Running back, Nebraska, 2009–12
Rex Burkhead
- Number
- No. 22
- Height
- 5′11″
- Hometown
- Plano, TX
- Born
- Jul 2, 1990, in Lexington, Kentucky
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Rex Burkhead played running back at Nebraska (2009–12). The Cincinnati Bengals took Burkhead in round 6, No. 190 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
170rushing yards, career highat Wyoming, 20112rushing touchdowns, career highsix times; last vs. Idaho State, 2012Honors
Rushing
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2012 Nebraska 8 games, 675 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Southern Miss | W 49–20 | 3 | 68 | 1 | 57 | – | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. Idaho State | W 73–7 | 8 | 119 | 2 | 61 | 1 | 25 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Wisconsin | W 30–27 | 18 | 86 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 6 | at Ohio State | L 38–63 | 14 | 119 | 0 | 73 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 20 | at Northwestern | W 29–28 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Nov 23 | at Iowa | W 13–7 | 16 | 69 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 6 |
| Dec 1 | vs.Wisconsin | L 31–70 | 11 | 61 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 18 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Georgia | L 31–45 | 24 | 140 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 39 |
2011 Nebraska 13 games, 1,357 rushing yards, 15 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Chattanooga | W 40–7 | 11 | 75 | 1 | 52 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. Fresno State | W 42–29 | 15 | 55 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Washington | W 51–38 | 22 | 120 | 2 | 18 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | at Wyoming | W 38–14 | 15 | 170 | 2 | 45 | 1 | −4 |
| Oct 1 | atWisconsin | L 17–48 | 18 | 96 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Ohio State | W 34–27 | 26 | 119 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 59 |
| Oct 22 | at Minnesota | W 41–14 | 23 | 117 | 1 | 19 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. Michigan State | W 24–3 | 35 | 130 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 27 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Northwestern | L 25–28 | 22 | 69 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 34 |
| Nov 12 | at Penn State | W 17–14 | 26 | 121 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | at Michigan | L 17–45 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 25 | vs.Iowa | W 20–7 | 38 | 160 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 12 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. South Carolina | L 13–30 | 23 | 89 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 35 |
2010 Nebraska 14 games, 951 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 49–10 | 5 | 57 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 47 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Idaho | W 38–17 | 9 | 77 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 41 |
| Sep 18 | atWashington | W 56–21 | 13 | 104 | 1 | 24 | – | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. South Dakota State | W 17–3 | 14 | 66 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 7 | at Kansas State | W 48–13 | 11 | 57 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Oct 16 | vs. Texas | L 13–20 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 23 | at Oklahoma State | W 51–41 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Missouri | W 31–17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 6 | at Iowa State | W 31–30 | 20 | 129 | 2 | 29 | – | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. Kansas | W 20–3 | 19 | 77 | 1 | 14 | – | – |
| Nov 20 | at Texas A&M | L 6–9 | 13 | 74 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 16 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Colorado | W 45–17 | 19 | 101 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | vs. Oklahoma | L 20–23 | 16 | 90 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 11 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs.Washington | L 7–19 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 12 |
2009 Nebraska 9 games, 349 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 49–3 | 9 | 39 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Arkansas State | W 38–9 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 11 |
| Sep 19 | at Virginia Tech | L 15–16 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 16 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Louisiana | W 55–0 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 26 |
| Oct 8 | atMissouri | W 27–12 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 21 | vs.Kansas State | W 17–3 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| Nov 27 | atColorado | W 28–20 | 18 | 100 | 1 | 15 | – | – |
| Dec 5 | vs.Texas | L 12–13 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Arizona | W 33–0 | 17 | 92 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 14 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2013 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10¼″ |
| Weight | 214 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅞″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.73 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 sW |
| Vertical jump | 39″ |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ |
| Bench press | 21 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.85 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.09 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 107 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 49 |
| 2015 | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 94 |
| 2016 | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 74 | 344 | 2 | 17 | 145 |
| 2017 | New England Patriots | 10 | 64 | 264 | 5 | 30 | 254 |
| 2018 | New England Patriots | 8 | 57 | 186 | 0 | 14 | 131 |
| 2019 | New England Patriots | 13 | 65 | 302 | 3 | 27 | 279 |
| 2020 | New England Patriots | 10 | 67 | 274 | 3 | 25 | 192 |
| 2021 | Houston Texans | 15 | 122 | 427 | 3 | 25 | 186 |
| 2022 | Houston Texans | 15 | 26 | 80 | 0 | 37 | 204 |
| NFL career | 107 | 488 | 1,908 | 17 | 192 | 1,534 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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