Joe Mixon
2017 · Round 2 · Pick 48 · RB · Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Mixon is from Oakley, California. At Freedom High School he ran for 1,704 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior and also played basketball. Rivals ranked him the nation's No. 1 running back recruit, and he chose Oklahoma from 47 offers. He was suspended for the 2014 season after a misdemeanor assault charge. In his 2015 debut he caught a 76-yard touchdown, the longest catch ever by an OU freshman running back, and he ran for 749 yards at 6.8 per carry that season. He was first-team All-Big 12 in 2016. Cincinnati drafted him in the second round, 48th overall, in 2017. He spent seven seasons with the Bengals and made the Pro Bowl in 2021, then joined Houston and made the 2024 Pro Bowl. His career totals are 7,428 rushing yards and 60 rushing touchdowns. His infobox lists no current team. Oklahoma City Examiner wrote on February 3, 2014: "Mixon is a five-star recruit from California who chose the attend [sic] Oklahoma after the Soonere [sic] beat the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Sugar Bowl."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Mixon | https://grokipedia.com/page/Joe_Mixon | https://soonersports.com/sports/2019/8/13/208798496 | https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MixoJo00.htm | Oklahoma City Examiner, 2014-02-03, "Oklahoma Sooners recruiting: Joe Mixon tells Sooners fans not to worry" (via NewsBank Oklahoma News Source)