A three-year running back who played in 22 games with eight starts … rushed for 1,139 yards in 2023, the 14th-most in program history, on 187 carries (6.1 ypc) and 10 touchdowns … a 2023 Doak Walker Award semifinalist … named a 2023 finalist for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award … tabbed All-Big 12 Second Team in 2023 by the conference coaches and the Associated Press ... a two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (fall 2021, fall 2022).
SOPHOMORE (2023)
A Doak Walker Award semifinalist … All-Big 12 Second Team selection by the conference’s coaches and Associated Press … named a finalist for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award … selected honorable mention Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year … tabbed All-Texas First Team by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … a third-team All-America and All-Big 12 selection by Phil Steele … named to the Maxwell Award watch list … appeared in 11 games with eight starts … established career highs with 187 carries for 1,139 yards (6.1 ypc) and 10 touchdowns, while also catching 25 passes for 286 yards and one touchdown before sustaining an ACL injury during the 10th game of the season … his 1,139 rushing yards on the year are 14th-most in a season in program history … through the first 10 games, he ranked sixth in the nation in rushing yards (1,139), seventh in rushing yards per game (113.9 ypg) and sixth in all-purpose yards (142.5 ypg) … was second in the Big 12 in all-purpose yards, third in rushing yards, rushing yards per game and total touchdowns (11), and fourth in rushing yards per carry (6.09) and rushing touchdowns (10) … his versatility was on display over his final eight games before the injury, rushing 161 times for 1,030 yards (103.0 ypg) and catching 22 passes for 240 yards to total 1,270 yards (127.0 ypg) … he had six 100-yard rushing games, tied for the 12th most in season in program history, including a streak of four-straight games that equaled the 11th-longest stretch for a Longhorn … over the final eight games he started, Brooks had one 200-yard performance and five 100-yard games, as well as 99-yard and 98-yard rushing games … on the year, he has 14 plays of 20-plus yards (11 rushing, three receiving) with five touchdowns … opened the season rushing 12 times for 52 yards and catching two passes for 42 yards and one touchdown against Rice … carried the ball 14 times for 57 yards and one touchdown at No. 3 Alabama … in his first career start against Wyoming, Brooks established a then-career-high 164 rushing yards. During two fourth-quarter scoring drives against the Cowboys, Brooks rushed for 107 yards on eight carries, including a 61-yard run … earned Doak Walker Running Back of the Week honorable mention accolades for his performance against Wyoming … at Baylor, he carried the ball 18 times for 106 yards and two touchdowns … collected Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week honorable mention honors for his efforts versus the Bears … had a career day in the victory over No. 24 Kansas, rushing for 218 yards on 21 carries (10.4 ypc), including a 67-yard run, with two touchdowns, and a 23-yard reception … his 218 yards were the fourth-most for a Longhorn versus an AP-ranked opponent and the 22nd-most in a game in program history … collected Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week honors as well as honorable mention Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week accolades … Brooks went over the century mark for the fourth-straight game against Oklahoma with 129 rushing yards and a touchdown on 22 carries (5.9 ypc) … against Houston, he rushed for 99 yards on 20 carries and established career bests with eight receptions for 51 yards to total 150 all-purpose yards, his third consecutive game with 150+ all-purpose yards … in the victory over BYU, he carried the ball 16 times for 98 yards (6.1 ypc) with one touchdown and hauled in four passes for 40 yards … against Kansas State, he racked up 112 yards on 22 carries (5.1 ypc) with one touchdown … at TCU, Brooks rushed 21 times for 104 yards and two touchdowns and caught three passes for 74 yards, including a career-long 73 yard reception, before leaving early in the fourth quarter due to a knee injury … nabbed honorable mention Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week honors … named to the midseason All-America Team by the AP, CBS Sports, ESPN and USA Today … selected a midseason first-team All-American by Athlon Sports, FOX Sports and The Athletic … chosen as Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s Midseason All-Texas Offensive Player of the Year and to the Midseason All-Texas First Team … a third-team All-Big 12 Preseason selection by Athlon Sports and Pro Football Focus.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2022)
Played in seven games … rushed 30 times for 197 yards (6.6 ypc) and five touchdowns, including a 70-yard touchdown run ... caught two passes for 37 yards and one touchdown ... carried the ball six times for 32 yards and one touchdown with a long rush of 19 yards against ULM … appeared in the victories over UTSA and West Virginia … had seven carries for 39 yards and one score against Oklahoma in the AT&T Red River Showdown … had career highs with 11 carries for 108 yards (9.8 ypc) and two touchdowns, including a career-long 70-yard score … teamed with Bijan Robinson (243 rushing yards) to become the third Longhorn running back duo to have a 200-yard rusher and 100-yard rusher in the same game … also the 40th time UT had two or more players with at least 100 rushing yards in the same game… had a tackle on special teams in the victory over Baylor ... rushed six times for 18 yards and one touchdown and caught two passes for 38 yards and one touchdown against Washington in the Alamo Bowl.
FRESHMAN (2021)
Played in four games … carried the ball 21 times for 143 yards (6.8 ypc) and one touchdown … also caught one pass for 12 yards … made his debut in Texas’ 58-0 victory over Rice, establishing career-bests with nine carries and 63 yards and also rushed for his first-career touchdown … rushed seven times for 47 yards against Texas Tech … appeared in the Red River Showdown against Oklahoma … had 33 yards on five carries and caught a 12-yard pass against Kansas.
HIGH SCHOOL
An all-state honoree and district MVP ... ranked No. 15 among running backs and No. 41 in the state of Texas by Rivals ... slotted at No. 20 among running backs and No. 51 in the state of Texas by 247Sports ... ranked No. 39 at his position and No. 92 in the state of Texas by ESPN ... ranked the No. 6 running back and No. 54 overall in the state by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football ... named a top-10 finalist for Dave Campbell’s Mr. Texas High School Football Player of the Year in 2020 ... selected to the Texas MaxPreps All-State first team ... a PrepStar All-Midlands Region selection ... rushed for 3,530 yards and 62 touchdowns on 295 carries (12.0 ypc) as a senior ... also caught 15 passes for 284 yards and three touchdowns, intercepted two passes with 116 return yards (58.0 ypr) and returned three punts for 124 yards (41.3 ypr) as part of 4,054 all-purpose yards ... registered 299 rushing yards and six touchdowns against Columbus ... totaled 310 yards (240 rushing and 70 receiving), five rushing touchdowns, one receiving touchdown and one special teams touchdown in a playoff win against Little River ... rushed 27 times for 501 yards (18.6 ypc) and nine touchdowns in a playoff win over Lorena ... scored on runs of 3, 69, 25, 1, 6, 36, 29, 46 and 52 yards ... scored the game-winning touchdown on a 46-yard punt return for a touchdown in a playoff quarterfinals win over Columbus, while also rushing for 192 yards, including a 76-yard touchdown ... registered 304 yards and six touchdowns, including one on an interception return, in the state semifinal win over Llano ... rushed for 305 yards and three touchdowns in the state title game against Jim Ned ... helped Hallettsville to a 13-3 overall record, including a 5-0 district mark and title, and an appearance in the 3A Division 1 state championship game, falling by just one point in overtime ... helped Hallettsville reach the championship game for the first time in its history, and the semifinals for the first time since 1976 ... named second-team 3A All-State as both a running back and a punter by the Texas Sports Writers Association, while also honorable mention 3A All-State as a running back and to the first team as a punter by the Associated Press in 2019 ... chosen overall District MVP and first-team All-District 14-3A ... rushed for 1,310 yards and 24 touchdowns on 138 attempts (9.5 ypc), while catching 13 passes for 233 yards (17.9 ypr) and one touchdown, along with 600 yards on special teams as a junior ... also punted 20 times with a 42.3 average and a long of 71 ... helped Hallettsville to an 11-3 overall record, including a 4-1 district mark, and an appearance in the 3A state quarterfinals in 2019 ... selected first-team All-District 14-3A as a running back and to the second team as a punter in 2018 ... played for head coach Tommy Psencik ... also was a first-team All-District basketball player.