Has Burkhead shown enough to remain the top option behind Giovani Bernard and Jeremy Hill, or is it time to try a rookie in the role?
Rex Burkhead is entering his fourth season as a backup running back for the Bengals since being drafted in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He was a popular running back while playing for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, backing up Roy Helu in his first two years, before becoming the starter as a junior. In his senior season he returned to the backup role, this time behind Ameer Abdullah.