2015 Football Roster
Roster
Keith Mixon
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- Shades Valley School
CAREER: An all-purpose threat who plays the slot receiver position and can be counted on in the return game … One of the fastest players on the team who carries the nickname “Pocket Rocket” as issued by his former roommate and now Carolina Panther Fred Ross … Saw his first career action in 2016 after redshirting as a true freshman in 2015 … Battled a foot injury over the latter half of the 2017 season, missing five games … Did not participate in the 2018 spring, recovering from injury … Played running back in high school and moved to receiver when he arrived at MSU … Played in 21 games with seven starts and has three touchdowns to his credit.
2017 SOPHOMORE SEASON: Appeared in eight total games, earning starts in the first six contests of the 2017 season … Battled a foot injury over the last half of the season, missing action vs. Kentucky (10/21), vs. UMass (11/3), at Arkansas (11/18), vs. Ole Miss (11/23) and vs. Louisville (12/30) … Racked up 377 all-purpose yards and ranked second on the squad with 275 yards receiving and a touchdown off 18 receptions … Also saw time as a kick returner, collecting 89 yards on five attempts … In just his second career start, caught a 15-yard reception against Charleston Southern (9/2) … First special teams action of the season at Louisiana Tech (9/9) with three kick returns for 42 yards … Reeled in a career-high six receptions for a career-best 97 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown against No. 11 LSU (9/16) … Lone receptions against No. 13 Auburn (9/30) was a career long of 45 yards … Tallied a season-long kick return of 25 yards vs. BYU (10/14) while also reeling in five catches for 69 yards.
2016 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON: Saw playing time in all 13 games, earning his first start against LSU (9/17) … Finished with 611 all-purpose yards and ranked fourth on the team in receiving with 19 catches for 228 yards and two touchdowns … Second on the squad in kick return yardage, racking up 277 on 11 attempts and averaging 25.2 yards per return … Tallied 21 all-purposes yards with two catches and two rushes in his first career game against South Alabama (9/3) … Scored the first touchdown of his career on a 37-yard pass from Nick Fitzgerald against Auburn (10/8) … Put MSU on the board at BYU (10/14) with a 44-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter and finished with a season-high 69 yards receiving … Totaled a season-high 118 all-purpose yards at Kentucky (10/22), including a career-long 45-yard kickoff return … Rushed for 38 yards on five carries, both career highs, against Samford (10/29) … Caught a season-best five passes for 54 yards in upset of No. 4 Texas A&M (11/5).
2015 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Redshirted during first year on campus.
HIGH SCHOOL: All-purpose offensive threat out of Shades Valley in Birmingham … Three-star rating from 247Sports, Rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN.com … ESPN.com tabbed him as the No. 34 player in Alabama, while MaxPreps.com had him at No. 18 … Tallied 73 career touchdowns, including 66 over his last two seasons … Named to AL.com's A-List of the state's top football prospects in the class of 2015 … 2014 Birmingham News Metro Offensive MVP … Racked up 230 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns in the 2014 spring game with two touchdown runs over 60-yards … Amassed 2,822 all-purpose yards and 35 touchdowns during his junior season in 2013 … Metro Offensive Player of the Year in 2013, leading Shades Valley to a 10-2 record and into the second round of the Class 6A State Playoffs … Committed to MSU in July 2014.
PERSONAL: Born Keith Andre Mixon Jr. on Sept. 17, 1995 … Son of Reshema and Kenneth Beck … Has four siblings – Keston, Niah, KJ and Raven … Majoring in human development and family science … Twitter handle is @keith_mixon23.
MIXON’S CAREER HIGHS
Receptions – 6, vs. LSU (9-16-17)
Receiving Yards – 97, vs. LSU (9-16-17)
Receiving Touchdowns – 1, (three times) last vs. LSU (9-16-17)
Longest Reception – 45, vs. Auburn (9-30-17)
Carries – 5, vs. Samford (10-29-16)
Rushing Yards – 38, vs. Samford (10-19-16)
Rushing Touchdowns – n/a
Longest Rush – 15, vs. Samford (10-19-16)
Kick Returns – 5, vs. Arkansas (11-19- 16)
Kick Return Yards – 106, vs. Arkansas (11-19-16)
Longest Kick Return – 45, at Kentucky (10-22-16)
Punt Returns – 1, at Alabama (11-12-16)
Punt Return Yards – n/a
Longest Punt Return – n/a
All-Purpose Yards – 118, at Kentucky (10-22-16)
