Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon intends to apply for early eligibility to enter the 2017 NFL Draft, according to a source.

Mixon rushed for 1,274 yards in the regular season on only 187 carries. He also has 65 career catches for nine touchdowns.

However, Mixon's career at Oklahoma was marred in controversy from the start after he struck a female student at a campus deli as a freshman in 2014. Mixon is a third-year sophomore, as he took a redshirt in while on suspension in 2014.