Joe Mixon

Career Stats

Year	Team	GP	Yards	TD	YPC
Career		111	7,428	60	4.1
2024		14	1,016	11	4.1
2023		17	1,034	9	4.0
2022		14	814

Season	Team	GP	Att	Yds	TD	YPC	Grade
2024		14	—	1016	11	4.1	C+ C+ Top 48% — above average
2023		17	—	1034	9	4.0	C C Around average
2022		14	—	814	7	3.9	C C Around average
2021		16	—	1205	13	4.1	C+ C+ Top 48% — above average
2020		6	—	428	3	3.6	C C Around average
2019		16	—	1137	5	4.1	C C Around average
2018		14	—	1168	8	4.9	C+ C+ Top 48% — above average
2017		14	—	626	4	3.5	C- C- Below average

Grades reflect the player's performance in each season. Header grade shows the current season.

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Performance versus salary tier earns Joe Mixon a C+ Contract Value Index, with cap structure shaping the verdict. At $795K AAV, Mixon's current deal represents a minimal financial commitment—well below market rate for a veteran running back of his résumé—which is precisely the problem: the contract reflects a league-wide acknowledgment that his health and durability are now the governing factors, not his talent. His 2024 season production (309 receiving yards across 14 games) showed he could still contribute in a complementary role, yet the entire 2025 campaign lost to a foot injury has fundamentally reset the conversation from "productive veteran" to "reclamation project." At 29 with eight seasons played, Mixon sits at an inflection point where age and injury history compound: running backs entering their thirties require clean medical reports and recent film to justify contract investment, and a full season of inactivity fails that test. The Texans' subsequent offseason activity—adding offensive line depth and cycling through other position groups while jettisoning Mixon—underscores their forward-looking posture and lack of confidence in his recovery timeline, making his CVI grade less a statement on past productivity and more a market reality check on what teams are willing to wager on his return to form. Unless he can demonstrate full health and explosiveness in workouts or early preseason action, Mixon will remain a low-cost, high-risk veteran option rather than a centerpiece of any roster construction.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the C band — a quick read on where Joe's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance AnalysisProcessing

A Performance grade for Joe Mixon is not currently available.

Fan Sentiment

Joe Mixon's public perception has cratered to its lowest point, earning a flat F in sentiment — a grade that reflects near-total collapse in league-wide confidence heading into the 2026 offseason. The driving force is as straightforward as it is brutal: a foot injury wiped out his entire 2025 season, and the Texans responded by cutting him loose before the new league year, sending an unambiguous message that Houston viewed the situation as unrecoverable. That release stings harder given that his on-field production grade — a B- based on his 2024 campaign — suggests he was a functional, above-average contributor when healthy, which makes the durability question rather than the talent question the central concern. The broader media narrative has framed Mixon as a cautionary tale about investing in aging running backs, and at 29, with a lost season on his injury history, most teams are expected to address their backfield needs through younger options rather than betting on a reclamation project. Houston's own offseason activity reinforces the forward-looking posture — the Texans have spent aggressively upgrading their offensive line with Wyatt Teller and Evan Brown, and added pieces across the roster, signaling a team building ahead rather than waiting on Mixon to recover. The current narrative sits at a genuinely bleak crossroads: a formerly productive back reduced to a question mark, shopping himself on the open market with durability red flags that most front offices will be difficult to look past.