Joe Mixon

Running Back

Age: 27
Free Agency: 2025 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 6
  • 2023 Salary Cap Charge: $12,791,176 (5.67% of cap)
  • 2023 Cash Payout: $10,100,000 (4.82% of spending)
  • 2023 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.79
  • Contract Value: $48,000,000 ($12,000,000 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $10,000,000
  • Contract Ranking: 6/160 at RB

Current Contract

(Extension, signed 2020)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated BonusPer Game Roster BonusWorkout BonusCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202024$1,325,000$2,525,938$0$0$3,850,9381.8%
202125$5,000,000$2,750,000$500,000$200,000$8,420,5884.3%
202226$8,000,000$2,750,000$500,000$200,000$11,420,5885.4%
202327$9,400,000$2,750,000$500,000$200,000$12,791,1765.7%
202428$9,683,205$2,750,000$500,000$200,000$13,133,2055.1%
Total$33,408,205$13,525,938$2,000,000$800,000$49,616,495

Contract Notes

Joe Mixon signed a 4 year contract extension worth $48 million with the Bengals on September 1, 2020. Mixon received a $10 million signing bonus which is the guaranteed portion of the contract. There is a virtually guaranteed option bonus due at the start of the 2021 league year. In each year of the deal there are $500,000 in per game bonuses as well as annual workout bonuses.

Cash Flows

- old money
- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$12M
$24M
$36M
$48M
Old Money20202021202220232024
Cash Due$88,236$10,116,795$8,670,588$8,641,176$10,100,000$10,383,205
Running Cash$10,205,031$18,875,619$27,516,795$37,616,795$48,000,000
Career Earnings: $32,878,721
Career APY: $5,479,787
Potential Earnings: $53,361,926
Total Guarantees: $12,816,487
Largest Cash Payment: $11,325,000 (2020)
Largest Cap Number: $13,133,205 (2024)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
BengalsDraftedExtended20174$5,450,162$1,362,541$2,816,487$4,241,95777.8%$1,413,986
BengalsExtensionActive20204$48,000,000$12,000,000$10,000,000$28,636,76459.7%$9,545,588
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Bengals6$32,878,721$5,479,787$27,408,1330.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusPer Game Roster BonusWorkout BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2017Bengals$465,000$525,938$0$0$0$990,9380.6%$2,568,752
2018Bengals$712,735$525,938$0$0$712,735$1,238,6730.7%$712,735
2019Bengals$960,470$525,938$0$0$0$1,486,4080.8%$960,470
2020Bengals$1,325,000$2,525,938$0$0$0$3,850,9381.8%$11,325,000
2021Bengals$5,000,000$2,750,000$500,000$200,000$0$8,420,5884.3%$8,670,588
2022Bengals$8,000,000$2,750,000$500,000$200,000$0$11,420,5885.4%$8,641,176
2023Bengals$9,400,000$2,750,000$500,000$200,000$0$12,791,1765.7%$10,100,000
2024Bengals$9,683,205$2,750,000$500,000$200,000$0$13,133,2055.1%$10,383,205
Total$35,546,410$15,103,752$2,000,000$800,000$712,735$53,332,514$53,361,926

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnapsRushingReceivingFumbles
InjuredHealthyOffenseSpecialAttYardsAvgTDRecYardsAvgTDTotalLost
2017142039.8%3.5%1605303.34292869.9021
2018142059.8%0.2%23711684.98432966.9100
2019160058.9%0.0%27811374.15352878.2300
202063027.0%0.0%1194283.63211386.6100
2021160063.5%0.0%29212054.113423147.5300
2022141156.1%0.0%2108143.97604417.4200

Valuation Diamond

The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.

OTC ValuationAPY
Regular$9,942,000$12,000,000
Injury Adjusted$10,445,571$11,250,000
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OTC Valuation $2.6M $5.1M $7.7M $10.3M $12.9M APY $2.7M $5.3M $8M $10.7M $13.3M $7,568,000 $5,250,000

Weekly Valuation Trends

The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.

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