Joe Mixon

RB

#28

Experience: 9 years

Height: 6-1

Age: 29

Weight: 220 lbs

College: Oklahoma

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Year

Season

Preseason

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT
3	08/23/2025	@Lions	W 26 - 7
2	08/16/2025	Panthers	W 20 - 3
1	08/09/2025	@Vikings	L 10 - 20

Biography

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Cincinnati in second round of 2017 NFL Draft (48th overall) ... Signed with the Bengals on June 2, 2017...Signed contract extension with Bengals on September 2, 2020...Re-signed with the Bengals on July 14, 2023...Acquired via trade by the Houston Texans from the Cincinnati Bengals on March 14, 2024.

CAREER:

A Bengals second-round draft selection in 2017, Mixon was the team's lead back in each of his six seasons
One of 10 active NFL players with 5000 career rushing yards, a milestone he surpassed in historic 2022 performance in Game 9 vs. Carolina; that day, he set Bengals single-game records for total TDs (five) and total points (30), while totaling career-high 211 yards from scrimmage (153 rushing, 58 receiving)
His four rushing TDs tied HB Corey Dillon for most in a game in team history and were most in a game by any player in 2022
Became one of three players in Super Bowl era with at least four rushing TDs and one receiving TD in a game
Has 14 100-yard rushing games, tied for fifth-most in team history
Had best statistical season of career in 2021, with career highs in carries (292, ranked third in NFL), rushing yards (1205, third) and rushing TDs (13, fourth)
One of Cincinnati's top performers in postseason, he has 106 rushing attempts for 425 yards (both team records) and two TDs; and in Super Bowl LVI, he threw a six yard TD pass on first career passing attempt
One of four Bengals all-time with three or more 1000-yard rushing seasons, along with Corey Dillon (six), Cedric Benson (three), James Brooks (three) and Rudi Johnson (three)

2023 (Cincinnati (17/17):

Played in 15 games with 12 starts and finished with 11 receptions for 55 yards and two touchdowns while rushing five times for 3 yards and a touchdown
In the Week 3 win vs. Jacksonville (9/24), returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown in the final minutes of the third quarter, becoming the first fullback to record a kick return touchdown since Jaguars FB Derrick Wimbush in 2005
Beck (255) is the heaviest player to return a kick over 50 yards for a touchdown
In Week 8 at Carolina (10/29), had two carries and one rushing touchdown, the first rushing score of his career and the first time a Texans fullback has rushed for a touchdown since Vonta Leach in Week 16 at Oakland on 12/21/08
Found the end zone via a 1-yard touchdown reception from QB Davis Mills in Week 16 vs. Cleveland (12/24), finishing with two catches for six yards
Recorded two receptions for nine yards in the Week 18 win at Indianapolis (1/6), including a 1-yard touchdown pass from QB C.J. Stroud in the second quarter
Started at fullback in the AFC Wild Card win vs. Cleveland (1/13), marking his first postseason start
Started at fullback in the Divisional Round at Baltimore (1/20)

2022 (Cincinnati 14/14, 3/3):

Started 14 regular-season games and all three postseason contests for Cincinnati
Suffered a concussion in Game 10 at Pittsburgh, and was inactive for next two games
Rushed for 814 yards on 210 attempts (3.9 average), with seven TDs during regular season
Also set career highs in receptions (60) and receiving yards (441), with two TD grabs
Posted 145 scrimmage yards (82 rushing, 63 receiving) in season opener vs. Pittsburgh
On Nov. 6 against Carolina, totaled a career-high 211 scrimmage yards (153 rushing, 58 receiving), with five total TDs (four rushing, one receiving) to lead Bengals to 42-21 win; Set single-game team records for total TDs and points accounted for (30), while four rushing TDs tied HB Corey Dillon's team record
In just the first half of Carolina game, had 15 carries for 113 yards (7.5 average) and three TDs
Rushed 14 times for 96 yards on Dec. 11 vs. Cleveland, including 40-yarder in the third quarter that led to Bengals FG
Recorded 39 carries for 163 yards (4.2 avg.) and a TD during postseason
Netted 105 rushing yards on 20 attempts (5.3 avg.), with a one yard TD in Divisional Playoff at Buffalo; yardage total marked a postseason career high and third-most rushing yards ever in a Bengals postseason game.

2021 (Cincinnati 16/16, 4/4):

Started 16 regular-season games and all four postseason games for Cincinnati, as Bengals won AFC Championship and advanced to Super Bowl LVI
Missed regular-season finale while on Reserve/COVID-19
Posted career-high rushing totals in attempts (292), yards (1205) and TDs (13), as well as 42 catches for 314 yards and three TDs (tied career high)
Third in the NFL in rushing attempts and yards, fourth in rushing TDs
His 13 rushing TDs in the regular season were fourth-most in team history, and 16 total TDs were tied for second-most in team history
Nine straight games with a TD (Games 4-12) tied for second-longest streak in team history, six straight (Games 7-12) with a rushing TD tied for the longest in team history, and four straight with multiple TDs (Games 8-11) was the longest such streak in team history
Rushed for 127 yards and a TD on 29 carries in season opener vs. Minnesota
Posted back-to-back 100-yard games, on Nov. 21 at Las Vegas (123 yards, two TDs) and on Nov. 28 vs. Pittsburgh (career-high 165, two TDs)
Rushed 67 times for 262 yards and a TD in four postseason games
Posted 100-plus yards from scrimmage in Divisional Playoff at Tennessee (103) and AFC Championship at Kansas City (115)
Rushed 15 times for 72 yards (4.8 avg.) in Super Bowl LVI vs. L.A. Rams, and threw a six-yard TD pass to WR Tee Higgins on a trick play in the second quarter.

2020 (Cincinnati 6/6):

Limited to just six games (all starts) by a right foot injury
Rushed for 428 yards on 119 attempts (3.6), with three rushing TDs, along with 21 catches for 138 yards and one TD
Rushed 25 times for season-high 151 yards and two TDs on Oct. 4 vs. Jacksonville, and added six catches for 30 yards and another TD
Suffered injury in Game 6, Oct. 18 at Indianapolis; inactive for next three contests before being placed on Reserve/Injured on Nov. 21

2019 (Cincinnati 16/15):

Played in all 16 games (15 starts)
Rushed for 1137 yards on 278 attempts (4.1), with five rushing TDs
Caught 35 passes for 287 yards and three TDs
Gained 817 of his 1137 rushing yards (72 percent) in final eight games
Totaled 186 yards from scrimmage on Dec. 8 at Cleveland, the most by a Bengal since 2016; rushed for 146 yards on 23 carries (6.3), while scoring a TD, and added 40 yards on three receptions
On Dec. 15 vs. New England, rushed 25 times for 136 yards
Posted then-career high 162 rushing yards and two TDs in season finale vs. Cleveland

2018 (Cincinnati 14/13):

Played in 14 games (13 starts)
Inactive Games 3-4 with a knee injury
Rushed for AFC-best 1168 yards, making him the first Bengals player ever to lead the AFC in rushing in a season (RB Paul Robinson led the AFL in rushing in 1968)
Totaled 149 yards on Sept. 9 at Indianapolis (95 rushing, 54 receiving), and had a rushing TD
Totaled 115 yards (93 rushing, 22 receiving) in return to action Oct. 7 vs. Miami, after missing previous two games with knee injury; receiving TD was first of his career
Rushed 21 times for 123 yards and two TDs on Oct. 28 vs. Tampa Bay, good for his first career multi-TD performance
Totaled season-high 155 yards (89 rushing, 66 receiving) on Nov. 25 vs. Cleveland
Recorded season-highs in rushes (27) and rushing yards (129) on Dec. 16 vs. Oakland, and had two rushing TDs
Rushed for 105 yards on 13 carries (season-high 8.1 average) in season finale at Pittsburgh

2017 (Cincinnati 14/7):

Played in 14 games (seven starts) as a rookie
Inactive for Games 13-14 (concussion)
Led team in rushing yards (626) carries (178), and rushing TDs (four)
Added 30 catches for 287 yards (9.6)
Had first career game of at least 100 yards from scrimmage (101) on Sept. 24 at Green Bay, with 62 yards rushing and 39 yards receiving
Recorded first career rushing TD Oct. 8 at Buffalo, giving Bengals the lead in the fourth quarter
Had a season-high 91 receiving yards on Oct. 29 vs. Indianapolis
On Nov. 26 vs. Cleveland, recorded season highs in rushing yards (114) and carries (23), while adding one rushing TD

COLLEGE:

Played in 25 games over two seasons of action at Oklahoma (2015-16), rushing for 2027 yards on 300 carries (6.8), with 17 TDs, while sharing backfield with OU's all-time rushing leader, Samaje Perine
Also caught 65 passes for 894 yards (13.8) and nine TDs, along with a passing TD and kickoff return TD
As a sophomore in 2016, named first-team All-Big 12 after rushing for team-high 1274 yards on 187 attempts (6.8), with 10 TDs, and caught 37 passes (second on team) for 538 yards (second on team) and five TDs
Averaged 6.8 yards per carry, the fourth-best single-season mark in Sooners history
Became first player in school history, and only FBS player in 2016, to register TDs via pass, rush, reception and KOR in a single season
Set OU single-season record in 2016 for all-purpose yards (2331) and all purpose yards per game (194.3)

PERSONAL:

Hometown is Oakley, Calif. (Bay area)
Attended Freedom High School in Oakley, where he rushed for 1704 yards and 23 TDs as a high school senior
Played in 2014 U.S. Army High School All American Game
Also played basketball and ran track in high school
He's the youngest of six children
Hosts an annual football camp in his hometown of Oakley
Has hosted summer football camps for children in Cincinnati
African-American studies major at Oklahoma

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