Last confirmed: Oklahoma, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · Oakley, CA
Joe Mixon: RB · Oklahoma · #25.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Joe Mixon
Beats you as a runner and a receiver. Second year in the Oklahoma backfield. On tape: 263 rushing yards and 114 receiving yards against Texas Tech, Week 8, 2016.
Play style
Threatens defenses in every dimension — rushing, receiving, third-down.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 23.3% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 21.3% of his carries. 6 carries for 47 yds vs Houston; 31 for 263 vs Texas Tech.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
33.8% of carries overall (184/545) → 18.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (26/142) — 84.6% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
10 of 14 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (71.4%). 9 of the team's 36 inside-the-5 carries (25.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-33@ No. 15 Houston | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 1 | 32 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-17vs UL Monroe | 13 | 117 | 9.0 | 0 | 44 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-45vs No. 3 Ohio State | 9 | 78 | 8.7 | 0 | 31 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-46@ No. 21 TCU | 16 | 105 | 6.6 | 1 | 65 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-40vs Texas | 16 | 48 | 3.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-17vs Kansas State | 19 | 88 | 4.6 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 8 | W 66-59@ Texas Tech | 31 | 263 | 8.5 | 2 | 46 | Season-high 263 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 56-3vs Kansas | 9 | 74 | 8.2 | 1 | 52 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-24vs No. 25 Baylor | 14 | 124 | 8.9 | 1 | 56 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-28@ No. 10 West Virginia | 24 | 147 | 6.1 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-20vs No. 11 Oklahoma State | 11 | 99 | 9.0 | 1 | 79 | |
 Bowl | W 35-19vs No. 17 Auburn | 19 | 91 | 4.8 | 2 | 35 | |
| Total | 187 | 1274 | 6.8 | 10 | 79 |
Week 8 · 2016
W 66-59
at Texas Tech
263 rush yds (31 car) · 2 TD · 4 rec · 114 yds · 3 TD
Edged out Texas Tech on the road in a shootout.
With B. Mayfield — 545 yds · 7 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.0 · 19 rush yds (2 car) · D. Westbrook — 9 rec · 202 yds · 2 TD · 15 rush yds (1 car)
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
51%168 carriesFumble rate
2.7%5 of 187 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.8 yds/carry on 187 carries · 18% explosive (10+ yds) · 51% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
2 seasons under Bob Stoops — 22-4 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 96.7 | 8.1 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 172 | 7.1 | 1.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 81.0 | 6.2 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 141 | 8.1 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Stoops
Pass share
40.4%
383 pass / 564 run
Plays / game
72.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
412 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
187 carries, 37 catches and 1 pass attempt in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Oklahoma, 2,027 rushing yards — drafted at #48 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
His career
Where he ended up · NFL
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 10th NFL season
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 10th NFL season
