4.43 40y dash for Mixon. That's 1st round speed.
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as low as 4.40 by scouts.
still only the 4th best time by runningbacks at combine, but none of the 3 faster than him are big time guys:
TJ Logan (North Carolina) - 4.37 - 5'9" 196lbs
Joe Williams (Utah) - 4.41 - 5'11" 210lbs
Tarik Cohen (North Carolina A&T) - 4.42 - 5'6" 179lbs
So Mixon is far and away the fastest guy with the NFL size.
Of the big time runningbacks that are fighting for draft position with Mixon:
Christian McCaffery (Stanford) - 4.48 - 5'11" 202lbs
Dalvin Cook (Florida State) - 4.49 - 5'10" 210lbs
Leonard Fournette (LSU) - 4.51 - 6'0" 240lbs
OK, I'm starting to think Mixon could be a possible 1st rounder now. The only guy in his league here is Fournette just because moving 240lbs at 4.51 is pretty damn impressive. Although Fournette wasn't a top performer in any other categories.
Excellent reporting JCX ! Is this live on any cable network ?
21 reps on the bench. Puts him at 6th in the combine. Only big name above him would be Dalvin Cook (22) and of course, Samaje.
Crap guys. He's almost Top 5 in all categories except the jumps (not a jumper, I guess).
There's not a better blend of size, strength and speed in this draft. Plus the NFL scouts know he can catch. This dude seriously beefed up his draft status. I agree with WNAS now that he's better than 5th on the RB list this year.
McCaffery had sick combine stats, but he's a small, shifty back. His shuttles, cones and such were to be expected kinda.
I was shocked that at 240lbs, Fournette didn't make the top in the bench. Did he not perform that? All he has is weight and straight away speed?
Dalvin is strong and fast, but again, he gives up size to Mixon and elusiveness considering he was worse in the drills.
Mixon might be the #1 RB in this draft.
Crap guys. He's almost Top 5 in all categories except the jumps (not a jumper, I guess).
There's not a better blend of size, strength and speed in this draft. Plus the NFL scouts know he can catch. This dude seriously beefed up his draft status. I agree with WNAS now that he's better than 5th on the RB list this year.
McCaffery had sick combine stats, but he's a small, shifty back. His shuttles, cones and such were to be expected kinda.
I was shocked that at 240lbs, Fournette didn't make the top in the bench. Did he not perform that? All he has is weight and straight away speed?
Dalvin is strong and fast, but again, he gives up size to Mixon and elusiveness considering he was worse in the drills.
Mixon might be the #1 RB in this draft.
Looking at mock drafts, it appears that the 2 teams in the 1st round that will definitely go with RB unless some crazy better pick is available are the Jets at #6 and the Bucs at #19.
From the the possibles are:
Panthers at #4
Browns at #12
Eagles at #14
Colts at #15
Green Bay at #29
From the the possibles are:
Panthers at #4
Browns at #12
Eagles at #14
Colts at #15
Green Bay at #29
Green Bay would be an awesome landing spot for Mixon. Perfect place to keep out of trouble and repair his image. Plus I think he'd be a great fit for that offense.
I said this a few days ago, without the "might be". I don't think there's anyone else who can attack (ooh, bad choice of word) you in so many ways... rushing, receiving, and special teams.
I loved Perine!!! But there was no doubt to me that Mixon was the most explosive and versatile playmaker OU had on offense this last season. His performance and numbers at the combine are just confirming that. Mixon just has SICK potential!!!!
Pretty good read here. http://thefranchiseok.com/john-e-hoover-joe-mixon-pro-day-came-great-anticipation-finished-flourish/
Joe Mixon posted great numbers Wednesday at OU’s pro day, and then wowed NFL scouts in his position drills. (PHOTO: Ty Russell, OU media relations)
NORMAN — An electricity rose when Joe Mixon stepped to the starting line.
A total of 56 NFL personnel, representing all 32 teams, had been through this drill many times before.
The 40-yard dash is a staple of pre-draft workouts, and the crew assembled inside the Everest Training Center had witnessed a lot of 40s in their careers.
Still, when Mixon crouched, the anticipation was palpable. It almost crackled.
At 6-foot and ¾ inches, Mixon came to Oklahoma’s annual Pro Day on Wednesday boldly carrying a muscled-up 228 pounds. Too heavy, and Mixon’s 40 time might be slowed. He came to OU weighing 211 pounds. As a redshirt freshman, he played at 217. Last season, as he rushed for 1,274 yards and averaged 6.8 yards per carry, Mixon was 226.
It seemed natural, smart, that once the 2016 season ended, Mixon would shed some pounds to pick up some tenths.
But when Mixon finished Wednesday’s sprint, the assemblage held his time literally in their hands, on their stopwatches, and the final results ranged from 4.41 to 4.47 seconds. The official time OU logged was 4.43.
That’s fast. For 228 pounds, that’s scary fast.
Fast enough that Mixon decided to break tradition and not run a second 40. Once was good enough. Four-point-four-three would suffice.
Joe Mixon works out for NFL scouts Wednesday at OU’s Everest Training Center. (PHOTO: Ty Russell, OU media relations)
Afterward, Mixon said, “I just felt like I shouldn’t have run another one.”
There didn’t seem to be anything wrong. Mixon followed up his 40 with two shuttle drills and the bench press, then did all the position work.
Did Mixon simply achieve the time he sought on his first run?
“I feel like I did,” he said.
And thus began Joe Mixon’s first real steps into the National Football League. At 228 pounds, he ran a time that was faster than all but three of the running backs who worked out at the NFL scouting combine last week in Indianapolis (T.J. Logan, Joe Williams and Tarik Cohen).
LSU’s Leonard Fournette impressively ran 4.51 at 240 pounds. Florida State’s Dalvin Cook ran 4.49 at 210 pounds. Texas’ D’Onta Foreman ran 4.58 at 233 pounds. Even speedy Christian McCaffrey ran 4.48 at 202 pounds.
Simply put, Mixon’s workout blew away most of those in attendance.
“The kid’s special. There’s a reason OU let him stay here.”
— One NFL scout on Joe Mixon
Oh, Mixon will still get plenty of questions from NFL scouts, general managers, coaches and maybe even owners about the day he punched Amelia Molitor and shattered her face. He’ll also get questions about the day he tore up a parking ticket and berated an OU parking attendant.
In fact, it’s a good bet he already has. He met with four NFL teams on Tuesday night, and he’s meeting with any other clubs who are interested in his services Wednesday and in the coming days.
But don’t think for a minute that any of that will scare away teams that say they’re concerned about violence against women or their image or the NFL’s ongoing public relations quagmire.
Mixon’s prodigious athletic talent was on full display Wednesday, and come April, it will get him drafted — and high, probably in the second round.
And it wasn’t just Mixon’s 40 time that impressed the scouts. All the running and jumping and lifting placed him among the top five at his position of prospects who participated at the combine. Mixon’s broad jump didn’t pop (he scratched three times before registering 9-foot-10), but his vertical (35 inches), bench press (21 reps of the 225-pound standard) and shuttle drill times (4.25 seconds in the short shuttle, 7.00 in the 3-cone) were outstanding.
“The kid’s special,” one NFL scout told The Franchise afterward. “There’s a reason OU let him stay here.”
The very same reason Mixon has, apparently, reappeared on some NFL draft boards.
“At first, I was off a lot of teams’ boards,” Mixon said. “Now, you know, a lot are interested now. I can only hope, wish and pray for the best outcome of this situation, and that’s to be drafted.”
Have any teams given Mixon or his agent a reason why some have supposedly had second thoughts about having second thoughts?
“I don’t know. I wish I did know,” he said. “I’m not sure.”
Here’s the reason: Mixon’s pro day results just confirmed what a lot of people saw during the 2016 and 2015 college football seasons. He is, as the scout said, “special.”
Samaje Perine is Oklahoma’s all-time leading rusher and had great workouts both at the combine and at pro day. Dominique Whaley, the erstwhile sandwich artist who led the Sooners in rushing in 2011, last played at OU in 2012 and, after bouncing around in the NFL, was back the Everest on Wednesday, probably given one last shot at glory because of his amazing athletic ability.
But, when showcased in individual running back drills led by pro scouts, even those two paled in a side-by-side contrast with Mixon. Out of a stance and to the football, in and out of cuts, accelerating, juking running routes and catching passes — Mixon made them look almost slow by comparison.
“What I did on film, football, you know, it really don’t lie,” Mixon said. “There’s a lot of great running backs in this class, but at the end of the day, I feel like I’m the best one.”
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Joe Mixon posted great numbers Wednesday at OU’s pro day, and then wowed NFL scouts in his position drills. (PHOTO: Ty Russell, OU media relations)
NORMAN — An electricity rose when Joe Mixon stepped to the starting line.
A total of 56 NFL personnel, representing all 32 teams, had been through this drill many times before.
The 40-yard dash is a staple of pre-draft workouts, and the crew assembled inside the Everest Training Center had witnessed a lot of 40s in their careers.
Still, when Mixon crouched, the anticipation was palpable. It almost crackled.
At 6-foot and ¾ inches, Mixon came to Oklahoma’s annual Pro Day on Wednesday boldly carrying a muscled-up 228 pounds. Too heavy, and Mixon’s 40 time might be slowed. He came to OU weighing 211 pounds. As a redshirt freshman, he played at 217. Last season, as he rushed for 1,274 yards and averaged 6.8 yards per carry, Mixon was 226.
It seemed natural, smart, that once the 2016 season ended, Mixon would shed some pounds to pick up some tenths.
But when Mixon finished Wednesday’s sprint, the assemblage held his time literally in their hands, on their stopwatches, and the final results ranged from 4.41 to 4.47 seconds. The official time OU logged was 4.43.
That’s fast. For 228 pounds, that’s scary fast.
Fast enough that Mixon decided to break tradition and not run a second 40. Once was good enough. Four-point-four-three would suffice.
Joe Mixon works out for NFL scouts Wednesday at OU’s Everest Training Center. (PHOTO: Ty Russell, OU media relations)
Afterward, Mixon said, “I just felt like I shouldn’t have run another one.”
There didn’t seem to be anything wrong. Mixon followed up his 40 with two shuttle drills and the bench press, then did all the position work.
Did Mixon simply achieve the time he sought on his first run?
“I feel like I did,” he said.
And thus began Joe Mixon’s first real steps into the National Football League. At 228 pounds, he ran a time that was faster than all but three of the running backs who worked out at the NFL scouting combine last week in Indianapolis (T.J. Logan, Joe Williams and Tarik Cohen).
LSU’s Leonard Fournette impressively ran 4.51 at 240 pounds. Florida State’s Dalvin Cook ran 4.49 at 210 pounds. Texas’ D’Onta Foreman ran 4.58 at 233 pounds. Even speedy Christian McCaffrey ran 4.48 at 202 pounds.
Simply put, Mixon’s workout blew away most of those in attendance.
“The kid’s special. There’s a reason OU let him stay here.”
— One NFL scout on Joe Mixon
Oh, Mixon will still get plenty of questions from NFL scouts, general managers, coaches and maybe even owners about the day he punched Amelia Molitor and shattered her face. He’ll also get questions about the day he tore up a parking ticket and berated an OU parking attendant.
In fact, it’s a good bet he already has. He met with four NFL teams on Tuesday night, and he’s meeting with any other clubs who are interested in his services Wednesday and in the coming days.
But don’t think for a minute that any of that will scare away teams that say they’re concerned about violence against women or their image or the NFL’s ongoing public relations quagmire.
Mixon’s prodigious athletic talent was on full display Wednesday, and come April, it will get him drafted — and high, probably in the second round.
And it wasn’t just Mixon’s 40 time that impressed the scouts. All the running and jumping and lifting placed him among the top five at his position of prospects who participated at the combine. Mixon’s broad jump didn’t pop (he scratched three times before registering 9-foot-10), but his vertical (35 inches), bench press (21 reps of the 225-pound standard) and shuttle drill times (4.25 seconds in the short shuttle, 7.00 in the 3-cone) were outstanding.
“The kid’s special,” one NFL scout told The Franchise afterward. “There’s a reason OU let him stay here.”
The very same reason Mixon has, apparently, reappeared on some NFL draft boards.
“At first, I was off a lot of teams’ boards,” Mixon said. “Now, you know, a lot are interested now. I can only hope, wish and pray for the best outcome of this situation, and that’s to be drafted.”
Have any teams given Mixon or his agent a reason why some have supposedly had second thoughts about having second thoughts?
“I don’t know. I wish I did know,” he said. “I’m not sure.”
Here’s the reason: Mixon’s pro day results just confirmed what a lot of people saw during the 2016 and 2015 college football seasons. He is, as the scout said, “special.”
Samaje Perine is Oklahoma’s all-time leading rusher and had great workouts both at the combine and at pro day. Dominique Whaley, the erstwhile sandwich artist who led the Sooners in rushing in 2011, last played at OU in 2012 and, after bouncing around in the NFL, was back the Everest on Wednesday, probably given one last shot at glory because of his amazing athletic ability.
But, when showcased in individual running back drills led by pro scouts, even those two paled in a side-by-side contrast with Mixon. Out of a stance and to the football, in and out of cuts, accelerating, juking running routes and catching passes — Mixon made them look almost slow by comparison.
“What I did on film, football, you know, it really don’t lie,” Mixon said. “There’s a lot of great running backs in this class, but at the end of the day, I feel like I’m the best one.”
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It'd be interesting to see Goodell & Mixon do the 'hug'. If you know what I mean. I'm not sold just yet on 1st Rd, but he won't be on the board long. He's too talented.
Haha, "There's a reason they let him stay. " lol
Mixon is a wild card choice going into the draft.
The talent he possesses is not in question, but I have seen most mock drafts putting him into the 3rd or 4th rounds. I think his misdeed of 2014 AND coming out of college after only two years, following a year of suspension, might work against him as far as being taken within the first two rounds.
But the NFL has a habit of ignoring misdeeds....and the team that ultimately gets Mixon could get lucky.......REAL lucky.
The talent he possesses is not in question, but I have seen most mock drafts putting him into the 3rd or 4th rounds. I think his misdeed of 2014 AND coming out of college after only two years, following a year of suspension, might work against him as far as being taken within the first two rounds.
But the NFL has a habit of ignoring misdeeds....and the team that ultimately gets Mixon could get lucky.......REAL lucky.
