HSKRNOKC Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 He had to love watching us man handle the line of scrimmage and the amount that we ran tonight. I really would like this young man N. Link to comment
CornHunka Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Rex Burkhead | ATH Hometown: Plano, TX Plano Senior High School Position rank: ATH # 43 Ht: 5'11" Wt: 198 Last Updated:9/19/2008 Data provided by Scouts, Inc. Scouts Grade 78 (High Score) Evaluation Burkhead is one of those junk yard dogs that makes your roster meaner and tougher and we love that about him. He's a warrior, throwback type of player that will fight, scrap and sellout to get the job done and make the play. He is essentially a running back at quarterback in an option-oriented scheme, but he is so versatile and we see him being a serious safety candidate as well. He possesses a sturdy frame and is a tight-skinned athlete-- very muscular. Runs well, has great feet and has a knack for creating and getting out of trouble when asked to throw the football in an offense that is not based around throwing to win. He is gritty and tough and has leadership qualities that are out of sight. You respect his demeanor, style and hard-nosed effort. He shows good acceleration and quickness as a runner. Vision is excellent and he is no-nonsense in his running style. Cuts, jabs and gets upfield immediately. Possesses enough vision and lateral quickness to exploit cutback lanes and cut back against the grain when at the second level. Shows very good balance and pad level and is difficult to bring down. Will spin, jump-cut and do just about anything he has to in order to get extra yards and make people miss. However, Burkhead does have some limitations as well. He does show some stiffness to him and is not overly fluid in the hips. Has very good speed, but we would not term him to be a burner. He has an overachiever element to him that adds a chip on his shoulder. He doesn't show the smooth wiggle that would allow for him to make multiple defenders miss on a consistent basis. We are not so sure that in time he won't end up being a safety/strong safety candidate. He has a lot of John Lynch-type qualities to his style. The bottom line with Burkhead is that he's just a football player, plain and simple and he has excellent football smarts. http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/recru...6season%3d2009 __________________ Sounds like the kind of player that is right up Bo Pelini's alley, expect an all out push by our coaches to get this kid "N". Link to comment
BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 tight skinned athlete? Any how he is on my list of top five I hope we get. Link to comment
BigBL87 Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 I think he'd be a great addition at RB, not just as a DB. He looked awesome in this RB/LB 1 on 1 video on Rivals. http://nebraska.rivals.com/video.asp?secti...&vidid=3386 Has a great catch in there and some great moves too. Link to comment
Vuren Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I think he'd be a great addition at RB, not just as a DB. He looked awesome in this RB/LB 1 on 1 video on Rivals. http://nebraska.rivals.com/video.asp?secti...&vidid=3386 Has a great catch in there and some great moves too. also shows cj as well. Link to comment
Ohio Pete Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Rivals says unofficially visited Texas for the Missouri game. Link to comment
HuskerRob Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 i dont read too much into this... texas gets their recruiting classes close to finised before the season even starts. i still expect Rex to commit soon. Link to comment
Ohio Pete Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Rivals is certainly stirring the pot (last bullet point of free article): Plano (Texas) High running back Rex Burkhead was at the Texas-Missouri game this past weekend. Burkhead has had an incredible senior season and has attracted attention from Texas coaches. More Of course is he was going to get an offer, I think they'd have given it during the visit, and it would likely be public by now. Link to comment
nhuskers5 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Any news? This kid looks like he could be a bad a for the huskers Link to comment
Ohio Pete Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Any news? This kid looks like he could be a bad a for the huskers Haven't seen anything. Guys on horns fans think Texas is telling him he'll get an offer if another recruit falls through. Also debating whether he's worth an offer or not. Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Any news? This kid looks like he could be a bad a for the huskers Haven't seen anything. Guys on horns fans think Texas is telling him he'll get an offer if another recruit falls through. Also debating whether he's worth an offer or not. How would that feel? "Hey if someone else falls through your our backup?" I would tell them to pound sand and go to someone who really wanted me then. Link to comment
Hunter94 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Any news? This kid looks like he could be a bad a for the huskers Haven't seen anything. Guys on horns fans think Texas is telling him he'll get an offer if another recruit falls through. Also debating whether he's worth an offer or not. How would that feel? "Hey if someone else falls through your our backup?" I would tell them to pound sand and go to someone who really wanted me then. you would think so, but depends how bad he wants to go there?? Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Any news? This kid looks like he could be a bad a for the huskers Haven't seen anything. Guys on horns fans think Texas is telling him he'll get an offer if another recruit falls through. Also debating whether he's worth an offer or not. How would that feel? "Hey if someone else falls through your our backup?" I would tell them to pound sand and go to someone who really wanted me then. you would think so, but depends how bad he wants to go there?? This is true................ Link to comment
nhuskers5 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Any news? This kid looks like he could be a bad a for the huskers Haven't seen anything. Guys on horns fans think Texas is telling him he'll get an offer if another recruit falls through. Also debating whether he's worth an offer or not. How would that feel? "Hey if someone else falls through your our backup?" I would tell them to pound sand and go to someone who really wanted me then. you would think so, but depends how bad he wants to go there?? This is true................ Plus, some of these recruits think they are the next best thing since sliced bread, so they don't look at the reality that they will be a backup. Especially at Texas, who is loaded. Link to comment
chamrocck Posted November 19, 2008 Author Share Posted November 19, 2008 What is the latest with Rex? He just seems like the perfect fit for Nebraska and our coaching staff. I'd love to see this guy be N! Link to comment
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