2018 Football Roster
Roster
Keith Mixon
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Junior
- 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 โฆ One of the fastest players on the team who carries the nickname โPocket Rocketโ as issued by his former roommate and now Carolina Panther Fred Ross โฆ Saw his first career action in 2016 after redshirting as a true freshman in 2015 โฆ Battled a foot injury over the latter half of the 2017 season, missing five games โฆ Did not participate in the 2018 spring, recovering from injury โฆ Played running back in high school and moved to receiver when he arrived at MSU โฆ 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 โฆ 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) โฆ Racked up 377 all-purpose yards and ranked second on the squad with 275 yards receiving and a touchdown off 18 receptions โฆ Also saw time as a kick returner, collecting 89 yards on five attempts โฆ In just his second career start, caught a 15-yard reception against Charleston Southern (9/2) โฆ First special teams action of the season at Louisiana Tech (9/9) with three kick returns for 42 yards โฆ Reeled in a career-high six receptions for a career-best 97 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown against No. 11 LSU (9/16) โฆ Lone receptions against No. 13 Auburn (9/30) was a career long of 45 yards โฆ Tallied a season-long kick return of 25 yards vs. BYU (10/14) while also reeling in five catches for 69 yards.
2016 REDSHIRT FRESHMANย SEASON: Saw playing time in all 13 games, earning his first start against LSU (9/17) โฆ Finished with 611 all-purpose yards and ranked fourth on the team in receiving with 19 catches for 228 yards and two touchdowns โฆ Second on the squad in kick return yardage, racking up 277 on 11 attempts and averaging 25.2 yards per return โฆ Tallied 21 all-purposes yards with two catches and two rushes in his first career game against South Alabama (9/3) โฆ Scored the first touchdown of his career on a 37-yard pass from Nick Fitzgerald against Auburn (10/8) โฆ 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 โฆ Totaled a season-high 118 all-purpose yards at Kentucky (10/22), including a career-long 45-yard kickoff return โฆ Rushed for 38 yards on five carries, both career highs, against Samford (10/29) โฆ Caught a season-best five passes for 54 yards in upset of No. 4 Texas A&M (11/5). ย
2015 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Redshirted during first year on campus.
HIGH SCHOOL: All-purpose offensive threat out of Shades Valley in Birmingham โฆ Three-star rating from 247Sports, Rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN.com โฆ ESPN.com tabbed him as the No. 34 player in Alabama, while MaxPreps.com had him at No. 18 โฆ Tallied 73 career touchdowns, including 66 over his last two seasons โฆ Named to AL.com's A-List of the state's top football prospects in the class of 2015 โฆ 2014 Birmingham News Metro Offensive MVP โฆ Racked up 230 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns in the 2014 spring game with two touchdown runs over 60-yards โฆ Amassed 2,822 all-purpose yards and 35 touchdowns during his junior season in 2013 โฆ 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 โฆ Committed to MSU in July 2014.
PERSONAL:ย Born Keith Andre Mixon Jr. on Sept. 17, 1995 โฆ Son of Reshema and Kenneth Beck โฆ Has four siblings โ Keston, Niah, KJ and Raven โฆ Majoring in human development and family scienceย โฆ Twitter handle is @keith_mixon23.
MIXONโS CAREER HIGHS ย
Receptions โ 6, vs. LSU (9-16-17)
Receiving Yards โ 97, vs. LSU (9-16-17)
Receiving Touchdowns โ 1, (three times) last vs. LSU (9-16-17)
Longest Reception โ 45, vs. Auburn (9-30-17)
Carries โ 5, vs. Samford (10-29-16)
Rushing Yards โ 38, vs. Samford (10-19-16)
Rushing Touchdowns โ n/a
Longest Rush โ 15, vs. Samford (10-19-16)
Kick Returns โ 5, vs. Arkansas (11-19- 16)
Kick Return Yards โ 106, vs. Arkansas (11-19-16)
Longest Kick Return โ 45, at Kentucky (10-22-16)
Punt Returns โ 1, at Alabama (11-12-16)
Punt Return Yards โ n/a
Longest Punt Return โ n/a
All-Purpose Yards โ 118, at Kentucky (10-22-16)
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