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Player Dossier
2009-2012Nebraska
Rex Burkhead
RB • 5'11" • Plano, TX, USA
Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency
Rex Burkhead leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 66.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
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Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
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Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Nebraska
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Nebraska
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Player Story
Rex Burkhead built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Plano, TX wearing No. 22, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Rex Burkhead's career was his backfield work: 3,332...
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- Committed To
- Nebraska
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2013
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 22
- Overall
- No. 190
- NFL Team
- Cincinnati Bengals
Rex Burkhead, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Nebraska. Rex Burkhead leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 66.8 efficiency.
Quick Answers
Rex Burkhead quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nebraska · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,839
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2011 Postseason · Nebraska
- Top game
- Iowa State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Plano · Nebraska
- High school pipeline
- Plano · 21 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2013 · Round 6 · Pick 22 · Cincinnati Bengals
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Class 2012
- 2012 Scrimmage yards rank
- 767 scrimmage yards · RB 102nd (top 21%) · Big Ten 21st (top 10%) · National 227th (top 11%)
Rex Burkhead played RB for Nebraska. Across 4 tracked seasons, Rex Burkhead recorded 46 passing yards, 3,332 rushing yards, and 507 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Nebraska.
Recognition
Honors
- 20112011 All-Big Ten · official_conference_selectionfirst
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