Jonathon Brooks (American football)
| Texas Longhorns – No. 24 | |
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| Position | Running back |
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| Major | Physical Culture and Sports |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 21, 2003[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Hallettsville (Hallettsville, Texas) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jonathon Brooks (born July 21, 2003)[1] is an American football running back for the Texas Longhorns.
High School career
Brooks attended Hallettsville High School in Hallettsville, Texas. As a senior, he had 3,530 yards and 62 touchdowns on 295 carries.[2][3] He committed to the University of Texas at Austin to play college football.[4]
College career
As a true freshman at Texas in 2021, Brooks played in four games and had 21 carries for 143 yards and a touchdown. He played in seven games as a redshirt freshman behind Bijan Robinson and Roschon Johnson.[5] He finished the year 197 rushing yards on 30 carries with five touchdowns.[6][7] With Robinson and Johnson in the NFL, Brooks earned more carries in 2023.[8]
Statistics
| Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | |||||
| Texas Longhorns | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 143 | 6.8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 197 | 6.6 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 1 | ||||
| 2023 | 9 | 3 | 166 | 1,035 | 6.2 | 8 | 22 | 212 | 9.6 | 1 | ||||
| Career | 20 | 3 | 217 | 1,375 | 6.3 | 14 | 25 | 261 | 10.4 | 2 | ||||
References
- ^ a b "Jonathon Brooks Running Back Texas". nfldraftbuzz.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ^ Craven, Mike (December 14, 2020). "Texas pledge Jonathon Brooks rushes into history, state championship game". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ The Dotted Line: Jonathon Brooks named Mr. Texas Football; Byron Murphy II ties record
- ^ Hallettsville running back commits to Texas
- ^ Texas RB Jonathon Brooks could have showcase in Alamo Bowl
- ^ Jonathon Brooks is up next in the Texas backfield
- ^ Texas running back Jonathon Brooks is ready for the spotlight
- ^ Texas running back Jonathon Brooks had a career game, but is he now the Horns' lead back?
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