American football running back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League Joseph Tyler Mixon was born on July 24, 1996. (NFL). Some analysts and scouts evaluated Mixon as a first-round prospect coming out of college, but because to his past, they predicted that he would be chosen in the third or fourth round. He was rated the fourth-best running back by Sports Illustrated, the third-best back by Pro Football Focus, and the fifth-best back by NFLDraftScout.com.
Where did Joe Mixon go to college? Did Joe Mixon play college football?
He played college football at Oklahoma and was chosen by the Bengals in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He was named to the first team of the Big 12 during his time there. As a member of the group that advanced to Super Bowl LVI in 2021, Mixon earned Pro Bowl honors.
From 2014 to 2016, Mixon attended and played college football for the University of Oklahoma. After being charged with a minor assault in October 2014, he was barred from playing for the Oklahoma football team in 2014.
Mixon played in all 12 games with three starts during his redshirt freshman season in 2015 to gain playing time. The longest reception ever by a Sooner freshman running back, Mixon had a 76-yard touchdown reception in his first game of his career. He also had five carries for 27 yards versus Akron. He amassed 154 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns on October 24 against Texas Tech. He rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns against Oklahoma State in the yearly rivalry matchup.
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