Jonathon Brooks 2024 Dynasty Rookie Profile
Jonathon Brooks 2024 Dynasty Rookie Draft Profile
Position: RB
School: Texas
Class: RS-Sophomore
Date of Birth: July 21, 2003
Height: 6-0 Weight: 207 lbs
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Bio
Jonathon Brooks began his football journey at Hallettsville High School in Texas where he also played basketball. His athleticism and versatility was on full display, playing on both sides of the ball as well as returning kicks and doing the punting. As a senior, Brooks rushed 295 times for an incredible 3,530 yards and 62 touchdowns. He caught the attention of scouts, earning a four-star recruiting status and receiving offers from Texas, Texas Tech, Colorado State, Louisiana, and others. Brooks committed to Texas where he played in just four games as a true freshman before taking a redshirt. He finished with 21 carries for 143 yards and a score.
Brooks spent the 2022 season behind both Bijan Robinson and Roschon Johnson on the depth chart. Unsurprisingly, he only carried the ball 30 times, resulting in 197 yards and five touchdowns. With both Robinson and Johnson departing for the NFL in 2023, the path opened up for Brooks to seize a significant role in the Texas backfield. The season began with him in a full-blown committee with CJ Baxter, before Brooks emerged as the top dog. In 11 games, Brooks ran 187 times for 1,139 yards and 10 touchdowns. He added an additional 286 yards and a score on 28 receptions.
That all came before suffered a torn ACL on November 11th against TCU. He actually compiled 178 total yards and two touchdowns in that game before injury. Despite the brutal ending to his season, Brooks still managed to earn second-team all-Big-12 honors and he declared for the NFL Draft.
College Stats
Jonathon Brooks College Stats Courtesy of sports-reference
Positives
+Patience
+Vision
+Acceleration
+Lateral Agility
+Scheme Versatile
+Receiving Skills
+Quality pass protection
Negatives
-Very limited experience/college production
-Upright runner
-Slight build
-Route running is a work in progress
-ACL recovery
Highlight Reel
Archetype: One-Cut Slasher
NFL Comp: Devonta Freeman
Draft Projection: Day 2
Bottom Line:
Jonathon Brooks is an undersized back who runs with good patience and vision, and uses a variety of tactics to work his way to the second level of a defense. Once he finds the lane he wants to hit, Brooks will quickly cut vertically up the field with impressive lateral agility and then use his top-notch acceleration to burst through the hole. That, combined with his physicality and power make him a solid fit in any rushing scheme. Brooks has good enough speed to pick up chunks on the ground, but he’s not quite fast enough to be considered a home-run threat. He does get caught from behind time to time.
In the passing game, Brooks still has some work to do as a route runner, but he can get there. He possesses natural hands and a reliable option out of the backfield. He will also be a trusted pass protector which will only help his case to get (or stay) on the field for third downs.
At the NFL level, Jonathon Brooks projects as a committee running back who can be deployed on all three downs. Given his little time as a lead back, thanks to being stuck behind Bijan Robinson and Roschon Johnson for multiple seasons, Brooks is still somewhat of a “green” prospect, meaning he still has plenty of room to develop and showcase skills that maybe we didn’t get to see in his handful of games as the starter. The team that drafts him is definitely banking on him hitting that upside.
However, the late season ACL injury will force him to miss all pre-draft workouts and will threaten the start of his rookie season. Depending on how teams feel about the medicals and his limited resume, Brooks could slide down the draft board further than expected. As it stands now, though, he projects as a Day 2 pick. In dynasty, he will make for a high upside, yet somewhat risky, selection in the second round of rookie drafts.
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