NFL legacy and four-year varsity contributor from Georgia
In High School: Rated by ESPN as a four-star prospect and as the 14th-best tight end in the nation … credited as the nation’s 28th-best tight end by 247Sports, 33rd-best tight end by On3 and 37th-best tight end by Rivals … two-way player throughout his four years on the varsity football team … played 47 games in his prep career, collecting 84 catches for 1,206 yards and six touchdowns … posted a career-high 38 catches for 544 yards and three scores as a junior … added 21 catches for 289 and two scores in 2024 … averaged 14 yards per catch over his career … collected 189 career tackles, 32.5 tackles for loss and 20.5 sacks on defense … posted 12 sacks, 15 tackles for loss and 66 total tackles for an 11-2 team as a sophomore in 2022 … named All-Greater Savannah as a sophomore … helped Savannah Christian’s 2022 squad to the quarterfinals of 3A playoffs … in 2024, added 36 tackles (six for loss) with 2.5 sacks while leading Savannah Christian to a 12-3 record … committed to Clemson on Nov. 3, 2023 … coached by Baker Woodward at Savannah Christian.
Personal: Born July 16, 2007 … expected to enroll at Clemson in January 2025 … son of former 15-year NFL linebacker Keith Brooking; Keith was a five-time Pro Bowl selection who was 12th pick of the 1998 NFL Draft and remains the all-time leading tackler for both Georgia Tech and the Atlanta Falcons … At various points of his NFL tenure, Keith was teammates with Jamal Anderson (father of current Clemson LB Jamal Anderson), OL Michael Thompson (father of current Clemson DT Champ Thompson) and TE Marcus Pollard (uncle of current Clemson DL Caden Story).