#28
Joe Mixon
CIN · 2017–2023HOU · 2024–2025UFA
JoeMixon#28RB
Age
30
Jul 24, 1996
Height
6'1"
73"
Weight
220
lb
College
Oklahoma
2015-2016
Drafted
2017
Rd 2, Pk 48
Exp
9
seasons
Contract
$20M
2y · $9.9M APY
Status
UFA
UFA

2024 Season

Latest production
Rush Yds
1,016
2024
Carries
245
regular season
Yds/Carry
4.1
regular season
Rush TD
11
regular season
Targets
52
regular season
Rec Yds
309
36 rec
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2015 — Present · Includes honors
2024–2025
Houston Texans · Running Back
RB · 19 active weeks
2024Pro Bowl
NFL
2017–2023
Cincinnati Bengals · Running Back
RB · 114 active weeks
2021Pro Bowl
NFL
2015–2016
Oklahoma · RB
NCAA

Draft Profile

2017 Draft
Selection
Round 2, Pick 48
#48 overall by Cincinnati Bengals
TeamCIN
Overall#48

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaErik Drost. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.