REX BURKHEADBurkhead, Rex AllenHeight: 5-10 Weight: 215 Born: July 2, 1990 Mercer County, KY High School: Plano (TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Nebraska | Lettered |
| 2010 | Nebraska | Lettered |
| 2011 | Nebraska | Lettered |
| 2012 | Nebraska | Lettered |
| Draft: 6th round (190th overall) 2013 Cincinnati Bengals |
| Relatives: Son of Rick Burkhead |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2013 CIN NFL | 33 | HB | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2014 CIN NFL | 33 | HB | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2015 CIN NFL | 33 | HB | 16 | 0 |
| 2016 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2016 CIN NFL | 33 | HB | 16 | 1 |
| 2017 New England Patriots (NFL)2017 NE NFL | 34 | RB | 10 | 3 |
| 2018 New England Patriots (NFL)2018 NE NFL | 34 | RB | 8 | 4 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 34 | RB | 13 | 1 |
| 2020 New England Patriots (NFL)2020 NE NFL | 34 | RB | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 Houston Texans (NFL)2021 HOU NFL | 28 | RB | 17 | 5 |
| 2022 Houston Texans (NFL)2022 HOU NFL | 28 | RB | 17 | 0 |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 117 | 14 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/27/2013 | 2013 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2013 CIN NFL |
| Signed | 5/13/2013 | 2013 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2013 CIN NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/9/2017 | 2016 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2016 CIN NFL |
| Signed | 3/14/2017 | 2017 New England Patriots (NFL)2017 NE NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/14/2018 | 2017 New England Patriots (NFL)2017 NE NFL |
| Signed | 3/15/2018 | 2018 New England Patriots (NFL)2018 NE NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/26/2018 | 2018 New England Patriots (NFL)2018 NE NFL |
| Activated | 11/26/2018 | 2018 New England Patriots (NFL)2018 NE NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/28/2020 | 2020 New England Patriots (NFL)2020 NE NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/17/2021 | 2020 New England Patriots (NFL)2020 NE NFL |
| Signed | 6/1/2021 | 2021 Houston Texans (NFL)2021 HOU NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/15/2023 | 2022 Houston Texans (NFL)2022 HOU NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2013 CIN NFL | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 3.6 |
| 2014 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2014 CIN NFL | 166 | 33 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 133 | 29.2 |
| 2015 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2015 CIN NFL | 373 | 73 | 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 300 | 67.6 |
| 2016 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2016 CIN NFL | 447 | 238 | 21.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 209 | 47.3 |
| 2017 New England Patriots (NFL)2017 NE NFL | 298 | 196 | 17.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 102 | 22.7 |
| 2018 New England Patriots (NFL)2018 NE NFL | 242 | 151 | 13.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 91 | 20.1 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 481 | 264 | 22.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 217 | 47.6 |
| 2020 New England Patriots (NFL)2020 NE NFL | 381 | 269 | 26.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 112 | 28.8 |
| 2021 Houston Texans (NFL)2021 HOU NFL | 458 | 378 | 35.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 80 | 17.7 |
| 2022 Houston Texans (NFL)2022 HOU NFL | 277 | 260 | 24.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 3.7 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3140 | 1862 | 0 | 1278 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2014 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2015 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2015 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2016 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2016 CIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2017 New England Patriots (NFL)2017 NE NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 2018 New England Patriots (NFL)2018 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2020 New England Patriots (NFL)2020 NE NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 2021 Houston Texans (NFL)2021 HOU NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2022 Houston Texans (NFL)2022 HOU NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 162 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2014 CIN NFL | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 10t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2015 CIN NFL | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2016 CIN NFL | 74 | 344 | 4.6 | 17 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 New England Patriots (NFL)2017 NE NFL | 64 | 264 | 4.1 | 31 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 New England Patriots (NFL)2018 NE NFL | 57 | 186 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 65 | 302 | 4.6 | 33t | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 New England Patriots (NFL)2020 NE NFL | 67 | 274 | 4.1 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Houston Texans (NFL)2021 HOU NFL | 122 | 427 | 3.5 | 36 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 Houston Texans (NFL)2022 HOU NFL | 26 | 80 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 488 | 1908 | 3.9 | 36 | 17 | 119 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Houston Texans (NFL)2021 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 2022 Houston Texans (NFL)2022 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2014 CIN NFL | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 49 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2015 CIN NFL | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 94 | 9.4 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2016 CIN NFL | 20 | 17 | 85.0 | 145 | 8.5 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 New England Patriots (NFL)2017 NE NFL | 36 | 30 | 83.3 | 254 | 8.5 | 23 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 New England Patriots (NFL)2018 NE NFL | 20 | 14 | 70.0 | 131 | 9.4 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 38 | 27 | 71.1 | 279 | 10.3 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 New England Patriots (NFL)2020 NE NFL | 33 | 25 | 75.8 | 192 | 7.7 | 24t | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Houston Texans (NFL)2021 HOU NFL | 32 | 25 | 78.1 | 186 | 7.4 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Houston Texans (NFL)2022 HOU NFL | 51 | 37 | 72.5 | 204 | 5.5 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 255 | 192 | 77.6 | 1534 | 8.0 | 32 | 9 | 70 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2016 CIN NFL | 6 | 0 | 114 | 19.0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 New England Patriots (NFL)2017 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 0 | 131 | 18.7 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2015 CIN NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2016 CIN NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 New England Patriots (NFL)2017 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 New England Patriots (NFL)2018 NE NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Houston Texans (NFL)2021 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Houston Texans (NFL)2022 HOU NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2014 CIN NFL | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2015 CIN NFL | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2016 CIN NFL | 13 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 New England Patriots (NFL)2017 NE NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 New England Patriots (NFL)2018 NE NFL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Houston Texans (NFL)2021 HOU NFL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Houston Texans (NFL)2022 HOU NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 45 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2015 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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