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  • RB

  • Rex Burkhead

  • Houston Texans
  • Age31
  • CollegeNebraska
  • DraftedRD 6, PK 190 (2013)
Height5-10
Weight214

Preseason

Player Rankings
Overall Rank #169
High Overall Rank #111
Low Overall Rank #263
RB Rank #58
High RB Rank #39
Low RB Rank #79

Summary

Rex Burkhead found himself as the primary running back for the Texans after Week 10 last season finishing as the #20 fantasy back from Week 11 to Week 18. At age 31, Burkhead will be among those battling for carries in the Texans backfield in 2022. He'll join veteran Marlon Mack as well as rookie Dameon Pierce. Pierce will have to earn his playing time as it could be mid-season before he has the opportunity to supplant both veteran backs. Burkhead has routinely been more of a complementary back throughout his career, contributing as a versatile option, especially as a short-yardage receiver out of the backfield. His 122 carries last year was a career high. At best he continues where he left off and keeps the rookie Pierce at bay while winning the snaps battle with Mack for the lion's share of the team's carries. In reality he will likely split duties in the early going before losing carries to the upstart rookie as the season wears on.

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Percentile Ranks

Rex Burkhead's percentile rank in each category, among s with more than 50 fantasy points.

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Schedule

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YR TM G RSH RushYD Y/Rush RushTD TGT REC RecYD RecTD Rank VBD ADP
2013 CIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 162
2014 CIN 9 9 27 3.0 1 10 7 49 0 113
2015 CIN 16 4 4 1.0 0 15 10 94 1 111
2016 CIN 16 74 344 4.6 2 20 17 145 0 60
2017 NE 10 64 264 4.1 5 36 30 254 3 39 52
2018 NE 8 57 186 3.3 0 20 14 131 1 80 28
2019 NE 13 65 302 4.6 3 38 27 279 0 48 72
2020 NE 10 67 274 4.1 3 33 25 192 3 48 71
2021 HOU 14 122 427 3.5 3 32 25 186 0 55
Total 97 462 1828 4.0 17 204 155 1330 8 0
YR WK OPP oSNAP RSH YD TD TARG REC YD TD
2021 1 JAX 10 0 0 0 2 1 6 0
2021 2 CLE 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 3 CAR 8 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
2021 4 BUF 3 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0
2021 5 NE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 6 IND 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2021 7 ARI 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 8 LAR 30 4 21 1 4 3 27 0
2021 9 MIA 21 2 9 0 0 0 0 0
2021 11 TEN 27 18 40 0 0 0 0 0
2021 12 NYJ 35 12 27 0 3 3 27 0
2021 13 IND 24 8 30 0 2 1 15 0
2021 14 SEA 36 11 40 0 4 4 26 0
2021 15 JAX 38 16 41 0 3 1 6 0
2021 16 LAC 42 22 149 2 2 2 0 0
2021 17 SF 44 16 47 0 6 6 32 0
2021 18 TEN 40 12 24 0 4 3 42 0
2021 TEN 378 122 427 3 32 25 186 0
2020 1 MIA 19 7 32 0 0 0 0 0
2020 2 SEA 51 6 2 0 6 4 47 0
2020 3 LV 32 6 49 2 10 7 49 1
2020 4 KC 26 11 45 0 1 1 5 0
2020 6 DEN 18 5 14 0 0 0 0 0
2020 7 SF 25 4 12 0 4 3 35 0
2020 8 BUF 32 6 26 0 1 1 5 0
2020 9 NYJ 34 12 56 1 3 3 11 0
2020 10 BAL 20 6 31 0 5 4 35 2
2020 11 HOU 12 4 7 0 3 2 5 0
2020 HOU 269 67 274 3 33 25 192 3
2019 1 PIT 32 8 44 0 8 5 41 0
2019 2 MIA 17 5 21 0 2 2 47 0
2019 3 NYJ 57 11 47 1 7 6 22 0
2019 4 BUF 12 0 0 0 1 1 7 0
2019 8 CLE 13 3 4 0 1 1 9 0
2019 9 BAL 24 4 18 0 2 1 16 0
2019 11 PHI 21 5 14 0 3 2 34 0
2019 12 DAL 15 2 3 0 5 2 14 0
2019 13 HOU 4 3 15 0 1 0 0 0
2019 14 KC 18 7 15 0 1 0 0 0
2019 15 CIN 20 6 53 1 2 2 6 0
2019 16 BUF 19 5 20 1 4 4 77 0
2019 17 MIA 13 6 48 0 1 1 6 0
2019 MIA 265 65 302 3 38 27 279 0
2018 1 HOU 37 18 64 0 3 1 5 0
2018 2 JAX 15 6 22 0 0 0 0 0
2018 3 DET 7 0 0 0 3 2 26 0
2018 13 MIN 17 7 20 0 2 2 21 0
2018 14 MIA 17 4 2 0 2 1 3 0
2018 15 PIT 16 4 25 0 3 3 18 0
2018 16 BUF 25 13 39 0 5 4 40 0
2018 17 NYJ 17 5 14 0 2 1 18 1
2018 NYJ 151 57 186 0 20 14 131 1
2017 1 KC 10 3 15 0 3 1 8 0
2017 2 NO 8 2 3 0 4 3 41 1
2017 7 ATL 13 6 31 0 1 1 11 0
2017 8 LAC 27 4 15 0 7 7 68 0
2017 10 DEN 36 10 36 0 3 3 27 1
2017 11 OAK 19 5 16 0 6 4 21 0
2017 12 MIA 28 13 50 1 2 2 3 1
2017 13 BUF 22 12 78 2 4 3 25 0
2017 14 MIA 17 5 8 1 5 5 45 0
2017 15 PIT 16 4 12 1 1 1 5 0
2017 PIT 196 64 264 5 36 30 254 3
2016 1 NYJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 2 PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 3 DEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 4 MIA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 5 DAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 6 NE 3 2 16 0 0 0 0 0
2016 7 CLE 7 4 23 0 1 1 10 0
2016 8 WAS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 10 NYG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 11 BUF 4 0 0 0 1 1 14 0
2016 12 BAL 38 5 29 0 2 2 19 0
2016 13 PHI 27 8 38 0 5 4 28 0
2016 14 CLE 30 9 45 0 2 1 6 0
2016 15 PIT 21 7 32 0 3 2 18 0
2016 16 HOU 49 12 42 0 4 4 25 0
2016 17 BAL 56 27 119 2 2 2 25 0
2016 BAL 240 74 344 2 20 17 145 0
2015 1 OAK 4 0 0 0 1 1 24 0
2015 2 SD 4 0 0 0 2 1 8 0
2015 3 BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 4 KC 7 0 0 0 1 1 27 0
2015 5 SEA 3 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0
2015 6 BUF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 8 PIT 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 9 CLE 7 0 0 0 1 1 7 0
2015 10 HOU 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2015 11 ARI 5 0 0 0 1 1 7 0
2015 12 LA 5 2 4 0 2 2 4 0
2015 13 CLE 8 1 2 0 2 1 4 0
2015 14 PIT 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 1
2015 15 SF 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 16 DEN 6 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
2015 17 BAL 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
2015 BAL 73 4 4 0 15 10 94 1
2014 6 CAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 7 IND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 9 JAX 0 0 0 3 2 10 0
2014 10 CLE 4 12 0 4 2 3 0
2014 11 NO 2 1 0 3 3 36 0
2014 14 PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 15 CLE 3 14 1 0 0 0 0
2014 16 DEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 17 PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 PIT 9 27 1 10 7 49 0
2013 10 BAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 BAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Tue May 3 16:01

Rookie RB Pierce Can Make a Role for Himself

Josh Norris, from Underdog Fantasy, reports Houston Texans GM Nick Caserio believes rookie running back Dameon Pierce can make a role for himself this season. "I don't think this is going to be all about offense & who is going to carry the ball, & who is going to be the lead RB... I think that's a bunch of BS. He has to earn his opportunity on the team. Create a role for himself" Caserio said.

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