Monday, August 26, 2013

Top five for RB Joe Mixon

Five-star RB Joe Mixon (Freedom, Calif./Oakley) has re-released his list of "Top Five" schools. This guy is clearly having fun with the recruiting process, but nonetheless, here's a look at the schools that made the cut:













Wisconsin should come as no surprise. As often as the Badgers churn out 1,000-yard rushers – sometimes even two in a given season – you would figure they would be under consideration with more big-time running backs. Florida and Oregon are also intriguing options for the 6-foot-1, 207-pound prospect, but both schools already have five-star running back prospects committed to their respective programs for the 2014 class already. I think this one will ultimately come down to two schools: California and Oklahoma.

Both run wide-open offenses and have a need for a multi-purpose threat such as Mixon. He can stay a little closer to home, and help Sonny Dykes try to rebuild the program at Cal. Or, he can head to Norman and replace a trio of talented departing rushers in Brennan Clay, Roy Finch and Damian Williams.


In labelng an "all-purpose" back, recruiting services typically try to distinguish small "scatbacks" who can contribute in the passing and return games, from the more traditional 20-carry-a-game workhorse running back. Mixon, however, fits both descriptions. He's a big guy who can carry between the tackles, but he has breakaway speed and can be a threat on the perimeter as both as runner and receiver. He's also an accomplished return man at the prep level as well. Wherever Mixon winds up, he should prove to be an immediate-impact player.

Of course, with as wild and crazy as Mixon's recruitment has been to date, you might be able to toss all of this out the window by next week. In any case, expect a number of schools in addition to the five above, to continue their pursuit of the blue-chip running back.
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