The Joe Mixon breakout year could be on the way in 2018.

Mixon seems to have everything going for him as the Cincinnati Bengals head into summer. He’s lighter than what he reported at as a rookie, which should help his game.

Mixon’s also watched his front office aggressively attack the miserable offensive line, adding Cordy Glenn via trade and sitting on a stockpile of draft picks. He’s also free of a committee member like Jeremy Hill.

Oh, and he also faces the easiest schedule for running backs in 2018, per Rotoworld’s Evan Silva and Pro Football Focus’ Jeff Ratcliffe:

For now, Mixon faces the worst teams on average based on how they defended the run a year ago.

Chalk it up as yet another thing working in Mixon’s favor as he comes out of a frustrating rookie year where the coaching staff didn’t like some of what he displayed as he cleaned up his game later in the season.

The Bengals are committed to Mixon as a workhorse back in 2018 and the barrage of elements mentioned above could have him in a position to rank among the league leaders in rushing.