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2017 NFL Draft: Top 50 Prospects Halfway through Season

By Tyler Brooke

Oct 22, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers running back Leonard Fournette (7) catches a pass as Mississippi Rebels linebacker Detric Bing-Dukes (43) defends during the first quarter of a game at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 22, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers running back Leonard Fournette (7) catches a pass as Mississippi Rebels linebacker Detric Bing-Dukes (43) defends during the first quarter of a game at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 1, 2016; Fort Worth, TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooners running back Joe Mixon (25) runs as TCU Horned Frogs linebacker Travin Howard (32) defends during the first half at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Fort Worth, TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooners running back Joe Mixon (25) runs as TCU Horned Frogs linebacker Travin Howard (32) defends during the first half at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

When ignoring the off-field issues, Oklahoma’s Joe Mixon is one of the most talented prospects in college football right now. However, a video of Mixon assaulting a woman in 2014 will have a lot of NFL teams concerned about picking up the redshirt sophomore if he declares after this season.

If Mixon is able to convince teams that he’s grown up since the very disturbing assault, he’ll get a chance in the league because of his talent. The Oklahoma prospect is a big play threat any time he touches the ball. He has the ideal combination of size and speed along with his elusiveness helping him break off some big plays. Mixon can also make plenty of plays in the passing game, as made evident by his three receiving touchdowns and five total scores in the shootout against Texas Tech a couple of weeks ago.

Mixon is far from a complete prospect at the position, however. Despite his elusiveness, Mixon is rarely able to shake off tacklers and it is unclear whether or not he can be a capable blocker in pass protection when needed.

The upside is there for Mixon to play a role similar to one that Tevin Coleman plays in Atlanta. However, he’ll need to be able to answer questions that scouts will have about his off-field incident.

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