Joe Mixon Fantasy Football 2021: ADP changes, mock draft tracker, offseason and training camp updates

Joe Mixon has burned the Fantasy Soccer neighborhood for a number of seasons now as a projected first-round decide who has fallen wanting expectations attributable to a mixture of accidents, poor offensive line play in entrance of him and a Bengals offense missing in explosive performs. Joe Burrow confirmed flashes of the power to dig the Bengals out of that offensive gap — and quick — and Mixon profiles as a possible workhorse in that offense. However cease me, since you’ve heard that earlier than. Some managers will see a possibility to purchase right here as those that have been burned by Mixon previously could not even have them on their draft boards. We perceive if you cannot take that leap.

We need to hold you updated with every thing surrounding his 2021 profile. Under, we’ll break down Mixon’s outlook, modifications in his ADP, the place he is entering into mock drafts, coaching camp/preseason updates (when the time comes) and extra.

2021 Outlook

Joe Mixon is a top-12 again in all codecs, worthy of a decide early in Spherical 2. This will probably be Mixon’s first 12 months in Cincinnati with out Giovani Bernard, who has averaged 52 targets per 12 months the previous 4 seasons. Mixon’s profession excessive in catches is 43, however with out Bernard we count on Mixon to high 50 catches. The one factor left stopping Mixon from being a top-five again is whether or not the Bengals offense and offensive line can push him excessive. 

For that to occur they’re going to want to enhance on Mixon’s 3.6 yards per carry from 2020 and get him to double-digit touchdowns for the primary time in his profession. Do not rule both out. (Heath Cummings)

Adjustments in ADP

*All ADP information is courtesy of FantasyFootballCalculator.com and for half-point PPR scoring.

Mixon is coming off the board in a really related vary to the place we noticed him being drafted final August and his ADP hasn’t moved a lot in any respect.

CBS Mock Draft place

8/18 half-PPR 12-team: Round 2, No. 15 overall
8/12 half-PPR 10-team: Round 2, No. 15 overall
8/6 PPR Superflex mock: Round 3, No. 26 overall
8/3 non-PPR mock: Round 2, No. 15 overall
7/20 half-PPR mock: Round 2, No. 13 overall
7/7 Superflex mock: Round 3, No. 28 overall
6/16 full-PPR mock: Round 1, No. 12 overall
6/9 Superflex mock: Round 2, No. 24 overall

Offseason/Coaching camp updates

8/7: The Bengals are bringing again blocking ideas from the 2018 season when Mixon averaged 4.9 yards per carry with an emphasis on extensive zone. This is what Mixon mentioned about why he thrives in a large zone scheme, via Bengals.com: “The extensive zone for me is usually fairly good,” Mixon mentioned at camp. “The explanation why is as a result of one factor you are able to do, you’ll be able to at all times penetrate the protection. Just about, the protection is attempting to do the identical. However there’s at all times lanes in outdoors zone. It will at all times be lanes. With Frank and the linemen that we now have, I do know for a truth they’re going to be displacing folks. Undoubtedly very enthusiastic about that.