Rex Burkhead stats

Last played for the Houston Texans, 2022

Running Back · #28

Age 36 · 5' 10"

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Rex Burkhead played 10 NFL seasons, 2013 to 2022.

Stats

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
114
CAR
488
YDS
1,908
AVG
3.9
TD
17
LNG
36
FD
119
FUM
4

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CAR, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 50+ CAR; AVG: 4+ games, 100+ CAR; LNG, FD: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
2013CIN1———————
2014CIN99273.011010
2015CIN16441.00201
2016CIN16743444.6217230
2017NE10642644.1531141
2018NE8571863.3012111
2019NE13653024.6333180
2020NE10672744.1318180
2021HOU161224273.5336301
2022HOU1626803.10940

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

Career Postseason

GP
8
CAR
32
YDS
150
AVG
4.7
TD
3
LNG
26
FD
9
FUM
0

Per game

Career regular season

GP
114
CAR
4.3
YDS
16.7
AVG
3.9
TD
0.1
LNG
36
FD
1.0
FUM
0.0

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
2013CIN1———————
2014CIN91.03.03.00.1100.10
2015CIN160.30.31.00.020.00.1
2016CIN164.621.54.60.1171.40
2017NE106.426.44.10.5311.40.1
2018NE87.123.33.30.0121.40.1
2019NE135.023.24.60.2331.40
2020NE106.727.44.10.3181.80
2021HOU167.626.73.50.2361.90.1
2022HOU161.65.03.10.090.30

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
114
PPR
684.2
HALF
588.2
STD
492.2
PPG
6

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2014CIN920.617.113.62.3
2015CIN1623.818.813.81.5
2016CIN1675.967.458.94.7
2017NE10129.8114.899.813
2018NE849.742.735.76.2
2019NE13101.187.674.17.8
2020NE10107.695.182.610.8
2021HOU16104.391.879.36.5
2022HOU1671.452.934.44.5

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Bio

Age
36 yearsJul 2, 1990
Height
5' 10"
Debut
2013
Birthplace
Plano, TX
Draft
2013Rd 6, Pk 190
College
Nebraska

Latest performance

Rex Burkhead

Jan 08 · @ IND · W 32-31

CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
LNG
0
FUM
0

2013 NFL combine

RB, 5'10", 214 lb · Nebraska

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.73s12th
Vertical jump39"92nd
Broad jump10' 5"87th
Bench press (225 lb)21 reps55th
3-cone drill6.85s87th
20-yard shuttle4.09s90th

Percentile: the share of RBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2013 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentATTYDSTD
Sun, Jan 08atINDW 32-31000
Sun, Jan 01vsJAXL 31-3000
Sat, Dec 24atTENW 19-14000
Sun, Dec 18vsKCL 30-24 OT000
Sun, Dec 11atDALL 27-232-30
Sun, Nov 27atMIAL 30-15000

What were Rex Burkhead's career stats?

Rex Burkhead played 10 seasons for the Bengals, the Patriots and the Texans. He had 488 carries for 1,908 yards, 192 catches for 1,534 yards and scored 26 touchdowns. His best season was 2021: 427 rushing yards, 3 rushing touchdowns and 3.5 yards per carry.

League leaderboards and awards

10 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2013 to 2022

Championships

Rex Burkhead college stats

Rex Burkhead played 4 seasons at Nebraska Cornhuskers (2009 to 2012): 3,332 rushing yards and 30 rushing touchdowns on 635 carries.

passing

Rex Burkhead's college passing by season
CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.CMP%: Share of passes that were caught. The league average sits near 65%.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
2010Nebraska Cornhuskers3475358.830260396
2011Nebraska Cornhuskers0200000000
2012Nebraska Cornhuskers11100111100110192.4

rushing

Rex Burkhead's college rushing by season
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2009Nebraska Cornhuskers813494.3334
2010Nebraska Cornhuskers1729515.5733
2011Nebraska Cornhuskers2841,3574.81552
2012Nebraska Cornhuskers986756.9573

receiving

Rex Burkhead's college receiving by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2009Nebraska Cornhuskers13906.9124
2010Nebraska Cornhuskers151489.9031
2011Nebraska Cornhuskers211778.4230
2012Nebraska Cornhuskers11928.4225

defensive

Rex Burkhead's college defensive by season
SeasonSchoolTOTTOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLOSOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.ASTAST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PDPD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACKSACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FFFF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INTINT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2011Nebraska Cornhuskers330000000

scoring

Rex Burkhead's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2009Nebraska Cornhuskers0310400024
2010Nebraska Cornhuskers3700700042
2011Nebraska Cornhuskers0152017000102
2012Nebraska Cornhuskers0520700042

returning

Rex Burkhead's college returning by season
YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2009Nebraska Cornhuskers1150215115015
2010Nebraska Cornhuskers0001200000
2011Nebraska Cornhuskers000300000
2012Nebraska Cornhuskers000000000

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

More on Rex Burkhead

Playoff games

Rex Burkhead played 10 games across 6 NFL postseasons — 5 won, 5 lost.

Rex Burkhead's line in each playoff game
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2019TENL 20-13340
2018LACW 41-284121
2018KCW 37-31 OT12412
2018LARW 13-37430
2017TENW 35-14000
2017JAXW 24-20150
2017PHIL 41-333180
2015PITL 18-16140
2014INDL 26-101230
2013LACL 27-10000

What the columns mean: CAR

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.