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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Mixon won't trick anyone into thinking he's one of the best running backs, but his appeal to an NFL offense is obvious enough: he's adequate or better at all tasks, making it easy for an offensive coordinator to leave him on the field no matter the situation. Mixon's first season in Houston went well overall, and it might have been his best NFL campaign if not for injury. Two separate ankle issues cost Mixon reps - one in Week 2 (three games missed) and one in Week 15, the latter of which Mixon played through. Before that second injury, he'd topped 100 rushing yards in seven of 10 games, scoring 12 TDs and putting up high-end RB1 numbers for fantasy. Over the final four weeks of the regular season, he had 129 rushing yards total and nary a TD. The Texans brought him back for 2025 to be their lead runner again, but an offseason ankle injury ended up lingering all summer and kept Mixon on the non-football injury list, ruling him out for the first four games of the regular season. Nick Chubb looks like the favorite to start Week 1 for Houston, with Woody Marks, Dameon Pierce and Dare Ogunbowale also competing for roles. Read Past Outlooks
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Status for 2025 in limbo
Texans general manager Nick Caserio suggested Tuesday that Mixon's (foot/ankle) availability for the 2025 season hasn't yet been determined, but Houston expects to have more clarity on that front in the next three or four weeks, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
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Caserio's comments during his press conference mark the first time that a member of the Houston brass has addressed Mixon's status since the start of the regular season. The veteran running back was placed on the non-football injury list ahead of training camp after getting hurt during an individual workout in the spring, and the Texans have been non-committal on a timeline for his return ever since. Given that the Texans aren't yet hinting that Mixon will even resume practicing in the near future, the 29-year-old doesn't look like he's on track to be an option in the Houston backfield until late in the season, if at all. The Texans are likely to continue to lean on a timeshare of Nick Chubb and rookie Woody Marks at running back for the foreseeable future.
Caserio's comments during his press conference mark the first time that a member of the Houston brass has addressed Mixon's status since the start of the regular season. The veteran running back was placed on the non-football injury list ahead of training camp after getting hurt during an individual workout in the spring, and the Texans have been non-committal on a timeline for his return ever since. Given that the Texans aren't yet hinting that Mixon will even resume practicing in the near future, the 29-year-old doesn't look like he's on track to be an option in the Houston backfield until late in the season, if at all. The Texans are likely to continue to lean on a timeshare of Nick Chubb and rookie Woody Marks at running back for the foreseeable future.
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When word broke that the Bengals were done with Mixon it seemed his days of fantasy relevance might have been done too, but then the Texans swooped in to make him the starting running back for one of the best offenses in the conference. Mixon's high-usage role made him a valuable fantasy asset with the Bengals, and he might now have a similarly cushy gig as a potential three-down player in C.J. Stroud's offense. Although he averaged 4.1 YPC or less each of the past five seasons, Mixon scored 49 TDs in 69 games and averaged 3.0 receptions per contest. His career 81.6 percent catch rate and average of 6.2 yards per target represent excellent pass-catching efficiency by RB standards and make him a strong bet to see most of the Texans' RB targets. Houston still has Dameon Pierce, who showed so much promise as a rookie in 2022 but was then horrendous in 2023, leaving it uncertain whether Mixon has serious competition for carries. The three-year, $27 million extension Houston gave Mixon after trading a seventh-round pick for him suggests the 28-year-old should be a heavily used starter even if Pierce steals some carries each week.
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Not ready to return
Mixon (foot) is not ready to be activated off the reserve/non-football injury list this week, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
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Not close to returning
Coach DeMeco Ryans said Monday that Mixon (foot) is not ready to return to the field at this time, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
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GM noncommittal on return in 2025
Texans general manager Nick Caserio declined to answer in the affirmative when asked Wednesday whether Mixon (foot/ankle) will suit up this season, DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN reports.
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Officially out for first four games
The Texans placed Mixon (foot/ankle) on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list Tuesday, ruling him out for the first four games of the season.
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Will miss at least four games
Mixon (foot/ankle) is slated to begin the season on reserve/non-football injury list.
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Status could become clear soon
Mixon's status for the rest of the season is expected to become clear in mid-October, Dianna Russini of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
The running back has yet to play in 2025 while recovering from foot and ankle issues, but the Texans might have a better idea of whether he'll be able to contribute this season in a couple weeks. Until Mixon rejoins the backfield, if he does, Nick Chubb and rookie Woody Marks will handle the bulk of the work in the backfield.
The running back has yet to play in 2025 while recovering from foot and ankle issues, but the Texans might have a better idea of whether he'll be able to contribute this season in a couple weeks. Until Mixon rejoins the backfield, if he does, Nick Chubb and rookie Woody Marks will handle the bulk of the work in the backfield.