Duane Brooks
| No. 2 – Guangzhou Power | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | June 24, 1987 Irving, Texas | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Irving (TX) MacArthur | ||||||||||||
| College: | Stephen F. Austin | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2010 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Duane Brooks (born June 24, 1987) is an American football wide receiver for the Guangzhou Power of the China Arena Football League (CAFL).[1] He played College Football at Stephen F. Austin University after transferring from Central Michigan University. He also been a member of the Colorado Ice, Spokane Shock and Portland Thunder.
Professional career
[edit]Portland Thunder
[edit]Brooks became one of the best return men in the AFL during the 2015 season.[2] During the 2015 season, Brooks set an AFL record with his eighth kick return of the season for a touchdown.[3] Brooks' record-breaking return season lead to his selection as a First Team All-Arena member as the kick-returner.[4] Brooks was also awarded the J. Lewis Small Playmaker of the Year award.[5]
Guangzhou Power
[edit]Brooks was selected by the Guangzhou Power of the China Arena Football League (CAFL) in the ninth round of the 2016 CAFL Draft.[6] He caught 32 passes for 325 yards and 4 touchdowns during the 2016 season.[7] He is listed on the Power's roster for the 2018 season.[8]
AFL statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Receiving | Returns | ||||
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| Rec | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | ||
| 2013 | Spokane | 35 | 316 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Portland | 60 | 660 | 8 | 63 | 1,186 | 0 |
| 2015 | Portland | 60 | 559 | 7 | 91 | 1,994 | 8 |
| Career | 155 | 1,535 | 21 | 154 | 3,180 | 8 | |
Stats from ArenaFan:[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Steve Brandon (April 28, 2015). "Thunder cope with injury to WR Jamar Howard". www.portlandtribune.com. Portland Tribune. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ^ "Many happy returns for Brooks, Thunder". www.portlandtribune.com. Portland Tribune. June 11, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ^ "Duane Brooks breaks AFL single season kickoff return touchdown record". www.oregonlive.com. Oregon Live LLC. August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ^ "Portland Thunder return specialist Duane Brooks makes all-Arena Football League team". www.portlandtribune.com. Portland Tribune. August 17, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ "Thunder's Duane Brooks wins another Arena Football League award". www.portlandtribune.com. Portland Tribune. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ "CAFL DRAFT RESULTS – SEE IT AGAIN – FULL RESULTS HERE". caflfootball.com. June 11, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ^ Moninghoff, Mick (November 6, 2016). "Series Final: One for the Record Books". caflfootball.com. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ "Guangzhou Power 2017 Roster". caflfootball.com. August 14, 2017. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ^ "Duane Brooks". arenafan.com. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Stephen F. Austin bio Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Arena Football League bio Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
- 1987 births
- American football wide receivers
- American football return specialists
- Living people
- Central Michigan Chippewas football players
- Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football players
- Colorado Crush (IFL) players
- Spokane Shock players
- Portland Thunder players
- Guangzhou Power players
- American expatriate players of American football
- American expatriate sportspeople in China
- Players of American football from Dallas County, Texas
- People from Irving, Texas