vs. Hofstra, New Hampshire, and in NCAA semifinal win over Wofford...also had eight tackles vs. Richmond, Massachusetts, and in I-AA championship win over Colgate...ranked third on team with 10.5 tackles for loss for 20 yards, had one sack, broke up five passes, and tied for team and Atlantic 10 lead with three fumble recoveries...intercepted first career pass deep in Delaware territory to prevent touchdown vs. Navy and also recovered a fumble in the same game...had a sack and three tackles for loss among his nine tackles vs. Hofstra to earn Atlantic 10 Conference Defensive Player of the Week and Blue Hen Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Week honors...recovered a fumble in NCAA first round playoff win over Southern Illinois...led all defenders in the spring game with 10 tackles...

2002: Did not see significant action early in the season but came on at mid-season and was key part of the linebacker unit...team went 6-6 under first-year head coach K.C. Keeler...appeared in all 12 games and earned starts in final two contests of the season at Maine and vs. Villanova...started those two games next to brother Dan, who played at middle linebacker...also played special teams...ranked 13th on the squad and first among non full-time starters with 28 tackles (14 solo)...also had 1.5 tackles for loss and two pass breakups...posted five or more tackles in three games led by a career-high seven-tackle day in first career start in win over No. 5 ranked Maine...had four solo stops and broke up a pass vs. the Black Bears...followed with three tackles, including a tackle for loss and a pass breakup vs. Villanova...also recorded five tackles each vs. West Chester and James Madison...

2001: Did not see action and retained freshman eligibility...team went 4-6 in Hall of Fame head coach Tubby Raymond’s final season...

Personal: John Mulhern...born July 28, 1983...son of Brian and Anne Mulhern...history major at Delaware...works with father's and brother Pat's construction companies during the summer...one of seven children...third member of family to earn football scholarship to Delaware, joining brothers Pat (Delaware '95) and Dan (Delaware '03)...Pat was an All-Atlantic 10 linebacker and defensive end who was captain of the 1994 UD team and Dan was an All-American linebacker and captain in 2002...father, Brian, was an All-American football player at rival West Chester (PA) University....sister, Kate, played field hockey and lacrosse at West Chester.