Player

Joe Mixon

Five 1,000-yard seasons across nine years puts him in workhorse territory — the new-team debut as his most efficient TD year (0.79 TD/G) is the surprise.

FanIQ Research · May 9, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

9-year career, 5 1,000-yard seasons. The Houston debut (2024) was his strongest TD year — 11 in 14 games.

Trend

Mixon regular-season production by year

Year	Tm	G	Att	Yds	TDs	YPC
2017	CIN	14	178	626	4	3.52
2018	CIN	14	237	1,168	8	4.93
2019	CIN	16	278	1,137	5	4.09
2020	CIN	6	119	428	3	3.60
2021	CIN	16	292	1,205	13	4.13
2022	CIN	14	210	814	7	3.88
2023	CIN	17	257	1,034	9	4.02
2024	HOU	14	245	1,016	11	4.15

Rushing yards by year

Season	Yards
2017	626
2018	1168
2019	1137
2020	428
2021	1205
2022	814
2023	1034
2024	1016

Why it matters. Five 1,000-yard seasons across nine years puts him in workhorse territory — the new-team debut as his most efficient TD year (0.79 TD/G) is the surprise.

7,428 career rushing yards, 60 TDs through 8 seasons — 8th-most among active RBs.

Milestone

Career regular-season totals through 2024

Stat	Total
Games	111
Carries	1,816
Rush Yards	7,428
Rush TDs	60
YPC	4.09
Receptions	319
Rec Yards	2,448
Rec TDs	14

Active RBs by career REG rushing yards

Rank	Player	Rush Yds	Rush TDs
1	Derrick Henry	13,018	122
2	Ezekiel Elliott	9,130	74
3	Saquon Barkley	8,356	55
4	Josh Jacobs	7,803	74
5	Aaron Jones	7,626	52
6	Jonathan Taylor	7,598	69
7	Christian McCaffrey	7,589	62
8	Joe Mixon	7,428	60

Why it matters. These are the verified REG-only career totals — the prior version inflated yards/games by including playoff stat lines.

Cincinnati (2017–23): 97 games for 6,412 yards & 49 TDs. Houston (2024): 14 games for 1,016 yards & 11 TDs.

Split

Career REG splits by team

Team	Years	G	Att	Yds	YPC	TDs	Yds/G	TD/G
CIN	2017–23	97	1,571	6,412	4.08	49	66.1	0.51
HOU	2024	14	245	1,016	4.15	11	72.6	0.79

Why it matters. He left Cincinnati as a 'past his prime' release at 28, then produced a higher per-game TD rate in Houston than in any Bengals year — including the 2021 SB run.

His 2021 13 rushing TDs led Cincinnati to Super Bowl LVI — the franchise's first SB appearance in 33 years.

Comparison

Mixon 2021 SB run

Round	Result	Score
Wild Card	W vs LV	26–19
Divisional	W at TEN	19–16
AFC Championship	W at KC	27–24
SB LVI	L vs LA	20–23

Why it matters. His career-high TD year coincided with the only deep playoff run of his career and Cincinnati's first SB trip in a generation.

Nov 6, 2022 vs Carolina: 5 TDs, 153 rush yds, 58 rec yds — one of only 6 players to score 5+ TDs in a game since 1999.

Rare

Players with 5+ rush/rec TDs in a single REG-season game (since 1999)

Player	Date	Tm	Opp	Rush TD	Rec TD
Shaun Alexander	Sep 29, 2002	SEA	MIN	4	1
Clinton Portis	Dec 7, 2003	DEN	KC	5	0
Jamaal Charles	Dec 15, 2013	KC	OAK	1	4
Alvin Kamara	Dec 25, 2020	NO	MIN	6	0
Jonathan Taylor	Nov 21, 2021	IND	BUF	4	1
Joe Mixon	Nov 6, 2022	CIN	CAR	4	1

Mixon's 5 TDs that day, in order

Qtr	Type	Yds	Description
Q1	Run	2	Left tackle, 9:45
Q2	Run	3	Right tackle, 7:31
Q2	Run	1	Right end, 3:50
Q2	Rec	12	Pass from Burrow, 0:11
Q3	Run	14	Left end, 4:44

Why it matters. A 5-TD game is a once-a-decade event. Mixon owns the most recent one, and stacked four of them inside two quarters.

60 career rush TDs, zero from 50+ yards out. His longest TD run is 45 — shorter than 26 of the other 28 RBs with 60+ career REG TDs.

Anomaly

Shortest 'longest TD run' — RBs with 60+ career REG rushing TDs (since 1999)

Player	Career REG Rush TDs	Longest TD Run
James Conner	60	29
Brandon Jacobs	60	43
Joe Mixon	60	45
Steven Jackson	69	59
Ezekiel Elliott	74	60
Edgerrin James	80	62
Priest Holmes	79	64
Clinton Portis	75	65

Mixon's TD-distance distribution (career REG)

Distance from goal	TDs
2 yards or less	27
3–5 yards	12
6–10 yards	8
11+ yards	13

Why it matters. Most workhorse RBs eventually pop a 60+ yard TD; Mixon never has. His scoring profile is built almost entirely from short red-zone work.

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