Player Career

Rex Burkhead Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Rex Burkhead 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 rushing yards, 635 carries, 30 rushing touchdowns, and 507 receiving yards across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 46 passing yards, 507 receiving yards, and 132 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Rex Burkhead's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Nebraska

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092009201020102011201120122012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonNebraska4395520.9
2009 Regular SeasonNebraska4395520.90
2010 PostseasonNebraska1,09957.623.6660
2010 Regular SeasonNebraska1,09957.623.60
2011 PostseasonNebraska1,53451.639.5435
2011 Regular SeasonNebraska1,53451.639.50
2012 PostseasonNebraska76766.821.7-767
2012 Regular SeasonNebraska76766.821.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Iowa State

Week 10 · W 31-30 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

129

Scrimmage Yards

88.6 takeover

129 scrimmage yards and 34.5 usage.

#2

@ Wyoming

Week 4 · W 38-14

166

Scrimmage Yards

88 takeover

Win with 166 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

166 scrimmage yards and 27.1 usage.

#3

vs Georgia

Week 1 · L 31-45 · Postseason

179

Scrimmage Yards

87.7 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

179 scrimmage yards and 41.2 usage.

#4

vs Ohio State

Week 6 · W 34-27 · Conference game

178

Scrimmage Yards

84.2 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

178 scrimmage yards and 48.4 usage.

#5

@ Colorado

Week 13 · W 28-20 · Conference game

100

Scrimmage Yards

84.1 takeover

Win with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

100 scrimmage yards and 36.7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Postseason · Nebraska

1,534 primary output · 51.6 efficiency · 39.5 usage

83

#2

2011 Regular Season · Nebraska

83

1,534 primary · 51.6 efficiency · 39.5 usage

#3

2010 Postseason · Nebraska

67.7

1,099 primary · 57.6 efficiency · 23.6 usage

Milestones

14

100+ rush yards

5

150+ scrimmage yards

8

2+ TD games