Rex Burkhead didn’t join an NFL roster until June. He didn’t sign with the Houston Texans to much praise or hype. He didn't have a single carry in the preseason. He didn't make a significant impact for most of the regular season. He wasn’t even Houston’s RB3 for most of the year.
But what Rex has done is quietly supplant the entire Texans running back room in less than a season. Phillip Lindsay, cut. Mark Ingram, traded. David Johnson, benched/sick/injured. Burkhead just ran for a career high amount of yards with an entirely random cast of offensive linemen.