
Running back, Oklahoma, 2014–16
Joe Mixon
- Number
- No. 25
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Oakley, CA
- Born
- Jul 24, 1996, in Oakley, California
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Joe Mixon played running back at Oklahoma (2014–16). The Cincinnati Bengals took Mixon in round 2, No. 48 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
263rushing yards, career highat Texas Tech, 20162rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Auburn, 20166catches, career highvs. Tulsa, 2015115receiving yards, career highvs. Akron, 20153receiving touchdowns, career highat Texas Tech, 2016Honors
Rushing
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Oklahoma | 145 | 0.33 | 94th (n=268) | 0.12 | 47.2 | 14% | 0.21 |
| 2016 | Oklahoma | 230 | 0.34 | 93rd (n=259) | 0.13 | 78.0 | 26% | 0.20 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2016 Oklahoma 12 games, 1,274 rushing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 23–33 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 77 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 59–17 | 13 | 117 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 24–45 | 9 | 78 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 52–46 | 16 | 105 | 1 | 5 | 70 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 45–40 | 16 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 38–17 | 19 | 88 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 66–59 | 31 | 263 | 2 | 4 | 114 | 3 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 56–3 | 9 | 74 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 45–24 | 14 | 124 | 1 | 5 | 63 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at | W 56–28 | 24 | 147 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs. | W 38–20 | 11 | 99 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | W 35–19 | 19 | 91 | 2 | 5 | 89 | 0 |
2015 Oklahoma 13 games, 753 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 41–3 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 115 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | at | W 31–24 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 52–38 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 44–24 | 6 | 43 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. | L 17–24 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at | W 55–0 | 15 | 73 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 63–27 | 16 | 154 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at | W 62–7 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 1 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 52–16 | 8 | 88 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | at | W 44–34 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 30–29 | 11 | 87 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 28 | at | W 58–23 | 14 | 136 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 17–37 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2017 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¾″ |
| Weight | 226 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅛″ |
| Hand size | 10¼″ |
| Wingspan | 74½″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.45 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.51 sW |
| Vertical jump | 35″ |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ |
| Bench press | 21 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.10 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.27 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 111 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
Pro Bowls: 2 (2021, 2024) · First-team All-Pro: 2021
All-Pro teams: Sporting News first team 2021.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 178 | 626 | 4 | 30 | 287 |
| 2018 | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 237 | 1,168 | 8 | 43 | 296 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 278 | 1,137 | 5 | 35 | 287 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 119 | 428 | 3 | 21 | 138 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 292 | 1,205 | 13 | 42 | 314 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 210 | 814 | 7 | 60 | 441 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Bengals | 17 | 257 | 1,034 | 9 | 52 | 376 |
| 2024 | Houston Texans | 14 | 245 | 1,016 | 11 | 36 | 309 |
| NFL career | 111 | 1,816 | 7,428 | 60 | 319 | 2,448 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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