Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Rex Burkhead was born July 2, 1990, in Winchester, Kentucky. He is a Running Back in the NFL.

Burkhead was born in Winchester, Kentucky, but was raised in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas. He attended Plano Senior High School in Plano, Texas, where he played high school football for the Wildcats. Burkhead was on the varsity team for all four years of his high school career and even played in the division 5A basketball playoffs his senior year. As a junior, he rushed for 1,762 yards and 28 touchdowns, leading the school to a state semifinal appearance in the Texas 5-A football playoffs. He earned first-team all-district honors in basketball as a junior and senior, and as a freshman, he was part of the Class 5A state championship basketball team.

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. He graduated from Nebraska in three-and-a-half years with a bachelor's degree in history.

After being selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft with the 190th overall pick, Burkhead signed with the team on May 13, 2013. On March 14, 2017, Burkhead signed a one-year contract with the New England Patriots worth up to $3.15 million. On March 14, 2018, Burkhead signed a three-year contract extension with the Patriots. He signed a contract with the Houston Texans in 2021.