Joe Mixon injury update: Texans RB game status revealed ahead of divisional round vs. Chiefs

Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon is currently listed as questionable with an ankle injury ahead of their playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs. He’s been one of the best running backs in the National Football League this year, with 245 carries for 1,016 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns. He’s averaging 4.1 yards per carry.

Mixon has been an exceptional running back throughout his career, racking up 1,816 carries for 7,428 rushing yards and 60 touchdowns. He’s averaged 4.1 yards per carry. As a receiver, he’s hauled in 319 catches for 2,448 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns. He’s averaged 7.7 yards per catch.

A dynamic all-purpose threat, Mixon has had five seasons of more than 1,000 rushing yards. He was one of the Texans’ most consistent and dominant offensive weapons this season, when healthy. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say he played an integral role in carrying them to the 2025 NFL Playoffs.

While at Oklahoma, Mixon established himself as one of the best all-purpose backs in college football for the Sooners. He rushed for 753 yards and seven touchdowns in 2015. As a receiver, he hauled in 28 catches for 356 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Mixon finished the year with over 1,000 all-purpose yards. In 2016, he finished with 1,274 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns.

As a receiver, he hauled in 538 receiving yards and five touchdowns. On kick return, Mixon had 494 return yards and one touchdown, including a 97-yard return. His 2016 season was one of the best in school history, finishing with 2,331 all-purpose yards (194.3 yards per game). It was an Oklahoma program record for both all-purpose yards and all-purpose yards per game, one of the best seasons in school history.