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FINAL BIO
Senior who was a primary backup in 2013 and 2015 … had 599 yards on 115 carries and five touchdowns along with 18 receptions for 205 yards and three touchdowns in 393 snaps over 32 games (one start) in his career … drafted in the seventh round (247th overall) by the Seattle Seahawks.
2015: Backup running back gained 234 rushing yards on 41 carries, with three touchdowns in 14 games … also had nine catches for 113 yards and two scores … made a triumphant return from injury with a memorable 25-yard touchdown run in the opener against Wofford … recovered onside kick to seal the win over No. 6 Notre Dame … hit career-long 35-yard touchdown rush in win over Georgia Tech … scored on 21-yard reception the following game against Boston College … posted one of Clemson’s seven rushing touchdowns at Miami … caught a 35-yard screen pass for a touchdown at NC State … had a 24-yard rush at Syracuse … played well in the National Championship Game against Alabama, with a career-high four catches for 39 yards from the backfield.
2014: Redshirted … suffered a foot injury in the preseason and missed the season.
2013: Had 246 yards on 48 carries and two touchdowns along with six receptions for 83 yards and one touchdown in 139 snaps over 10 games … had 20 yards on three carries and a 31-yard receiving touchdown against No. 5 Georgia on Aug. 31; it was his first career touchdown … had 31 yards on six carries against SC State on Sept. 7 … had 17 yards on five carries at NC State on Sept. 19 … had 24 yards and a touchdown on five carries and a six-yard reception against Wake Forest on Sept. 28 … had a team-high 46 yards and a touchdown on nine carries along with a 24-yard reception at Syracuse on Oct. 5 … had 42 yards on six carries and a 14-yard reception against Boston College on Oct. 12 … had 18 yards on six carries and two receptions for eight yards against No. 5 Florida State on Oct. 19 … had 36 carries on seven carries at Maryland on Oct. 26 … had 51 yards on six carries in the Spring Game.
2012: Had 119 yards on 26 carries and three receptions for nine yards in 65 snaps over eight games … had nine yards on seven carries and a two-yard reception against Ball State on Sept. 8; it was his first career game … had 47 yards on six carries against Furman on Sept. 15 … had 62 yards on 12 carries and two receptions for seven yards at Duke on Nov. 3 … enrolled in January.
Before Clemson: Rated as the No. 129 player in the nation by Tom Lemming … No. 15 athlete in the nation by Rivals.com … No. 15 running back in the nation and No. 1 player in Arkansas by Rivals.com … No. 22 athlete in the nation and No. 3 player in Arkansas by 247Sports.com … No. 35 wide receiver in the nation and No. 3 player in Arkansas by ESPN … No. 42 wide receiver in the nation by Scout.com … No. 1 player in Arkansas by SuperPrep … played at Jonesboro Senior High School, where he was a running back and wideout … had an injury-plagued senior season, but still had 650 rushing yards and nine touchdowns along with five receiving touchdowns … had 28 receptions as a senior … had 1,358 yards on 180 carries and 15 touchdowns along with 33 receptions for 211 yards as a junior … had 38 receptions for 769 yards and five touchdowns as a sophomore … first Tiger from the state of Arkansas since 1976 (Steve Carr); Carr did not play in a game, therefore Brooks became the first Tiger from Arkansas on record to play in a game … coached by Randy Coleman at Jonesboro Senior High School … recruited by Chad Morris.
Personal: Majoring in sociology … born Feb. 1, 1993.
