Joe Mixon

Running Back

Age: 28
Free Agency: 2025 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 7
  • 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $6,100,000 (2.36% of cap)
  • 2024 Cash Payout: $5,750,000 (2.63% of spending)
  • 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.94
  • Contract Value: $11,500,000 ($5,750,000 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $4,128,000
  • Contract Ranking: 13/161 at RB

Current Contract

(Other, signed 2023)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryRoster BonusWorkout BonusOther BonusCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
RegularPer Game
2024 📝
March 18: Roster bonus due
28$2,209,972$3,000,028$340,000$200,000$350,000$6,100,0002.4%
Total$2,209,972$3,000,028$340,000$200,000$350,000$6,100,000

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.

Mixon renegotiated his contract in 2023 reducing his salary in 2023 and 2024 from $20.5 million to $11,5 million. As part of the new contract Mixon received $4.128 million in guarantees. Another $4 million in additional incentives are also available. If on the roster on the 4th day of the 2023 league year he will earn a $3 million roster bonus. The new contract reduced Mixon's 2023 salary cap number by about $4.3 million.

Cash Flows

- old money
- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$5.8M
$11.5M
Old Money2024
Cash Due$5,750,000$5,750,000
Running Cash$11,500,000
Career Earnings: $38,978,721
Career APY: $5,568,389
Potential Earnings: $44,728,721
Total Guarantees: $34,072,487
Largest Cash Payment: $11,325,000 (2020)
Largest Cap Number: $11,420,588 (2022)

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
BengalsExtensionRenegotiated20204$48,000,000$12,000,000$10,000,000$28,636,76459.7%$9,545,588
BengalsOtherTraded20232$11,500,000$5,750,000$4,128,000$6,100,00053.0%$6,100,000
TexansOtherActive20232$11,500,000$5,750,000$4,128,000$00.0%$0
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Bengals7$38,978,721$5,568,389$35,908,1330.0%$2,750,0000.0%
Texans0$0$0$00.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusRoster BonusPer Game Roster BonusWorkout BonusOther BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2017Bengals$465,000$525,938$0$0$0$0$0$990,9380.6%$2,568,752
2018Bengals$712,735$525,938$0$0$0$0$712,735$1,238,6730.7%$712,735
2019Bengals$960,470$525,938$0$0$0$0$0$1,486,4080.8%$960,470
2020Bengals$1,325,000$2,525,938$0$0$0$0$0$3,850,9381.8%$11,325,000
2021Bengals$5,000,000$2,750,000$0$500,000$200,000$0$0$8,420,5884.3%$8,670,588
2022Bengals$8,000,000$2,750,000$0$500,000$200,000$0$0$11,420,5885.4%$8,641,176
2023Bengals$1,082,000$2,750,000$4,128,000$340,000$200,000$0$4,128,000$8,500,0003.8%$6,100,000
2024Texans$2,209,972$0$3,000,028$340,000$200,000$350,000$0$6,100,0002.4%$5,750,000
Total$19,755,177$12,353,752$7,128,028$1,680,000$800,000$350,000$4,840,735$42,008,133$44,728,721
Dead Money History
TeamYearCap ChargeCash Paid
Bengals2024$2,750,000$0
Total$2,750,000$0

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
2023170069.1%0.0%25710344.09523767.2300

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$8,844,000$5,750,000
Injury Adjusted$8,844,000$5,750,000
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OTC Valuation $2.7M $5.4M $8M $10.7M $13.4M APY $2.7M $5.3M $8M $10.7M $13.3M $7,072,000 $4,215,000

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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