Joe Mixon
| Oklahoma Sooners No. 25 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class |
 Freshman |
| Career history | |
| High school | Oakley (CA) Freedom |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | July 24, 1996 |
| Place of birth | Oakley, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 217 lb (98 kg) |
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Joe Mixon (born July 24, 1996) is an American football running back for the Oklahoma Sooners.
Early Years
Mixon attended Freedom High School (Oakley, California) where he played football and basketball. He was a three-year starter at running back for the Freedom Falcons football team. He rushed for 1134 yards and 13 touchdowns as a Sophomore on 171 carries. In his junior year he rushed for 1443 yards and 21 touchdowns on 201 carries. In his final year, he rushed for 1704 yards and 23 touchdowns on 226 carries.[1]
Mixon played in 16 basketball games for the falcons scoring a total of 195 points. He maintained a 12.2 PPG average and a free throw % of 57% ad made a total of 79 field goals. His team went 22-2 overall and 10-0 in league play that season.[2]
Mixon was ranked as a five-star recruit and the No. 1 running back in the nation by Rivals.com In January 2014, he committed to the University of Oklahoma to play college football. He had 47 offers including those from Alabama, Ohio State, Florida State and Notre Dame.[3]
College career
After a legal dispute in the summer leading up to his freshman season, Mixon was red-shirted. He worked hard and earned playing time his sophomore year playing in all 12 games with three starts. In his first career game, MIxon had a 76-yard touchdown reception that was the longest catch ever by an OU freshman running back, he also ran for 27 yards on 5 carries for an average of 5.4 yards per carry, against Akron. At the conclusion of the 2015 regular season Mixon had run for 749 yards on 110 carries averaging 6.8 yards. He rushed for 7 touchdowns and set his career long carry at 66 yards. The Sooners also utilized him as a receiver giving him 25 receptions for 345 yards averaging 13.8 yards per reception and 4 touchdowns.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Joe Mixon's High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
- ↑ "Joe Mixon's High School Basketball Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
- ↑ "Joe Mixon - Yahoo! Sports". rivals.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
- ↑ "Joe Mixon". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
- ↑ "Joe Mixon Bio". OU Athletics. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
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