Joe Mixon is one of the most consistent running backs of his generation — a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, Mixon delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.

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Joe Mixon

2× Pro BowlTop 7% all-time RBsElite Playmaker⚙️ Sustained Machine · 2018 Team Carrier · #65

Height6'1"

Weight220 lb

BornJul 24, 1996

Age30

CollegeOklahoma

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #65 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

121

3 qualifying seasons

2019 CIN·2 team wins#9

Rushing Yards · 1,137 · score 85

2018 CIN·6 team wins#4

Rushing Yards · 1,168 · score 22

2018 CIN

Career Value · VORP

155 career value over replacement — #600 all-time of 4,649. 19.4/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

5 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks 2-phase playertwo-way Mr. ReliableCV 0.14

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #48 (Rd 2) · CIN · 2017 · +23.8 vs expected KV-H

73actual

49.2 expected · Δ+23.8

💔+25.1 stolen VORP·1.28 szns lost

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ConferenceBig Twelve

Rushing Touchdowns · 8 · score 14

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 40% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

40% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader40

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 95%.

Encyclopedia Coverage5/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.

Defensive StatsNot available for this player

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Per-Snap Impact

Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Yards / snap:2.17 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap2.17Touch rate0.487EPA/snap0Snap share63.1%Off snaps4,552ConsistentCV 0.13

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within running backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Carry: 4.1 regular season → 4.2 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

+2%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

9,876

7,428 rush · 2,448 recv

Total TDs

60 rush · 14 recv

Total Touches

2,135

1,816 carries · 319 rec

Yds / Touch

4.6

rushing + receiving

Career Milestones8

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

20181K career rushing yards
2019100 career receptions
20203K career rushing yards
20201K career receiving yards
202125 career rushing TDs
20225K career rushing yards
2023250 career receptions
202450 career rushing TDs

Understanding These Stats

Passing

Cmp / Att — Completions and pass attempts.

Cmp% — Completion percentage — completions ÷ attempts × 100.

Yds — Passing yards — total air + yards after catch on completions.

TD / TD% — Passing touchdowns. TD% = TDs per 100 attempts, measuring scoring efficiency.

Int / Int% — Interceptions thrown. Int% = INTs per 100 attempts — the primary ball-security metric.

Y/A — Yards per attempt — passing yards ÷ attempts. The core passing efficiency rate.

AdjY/A — Adjusted yards per attempt: (Pass Yds + 20×TD − 45×INT) ÷ Att. Penalizes turnovers and rewards touchdowns — widely considered the most predictive single-season QB metric.

TD:INT — TD-to-interception ratio — passing touchdowns ÷ interceptions thrown. Elite QBs sustain career ratios above 3.0; HOF greats often exceed 4.0. Not shown when no interceptions.

Rate — NFL passer rating — the official formula combining Cmp%, Y/A, TD%, and INT% on a 0–158.3 scale. Good QB performance ≈ 90+; elite ≈ 110+.

Sk — Times sacked — how many times the QB was brought down behind the line of scrimmage.

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Snap Counts (2012–present)

Off / Off% — Offensive snaps played and share of team total. The most reliable usage metric for skill positions and OL.

Def / Def% — Defensive snaps played and share of team total.

ST / ST% — Special-teams snaps played and share of team total.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Postseason Career

9 playoff games

Passing

Cmp1Att1Cmp%100.0%Yds6TD1TD%100.0Y/A6.0AdjY/A26.0Rate131.3

Rushing

Att149Yds619TD4Y/A4.2TD%2.71D311D%20.8Fmb1

Receiving

Tgt36Rec29Yds182Ctch%80.6%Y/R6.3Y/Tgt5.11D6

Snap Counts

Off369Off%61.8%

College Stats

OklahomaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oklahoma), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Movementderived from season history

2024team change
Joined HOU (from CIN)
2024final season
Last recorded season with HOU
2017draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 2, Pick 48

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 220 lb

Frame

Injury History

8 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	HOU	1	W3Doubtful· AnkleW4Questionable· AnkleW5Out· AnkleW6Questionable· AnkleW20Questionable· Ankle
2023	CIN	0	W9Questionable· Chest
2022	CIN	1	W12Out· ConcussionW13Questionable· Concussion
2021	CIN	0	W5Questionable· AnkleW6Questionable· AnkleW14Questionable· Illness
2020	CIN	3	W5Questionable· ShinW7Out· FootW8Out· FootW10Doubtful· FootW11Out· Foot
2019	CIN	0	W2Questionable· Ankle
2018	CIN	2	W3Out· KneeW4Out· Knee
2017	CIN	1	W14Out· ConcussionW15Questionable· ConcussionW17Questionable· Ankle

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →

peak 77

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B2017

B+2018

B+2019

C2020

B+2021

B2022

B+2023

B+2024

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

84%

20172024

2020 · Foot · 38%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Durable

Era Translator

Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rush Yds	Rush Yds/G	→ 2025 Rush Yds	→ 2025 /G
2017	626	44.7	784+158	46.1
2018	1,168	83.4	1,465+297	86.2
2019	1,137	71.1	1,264+127	74.3
2020	428	71.3	1,211+783	71.2
2021	1,205	75.3	1,272+67	74.8
2022	814	58.1	1,007+193	59.3
2023	1,034	60.8	1,022-12	60.1
2024	1,016	72.6	1,213+197	71.3

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Joe Mixon

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Snap Counts

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2017 Draft Class· this player went #48

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator