Rex Burkhead Fantasy Football Profile, News and Stats

Rex Burkhead
RB
, New England Patriots

Age: 30
Weight: 214 lbs
Height: 5' 10"

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Depth Chart Ranking: 3

Pts	RuYds	RuTD	Rec	RecYds
74	302	3	27	279

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Draft note

by John Paulsen

Over the last two seasons, Burkhead has averaged 7.8 touches per game and he projects for a similar role as long as Sony Michel and James White remain healthy. If either player were to miss time, Burkhead could find himself in a 12- to 15-touch role.

Latest news

Patriots RB Sony Michel (foot) may not be cleared in time for practice

Jeff Howe on Twitter

Jul 27 · 9:23 PM EDT

It’s still uncertain if Sony Michel will be cleared in time for the start of practice, per source.

Related players: Rex Burkhead, Damien Harris

Fantasy Impact:

Michel had foot surgery in May. His status remains up in the air the tweet said. We still think James White is the back to own in the New England offense, especially PPR leagues. But Michel's injury could open the door for Harris and/or Burkhead.

Scouting report

by Andrew Fleischer

· Dec 27, 2019 · 5:34 PM EST

NE RB Rex Burkhead - Week 17 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 17 vs Miami Dolphins
In a Week 16 game against the Bills that had a playoff atmosphere, Rex Burkhead shined in some big moments, and his performance ranked him as the RB16 for the week. It was Burkhead's best fantasy week of the season, and he totaled 97 yards from scrimmage despite a snap share of just 26%. New England emphasized their "pony" offensive grouping, which features both Burkhead and James White in the backfield at the same time, and while it could have been an offensive wrinkle specific to the Bills matchup, it would make sense generally as a way to maximize the skills of both of the Patriots' dual-threat running backs.

Burkhead has a knack for explosive plays and has had either a rushing attempt or a reception go for 30-plus yards in four different games this season. Burkhead's 8.8 yards after the catch per reception is tied for the ninth-highest mark among running backs, while the Dolphins are allowing the highest catch percentage to running backs and are tied for sixth-most receiving touchdowns allowed to the position. Burkhead has more value at his price on DraftKings ($4,500) than he does on FanDuel ($6,200).

2020 Strength of Schedule - NE

W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	W7	W8	W9	W10	W11	W12	W13	W14	W15	W16	W17
26 MIA	16 @SEA	20 LV	25 @KC	7 DEN	BYE	2 SF	17 @BUF	11 @NYJ	10 BAL	23 @HOU	18 ARI	19 @LAC	13 @LAR	26 @MIA	17 BUF	11 NYJ

Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.

2019 Game Stats

Week	Opp	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Fum	YPC	Rec	RecYds	RecTD	Tgts	YPR	STD	PPR	Snaps	%
1	PIT	8	44	0	0	5.50	5	41	0	8	8.20	8.5	13.5	32/70	45.7%
2	@MIA	5	21	0	0	4.20	2	47	0	2	23.50	6.8	8.8	17/72	23.6%
3	NYJ	11	47	1	0	4.27	6	22	0	7	3.67	12.9	18.9	57/77	74.0%
4	@BUF	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	7	0	1	7.00	0.7	1.7	12/65	18.5%
5	@WAS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6	NYG	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7	@NYJ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8	CLE	3	4	0	0	1.33	1	9	0	1	9.00	1.3	2.3	13/69	18.8%
9	@BAL	4	18	0	0	4.50	1	16	0	2	16.00	3.4	4.4	24/67	35.8%
10	BYE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	@PHI	5	14	0	0	2.80	2	34	0	3	17.00	4.8	6.8	21/74	28.4%
12	DAL	2	3	0	0	1.50	2	14	0	5	7.00	1.7	3.7	15/70	21.4%
13	@HOU	3	15	0	0	5.00	0	0	0	1	0.00	1.5	1.5	4/87	4.6%
14	KC	7	15	0	0	2.14	0	0	0	1	0.00	1.5	1.5	18/67	26.9%
15	@CIN	6	53	1	0	8.83	2	6	0	2	3.00	11.9	13.9	20/65	30.8%
16	BUF	5	20	1	1	4.00	4	77	0	4	19.25	13.7	17.7	19/73	26.0%
17	MIA	6	48	0	0	8.00	1	6	0	1	6.00	5.4	6.4	13/61	21.3%
Per game		5.00	23.23	0.23	0.08	4.65	2.08	21.46	0	2.92	10.33	5.70	7.78	20.38/70.54	28.91%
Totals		65	302	3	1	4.65	27	279	0	38	10.33	74.1	101.1	265/917	28.91%