Rex Burkhead is an American football running back for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL).

Where did Rex Burkhead go to college? Did Rex Burkhead play college football?

Rex Burkhead was born in Winchester, Kentucky. He attended Plano Senior High School in Plano, Texas, where he played high school football for the Wildcats.

He committed to the University of Nebraska to play college football. During his freshman year, he played in nine games, rushing for 346 yards on 81 carries with three touchdowns.

After three-and-a-half years at the university, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history. Throughout his collegiate career, he earned repeated scholar-athlete awards, including first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2011 and 2012.

He also gained recognition as one of 15 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athletes in 2012. After, he was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft with the 190th overall pick.