Rex Burkhead

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rex Burkhead
Occupation	Football Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 2, 1990(1990-07-02)
Age	34
Birthplace	Lexington
Country	United States
Birth City	Kentucky
Horoscope	Cancer

Rex Burkhead Biography

Rex Burkhead is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on July 2, 1990 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Tough, bruising running back who was selected in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. In 2017, he joined the New England Patriots and he went on to win Super Bowl LIII with the team.

NFL Pro Bowl running back Mike Rozier also played at Nebraska.

As a freshman at the University of Nebraska in 2009, Burkhead played in nine games, rushing for 346 yards on 81 carries with three touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2010, Burkhead was second on the depth chart behind senior Roy Helu. Burkhead played in all 14 games as the backup, and rushed for 951 yards on 172 carries and seven touchdowns. In 2011, Burkhead took over as the starting running back as a junior. Nebraska had little experience at running back that season, and Burkhead got the majority of the carries, including a school-record 38 carries against the Iowa Hawkeyes. He ended up rushing for 1,357 yards on 284 carries with 15 touchdowns and was named a first team All- Big Ten selection. In 2012, with expectations high, Burkhead sprained his knee in the season opener and missed two games before re-injuring the knee four games later. Burkhead missed six games total in the season, but still finished with five touchdowns and 675 yards on just 98 carries for a 6.9 yard average.

He graduated from Nebraska in three-and-a-half years with bachelor’s degree in history. He earned repeated scholar-athlete awards throughout his career, including first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2011 and 2012, and recognition as one of 15 National Football Foundation Scholar Athletes in 2012.

He was born to Rick and Robyn Burkhead. He married Danielle Wiggans in 2014.

Rex Burkhead Net Worth

Rex Burkhead is one of the richest Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rex Burkhead 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played football and basketball at Plano Senior High School in Texas. He would go on to play college football at the University of Nebraska.

He was a first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2011 at Nebraska.

Rex Burkhead (born July 2, 1990) is an American football running back for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Nebraska and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Because of Burkhead’s versatile skill set that enables him to run the ball, catch passes, block in pass protection, and play special teams, New England Coach Bill Belichick has described him as a rare “four-down player.”

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Rex Burkhead height 5 feet 10 inches Rex weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Rex Burkhead Dating?

According to our records, Rex Burkhead married to Danielle Wiggans. As of December 1, 2023, Rex Burkhead’s is not dating anyone.

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He was considered the ninth or tenth best running back prospect for the 2013 NFL Draft in the top 150 overall.

Facts & Trivia

Rex Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rex Burkhead celebrates birthday on July 2 of every year.

On September 7, on Thursday Night Football, Burkhead made his debut as a member of the Patriots. He was in the starting lineup and had three rushes for 15 yards and one reception for eight yards in the 42–27 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. On September 17, against the New Orleans Saints in Week 2, he recorded his first touchdown as a member of the Patriots when he hauled in a 19-yard pass from quarterback Tom Brady in the first quarter of the 36–20 victory. He finished the game with three receptions for 41 yards. On November 12, 2017 during Week 10 against the Denver Broncos, Burkhead had 10 rushes for 36 rushing yards, three receptions for 27 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown, and a blocked punt. He thus became the first player to both catch a touchdown pass and block a punt in the same NFL game since 1977. Burkhead finished his first season with the Patriots with 64 carries for 264 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns and recorded 30 catches for 254 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns. In the playoffs, the Patriots defeated the Tennessee Titans in the Divisional Round without Burkhead, but Burkhead returned for the AFC Championship Game where he recorded one carry for five yards in the 24–20 victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars to reach Super Bowl LII. The Patriots lost 41–33 to the Philadelphia Eagles. Burkhead recorded three carries for 18 yards and caught a pass for 46 yards in the Super Bowl.

What is Rex Burkhead salary?

Burkhead, 31, played under a one-year, $1.15 deal with a $1.125 million base salary. He Burkhead could earn up to $250,000 with a per game active roster bonus at $14,705 per game he is active.

Is Rex Burkhead still in the NFL?

After four seasons with the Bengals, Burkhead spent his next four seasons with the New England Patriots, where he appeared in consecutive Super Bowls and won Super Bowl LIII. Burkhead joined the Texans in 2021.

What was Rex Burkhead 40 time?

Burkhead has a top-heavy build at 5’10”, 214 pounds. His 4.73 40 time is borderline too slow to be an NFL running back, but his film tells an entirely different story than that number.

What is the status of Rex Burkhead?

Texans’ Rex Burkhead: Signs extension through 2022 The Texans and Burkhead came to terms on a contract extension through the 2022 season Friday, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.

What team does Rex Burkhead play for now?

Houston Texans