 Buy Rex Burkhead. A lot of fantasy owners are afraid to invest in the New England backfield. I get it It's a little bit unpredictable But I'm not one of them the Patriots are tied with the Panthers for the most goal line rushes in the league over the last Three years combined and as a team New England's ranked second sixth and fourth in running back scoring over this period The Patriots did draft Sonya Michelle in April's draft But he's banged up and he's no lock to play here in week one And even if he was going to suit up fantasy owners should have faith in Rex Burkhead Because Rex Burkhead outproduced Deon Lewis when the two backs played significant snaps together last year during a five-game stretch where the Patriots Featured both Deon Lewis and Rex Burkhead Burkhead averaged nearly 17 PPR points per game while ranking third in the NFL and goal line rushes last year So sure Sonya Michelle is going to steal some work from Rex Burkhead when he's healthy But Burkhead will still be involved as a receiver. He averaged four targets per game in that Deon Lewis split last year and Julian Edelman is sidelined for the first four games of the season And he's more than likely going to see goal line work as he did a season ago And that's awesome and an offense that's bound to score points because Tom Brady is their quarterback. I love Rex Burkhead this year