Joe Mixon or Aaron Jones
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Aaron Jones RB - GB  Aaron Jones RB - GB | Joe Mixon RB - CIN  Joe Mixon RB - CIN |  | |
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| ECR | # 16 | # 17 | - |
| Best Rank | # 12 | # 9 | - |
| Worst Rank | # 23 | # 34 | - |
| Fantasy Points | |||
| Season Total | 189.6 | 180.7 | - |
| Avg Game | 11.2 | 12.0 | - |
| Avg Projection | 185.4 | 188.1 | - |
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| SOS Rank | 5 | 21 | - |
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Aaron Jones RB - GB Aaron Jones RB - GB | Joe Mixon RB - CIN Joe Mixon RB - CIN | |
| 2023 Schedule | ||
| Week 1 | at CHI | at CLE |
| Week 2 | at ATL | vs. BAL |
| Week 3 | vs. NO | vs. LAR |
| Week 4 | vs. DET | at TEN |
| Week 5 | at LV | at ARI |
| Week 6 | BYE WEEK | vs. SEA |
| Week 7 | at DEN | BYE WEEK |
| Week 8 | vs. MIN | at SF |
| Week 9 | vs. LAR | vs. BUF |
| Week 10 | at PIT | vs. HOU |
| Week 11 | vs. LAC | at BAL |
| Week 12 | at DET | vs. PIT |
| Week 13 | vs. KC | at JAC |
| Week 14 | at NYG | vs. IND |
| Week 15 | vs. TB | vs. MIN |
| Week 16 | at CAR | at PIT |
| Week 17 | at MIN | at KC |
| Week 18 | vs. CHI | vs. CLE |
Aaron Jones RB - GB Aaron Jones RB - GB | Joe Mixon RB - CIN Joe Mixon RB - CIN | |
| Rushing | ||
| Rush Attempts | 201.9 | 229.2 |
| Rush Yards | 994.5 | 956.6 |
| Rush TDs | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Receiving | ||
| Receptions | 51.5 | 50.6 |
| Rec Yards | 385.0 | 367.2 |
| Rec TDs | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| Points | ||
| Fantasy Points | 185.4 | 188.1 |
Aaron Jones RB - GB Aaron Jones RB - GB | Joe Mixon RB - CIN Joe Mixon RB - CIN | |
| 2022 Points | ||
| Week 1 | 7.6 | 14.5 |
| Week 2 | 29.0 | 8.3 |
| Week 3 | 2.7 | 3.8 |
| Week 4 | 11.5 | 13.4 |
| Week 5 | 8.0 | 8.8 |
| Week 6 | 4.4 | 12.8 |
| Week 7 | 19.6 | 15.1 |
| Week 8 | 15.7 | 5.9 |
| Week 9 | 4.5 | 51.1 |
| Week 10 | 21.6 | ‐ |
| Week 11 | 8.0 | 6.2 |
| Week 12 | 15.9 | ‐ |
| Week 13 | 5.0 | ‐ |
| Week 14 | ‐ | 10.6 |
| Week 15 | 16.6 | 5.4 |
| Week 16 | 3.4 | 10.8 |
| Week 17 | 11.3 | 1.2 |
| Week 18 | 4.8 | 12.8 |
| Total | 189.6 | 180.7 |
| Average | 11.2 | 12.0 |
Aaron Jones RB - GB Aaron Jones RB - GB | Joe Mixon RB - CIN Joe Mixon RB - CIN | |
| 2022 Targets | ||
| Week 1 | 5 | 9 |
| Week 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Week 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Week 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Week 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Week 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Week 7 | 10 | 3 |
| Week 8 | 5 | 9 |
| Week 9 | 2 | 5 |
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| Week 11 | 7 | 3 |
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| Week 14 | ‐ | 2 |
| Week 15 | 5 | 6 |
| Week 16 | 2 | 9 |
| Week 17 | 3 | 0 |
| Week 18 | 4 | 5 |
Aaron Jones RB - GB Aaron Jones RB - GB | Joe Mixon RB - CIN Joe Mixon RB - CIN | |
| Expert | ||
| Derek Lofland FantasyPros | Jones was a bright spot on the 2022 Packers with 1,073 rushing yards, 375 receiving yards and 7 TDs in the fantasy season. Jones should be a RB2 on a team that will need to lean on the running game with Jordan Love starting for the first time in his career. | Mixon had 799 yards rushing, 300 yards receiving, and 9 TDs in 14 fantasy games. The problem is that 5 of the TDs came in one game and that was also the only game he rushed for 100 yards. Mixon is more of a RB2 that is likely going to share the backfield more than he has had to in recent seasons. He also has some legal issues that could result in a suspension. |
| Ellis Johnson True North Fantasy Football | Aaron Jones is the perfect best friend for a new QB. Not only is he a Walter Peyton Man of The Year selection, but his passing catching and ability to break big plays will help Jordan Love. Although this could potentially be his last year with the Packers, he is one of the few veteran leaders on this offense. He is always a threat to find the endzone, and his efficiency should make him a solid RB-two with week winning upside. | It looks like we have one more year of Mixon being a Bengal. For fantasy purposes, this is the best situation for him as he is the clear lead back on one of the league's best offenses. This is an even better situation with an improved line than it was in 2021 when he was the RB3 and last year when he was the RB12. Mixon should be a solid RB-one with his only competition being Chase Brown, who was in the fifth round, and Trayveon Williams potentially replacing Samaje Perine's role. |
| Mark Ringo Sleepers and Busts | Several Bengals' beat writers think that there's a good chance Cincinnati cuts Mixon after June 1st to save $10 million against the salary cap unless he takes a pay cut. Even if they keep him, Mixon is facing a misdemeanor aggravated menacing charge. That could result in a suspension by Roger Goodell once the case ends. There's a lot of risk here. Cincinnati has one of the best offenses in the league. If Mixon stays I think he's in store for a good year, but that's no longer a given. Interesting side note, Burrow, Chase, Higgins, and Mixon showed up for voluntary OTA's in early May. You wouldn't think Mixon would show up if he was upset about a potential pay cut. If the Bengals keep him, he could be a value if you can get a good price on draft day. Mixon's current ADP is RB 20 which seems like fair value given his talent and the risk. Fantasy owners who take a chance will have to hope the only stripes he wears in 2023 are the Bengals uniforms. | |
| Brandon Funston The Athletic | In the RB Top 12 (half-PPR) 4 straight seasons, but PPG has dropped each season and have to wonder if QB Love will target him as heavily as A-Rod | Future with team has come into question, but looks likely to be back for 2023 - back-to-back RB1 campaigns, and 4th-most catches per game at RB in 2022 |
| Wolf of Roto Street Roto Street Journal | 5/5: Mixon leaves the draft unscathed, with Samaje Perine gone, and with a newly-firm endorsement from his head coach. We might get true three-down horse upside as they ride him out into the sun! Among the biggest winners of the last couple months after a disastrous start to the 2023 offseason 3/17: Samaje is gone. If Mixon remains with the team without fresh, danerous competition his 70+ ADP on Underdog is going to seem SILLY. Esp. with the line beefed up! Potential cut candidate - would lose a lot of value outside the explosive Bengals offense | |
| Andrew Erickson FantasyPros | Drafters were expecting Aaron Jones to lead the Green Bay Packers in receptions and receiving yards in the post-Davante Adams lineup, which did not come to fruition. Although his 59 catches did rank second on the team behind only Allen Lazard, Jones caught fewer passes than the year before. His catches per game (3.5) were identical to the year before. He saw a career-high in targets (72), but that was based on his 17 games played. His 4.3 targets per game were also identical to the year before. And Jones was the epitome of a boom-or-bust running back that his fantasy managers are too familiar with that isn't super obvious based on his RB9 finish and RB12 status in points per game. A.J. Dillon got more involved in the second half of the season, especially in the red zone. From Week 9 onward, Dillon out-carried Jones inside the 10-yard line 14 to 5. And they scored the same amount of points total from Week 11 through Week 17, with Dillion scoring 6 rushing TDs. If Dillon's goal-line role carries over from the tail-end of the 2022 season, that significantly could hinder Jones' fantasy upside even after a year that saw the 28-year-old finish second in PFF rushing grade. Dillon finished 5th in PFF rushing grade last season and will hit free agency at the end of the 2023 season. | It truly was a tale of two seasons for Joe Mixon. In Weeks 1-8, Mixon struggled immensely averaging 3.3 yards per carry as the RB19 in points per game. No running back scored fewer fantasy points versus expected because he just couldn't seem to find the end zone. But as the newer pieces of the offensive line started to gel, Mixon's production took off in the form of positive touchdown regression. He finished the season (including the postseason) as PFF's second-highest-graded running back headlined by an elite 5-touchdown game versus the Panthers in Week 9. In his eight healthy games from Weeks 9 to the conference championship, he averaged 16.7 fantasy points per game (equivalent to RB5 on the season). All in all, Mixon finished 6th in touches per game (19.5) and second in carries inside the 10-yard line (28) from Weeks 1-17, but only scored five touchdowns. The career-high receiving usage (60 catches for 441 yards on 70 targets) paved the way for Mixon's RB8 finish in points per game. However, it should be noted that the team did involve Samaje Perine more down the stretch after he filled in admirably during Mixon's injury (Weeks 11-13). Perine out-snapped Mixon in two of the Bengals' three playoff games and routinely ran more routes. But Mixon still averaged nearly four catches per game. I wouldn't envision his receiving role on early downs changing even if he loses snaps to another RB on third downs. Former Michigan running back Chris Evans projects to take a larger role on third downs after Samaje Perine signed with the Denver Broncos. |
