Honors & Awards
» Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2022)
» Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 2020, 2021)
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2018, 2020, 2021; Spring 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
2021 (Sophomore)
Cade Mueller played in the first 10 games of the season before missing the final two contests with an injury. He handled all of the long-snapping duties for Nebraska at Illinois and was the snapper for the punt unit against Fordham, Buffalo, No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 20 Michigan State, Northwestern, No. 9 Michigan, Minnesota, Purdue and No. 6 Ohio State.
2020 (Covid Season)
Mueller handled the long-snapping duties for the punt unit in every game for Nebraska in 2020. He worked with two different starting punters and was flawless in his snaps all season.
2019 (Redshirt Freshman)
Mueller continued to develop as a long snapper in 2019. Although he did not play in a game, Mueller was a member of Nebraska's travel roster for the Maryland game.
2018 (Redshirt)
Mueller gained valuable experience behind a pair of veteran long snappers while utilizing his redshirt season in 2018.
Before Nebraska (Gretna HS)
Mueller joined the Nebraska football program as a walk-on out of Gretna High School. As a senior in 2017, Mueller was an honorable-mention all-state selection by the Omaha World-Herald, as he helped pave the way for a Gretna team that reached the Class B semifinals. On the defensive side of the ball, Mueller recorded 40 total tackles, including three sacks. He racked up 14 tackles as a junior in 2016.
Personal
The son of Todd and Lisa Mueller, Cade was born on June 1, 1999. A mechanical engineering major, Mueller earned his bachelor's degree from Nebraska in May of 2022. He has volunteered his time with the Nebraska Football Road Race and local hospital visits.