Joe Mixon

Joseph Tyler Mixon (born July 24, 1996) is an American football running back who is a free agent.

In January 2014, he committed to the University of Oklahoma to play college football.

He had 47 offers, and ultimately chose Oklahoma over Alabama, California, Wisconsin, and UCLA.

Mixon attended and played college football for the University of Oklahoma from 2014 to 2016.

He was suspended from the Oklahoma football team for the 2014 season after a misdemeanor assault charge in October 2014.

In 2015, Mixon earned playing time his redshirt freshman year, playing in all 12 games with three starts.

In his first career game, Mixon had a 76-yard touchdown reception, the longest catch ever by a Sooner freshman running back.

In addition, he ran for 27 yards on five carries against Akron.

On October 24, against Texas Tech, he had 154 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.

In the annual rivalry game against Oklahoma State, he had 136 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.

Oklahoma qualified for the College Football Playoff in the 2015 season.

In the semifinals against Clemson in the Orange Bowl, he was limited to four rushing yards and 11 receiving yards in the loss.

During the 2015 regular season, he ran for 749 yards on 110 carries, averaging 6.8 yards.

He rushed for seven touchdowns and set his career long carry at 66 yards.

He also recorded 25 receptions for 345 yards, averaging 13.8 yards per reception, and four touchdowns.

Mixon started the 2016 season with 40 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, and 77 receiving yards in a loss to Houston.

In the next game against Louisiana–Monroe, he had 117 rushing yards.

On October 1, against TCU, he had 105 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, five receptions, and 70 receiving yards.

On October 15, against Kansas State, he had 88 rushing yards, 34 receiving yards, one receiving touchdown, and threw a 26-yard touchdown.

On October 22, he had the best statistical performance of his collegiate career with 31 carries for 263 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to go along with four receptions for 114 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns in a win over Texas Tech.

His career day against Texas Tech marked the first of six consecutive games with at least one rushing touchdown.

On November 12, against Baylor, he had 124 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, five receptions, and 63 receiving yards.

He followed that up with 147 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown against West Virginia.

On December 3, against Oklahoma State, he had 99 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, two receptions, 19 receiving yards, and a receiving touchdown.

On January 2, he had 91 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, five receptions, and 89 receiving yards in the victory over Auburn in the Sugar Bowl.

After the 2016 season, Mixon decided to forgo his remaining two years of eligibility and enter the 2017 NFL draft.

Coming out of college, some analysts and scouts graded Mixon as a first-round talent but projected him to be selected in the third or fourth round due to his prior history.

He was ranked the fifth-best running back by NFLDraftScout.com, the fourth-best by Sports Illustrated, and the third-best back by Pro Football Focus.

Although he was a talented prospect, the NFL declined to invite him to the NFL Scouting Combine.

ESPN reported that on the weekend of the combine the Cincinnati Bengals met with Mixon in order for them to get a chance to talk with him extensively about his character.

Mixon played college football at Oklahoma, where he was a first-team All-Big 12, and was selected by the Bengals in the second round of the 2017 NFL draft.

Mixon attended Freedom High School in Oakley, California, where he played football and basketball for the Falcons.

He was a three-year starter at running back for the Freedom High School Falcons football team.

He rushed for 1,134 yards and 13 touchdowns as a sophomore on 171 carries.

In his junior year, he rushed for 1,443 yards and 21 touchdowns on 201 carries.

In his final year, he rushed for 1,704 yards and 23 touchdowns on 226 carries.

Mixon played in 16 basketball games for the Falcons.

He had a 12.2 points per game average and a free throw percentage of 57% and made 79 field goals.

His team went 22–2 overall and 10–0 in league play that season.

Mixon was ranked as a five-star recruit and the top-ranked running back in the nation by the Rivals.com recruiting network.