I guess depending on which poll you followed; wasn’t Euless Trinity closer to #1 in the nation last year?
As for taking contact, he is very tough. For as many touches as he has had, I can only recall one time where he was slow getting up. The only time I saw him limping was in a playoff game against Trinity, in 2008, at the end of a double OT loss, (that Trinity team was huge). A game in which was rumored, that he played sick.
I really don’t fully agree with your statement about being blown up by some D1 players, but I can think of one instance where that is true. There was only game in his senior year, where every team keyed on him, that he was held for less than a 100, actually less than 50 yards. Nikita Whitlock and the Wylie Pirates beat the heck out of our OLine and should have won that game, if they would have a wide receiver that could catch a ball that hit them in the hands. Nikita went on to be the Texas 5A Defensive Player of the Year and will be playing this fall at Wake Forest. I wish Nitika a lot of success at WF. He was amazing to watch, also.
Side note: I just rechecked my stats and in the first game of his senior season Rex, only had 76 yards, but I recall he was pulled for most of the fourth in a one-sided victory.