Age: 25
Free Agency: 2025 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 4
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 226
- College: Oklahoma
- Entry: 2017 Draft, Round 2, #48 overall (Bengals)
- 2021 Salary Cap Charge: $8,137,500 (4.21% of cap)
- 2021 Cash Payout: $8,700,000 (7.41% of spending)
- 2021 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.07
- Contract Value: $48,000,000 ($12,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $10,000,000
- Contract Ranking: 7/174 at RB
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2020)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | $1,325,000 | $2,525,938 | $0 | $0 | $3,850,938 | 1.8% | ||||
| 2021 | 25 | $5,000,000 | $2,750,000 | $500,000 | $200,000 | $8,137,500 | 4.2% | ||||
| 2022 | 26 | $8,000,000 | $2,750,000 | $500,000 | $200,000 | $11,450,000 | 5.0% | ||||
| 2023 | 27 | $9,400,000 | $2,750,000 | $500,000 | $200,000 | $12,850,000 | 5.3% | ||||
| 2024 | 28 | $9,683,205 | $2,750,000 | $500,000 | $200,000 | $13,133,205 | 5.1% | ||||
| Total | $33,408,205 | $13,525,938 | $2,000,000 | $800,000 | $49,421,643 | ||||||
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
- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$12M
$24M
$36M
$48M
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $10,116,795 | $8,700,000 | $8,700,000 | $10,100,000 | $10,383,205 |
| Running Cash | $10,116,795 | $18,816,795 | $27,516,795 | $37,616,795 | $48,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $18,566,957
Career APY: $4,641,739
Potential Earnings: $53,450,162
Total Guarantees: $12,816,487
Largest Cash Payment: $11,325,000 (2020)
Largest Cap Number: $13,133,205 (2024)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | Drafted | Renegotiated | 2017 | 4 | $5,450,162 | $1,362,541 | $2,816,487 | $4,241,957 | 77.8% | $1,413,986 |
| Bengals | Extension | Active | 2020 | 4 | $48,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $14,325,000 | 29.8% | $14,325,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | 4 | $18,566,957 | $4,641,739 | $7,566,957 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bengals | $465,000 | $525,938 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $990,938 | 0.6% | $2,568,752 | ||
| 2018 | Bengals | $712,735 | $525,938 | $0 | $0 | $712,735 | $1,238,673 | 0.7% | $712,735 | ||
| 2019 | Bengals | $960,470 | $525,938 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,486,408 | 0.8% | $960,470 | ||
| 2020 | Bengals | $1,325,000 | $2,525,938 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,850,938 | 1.8% | $11,325,000 | ||
| 2021 | Bengals | $5,000,000 | $2,750,000 | $500,000 | $200,000 | $0 | $8,137,500 | 4.2% | $8,700,000 | ||
| 2022 | Bengals | $8,000,000 | $2,750,000 | $500,000 | $200,000 | $0 | $11,450,000 | 5.0% | $8,700,000 | ||
| 2023 | Bengals | $9,400,000 | $2,750,000 | $500,000 | $200,000 | $0 | $12,850,000 | 5.3% | $10,100,000 | ||
| 2024 | Bengals | $9,683,205 | $2,750,000 | $500,000 | $200,000 | $0 | $13,133,205 | 5.1% | $10,383,205 | ||
| Total | $35,546,410 | $15,103,752 | $2,000,000 | $800,000 | $712,735 | $53,137,662 | $53,450,162 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Missed | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2017 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 39.8% | 3.5% | 160 | 530 | 3.3 | 4 | 29 | 286 | 9.9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 59.8% | 0.2% | 237 | 1168 | 4.9 | 8 | 43 | 296 | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 58.9% | 0.0% | 278 | 1137 | 4.1 | 5 | 35 | 287 | 8.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 27.0% | 0.0% | 119 | 428 | 3.6 | 3 | 21 | 138 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $1,715,000 | $12,000,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $3,361,313 | $9,750,000 |
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Weekly Valuation Trends
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