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Jersey Number 16
Khalil Brooks
- Position:
- CB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, GA
- High School:
- Benjamin E. Mays
Bio
Career Records
• Ended his career ranked fourth all-time in sacks (17.0) and third in tackles for loss (38.0)
2019 (Senior)
• Played and started all 12 games
• Finished third on the team in tackles with 63 to go with 4.5 TFLs, 2.5 sacks and four pass breakups
• Graded out a winner 10 games and led all linebackers with 955 snaps played
• Earned the team’s grinder award for linebackers following spring practice
• Voted Preseason All-C-USA
• Voted a team captain
• Had eight tackles, all solos, to go with a TFL in win over TSU
• Collected seven stops at Iowa
• Had his first sack of the season against Marshall to go with two hurries
• Had a fumble recovery and two hurries in win over FIU
• Registered eight tackles, including a sack and a hurry at Charlotte
• Shared team lead with seven stops at WKU
• Named to the C-USA Football All-Academic Team
• Earned Ironman of the Year honors
2018 (Junior)
• Earned Second Team All-C-USA honors
• Started all 14 games
• Averaging over 77 snaps per game
• Ranked fifth on the team with 68 tackles on the year and shared the team lead with 14.5 TFLs
• Also had 6.5 sacks, a team-best 14 hurries, six pass breakups, a forced fumble and fumble recovery
• Earned the junior academic award at the year-end team banquet
• Named Preseason All-C-USA
• Had seven solos to go with a TFL, a pass breakup and three hurries against UT-Martin
• Added seven tackles, including a TFL in win over FAU
• Had 11 tackles, including 2.0 sacks and a hurry in win over Marshall
• Turned in six stops against Charlotte, including 2.5 TFLs, a pass breakup and two hurries
• Had a sack and fumble recovery at ODU
• Registered two pass breakups at UTEP
• Collected a sack, pass breakup and a hurry at Kentucky
• Turned in 2.5 sacks and two hurries in win over UAB
2017 (r-Sophomore)
• Named Second Team All-C-USA
• Played in 13 games and had 12 starts
• Turned in a career year with 76 tackles to rank third on the team
• Led the team in TFLs with 17.0 (tied for 4th all-time and 21st nationally) and sacks with 7.5 (3rd all-time), while adding six hurries and a forced fumble
• Named the team’s Most Improved Linebacker following spring drills
• Voted the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 11 and Oct. 9
• Collected five stops and a hurry in opener against Vanderbilt
• Added eight tackles, including a career-best 1.5 sacks and 2.5 TFLs at Syracuse
• Turned in two TFLs, including a sack in win over Bowling Green
• Led team with eight tackles, including a school record-tying 5.0 TFLs, three sacks and a forced fumble in win over FIU. The three sacks were the second most in a game at MT
• Collected four tackles, including a sack and two hurries in win over UTEP
• Shared the team lead with seven stops at Charlotte, including a TFL
• Led team with 12 stops, including 2.0 TFLs against WKU
• Had eight tackles, including 2.0 TFLs and a hurry in bowl win over A-State
2016 (r-Freshman)
• Played all 13 games and ranked 11th on team with 38 tackles and four pass breakups
• Shared team lead in special teams stops with 10
• Had five tackles against FIU, Charlotte and FAU
• Collected four stops against AAMU, LA Tech, and North Texas
2015 (Freshman)
• Took a redshirt year
High School
• Lettered in football and track at Benjamin E. Mays High School
• Earned first team all-region honors as a senior after registering 92 tackles, three interceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries
• Had 76 tackles as a junior on way to earning second team all-region honors
• Was a state participant in the 4x100 in track
• Member of the Beta Club, National Honor Society and Top 10 Percent
Personal
• Full name: Khalil Hasaan Brooks
• Parents: Karen Rowley Brooks and Willie Brooks, Jr. and siblings Tahj Brooks and Somer Brooks
• Birthdate: 7/7/97
• Major: Leisure Sport & Tourism Studies
• Ended his career ranked fourth all-time in sacks (17.0) and third in tackles for loss (38.0)
2019 (Senior)
• Played and started all 12 games
• Finished third on the team in tackles with 63 to go with 4.5 TFLs, 2.5 sacks and four pass breakups
• Graded out a winner 10 games and led all linebackers with 955 snaps played
• Earned the team’s grinder award for linebackers following spring practice
• Voted Preseason All-C-USA
• Voted a team captain
• Had eight tackles, all solos, to go with a TFL in win over TSU
• Collected seven stops at Iowa
• Had his first sack of the season against Marshall to go with two hurries
• Had a fumble recovery and two hurries in win over FIU
• Registered eight tackles, including a sack and a hurry at Charlotte
• Shared team lead with seven stops at WKU
• Named to the C-USA Football All-Academic Team
• Earned Ironman of the Year honors
2018 (Junior)
• Earned Second Team All-C-USA honors
• Started all 14 games
• Averaging over 77 snaps per game
• Ranked fifth on the team with 68 tackles on the year and shared the team lead with 14.5 TFLs
• Also had 6.5 sacks, a team-best 14 hurries, six pass breakups, a forced fumble and fumble recovery
• Earned the junior academic award at the year-end team banquet
• Named Preseason All-C-USA
• Had seven solos to go with a TFL, a pass breakup and three hurries against UT-Martin
• Added seven tackles, including a TFL in win over FAU
• Had 11 tackles, including 2.0 sacks and a hurry in win over Marshall
• Turned in six stops against Charlotte, including 2.5 TFLs, a pass breakup and two hurries
• Had a sack and fumble recovery at ODU
• Registered two pass breakups at UTEP
• Collected a sack, pass breakup and a hurry at Kentucky
• Turned in 2.5 sacks and two hurries in win over UAB
2017 (r-Sophomore)
• Named Second Team All-C-USA
• Played in 13 games and had 12 starts
• Turned in a career year with 76 tackles to rank third on the team
• Led the team in TFLs with 17.0 (tied for 4th all-time and 21st nationally) and sacks with 7.5 (3rd all-time), while adding six hurries and a forced fumble
• Named the team’s Most Improved Linebacker following spring drills
• Voted the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 11 and Oct. 9
• Collected five stops and a hurry in opener against Vanderbilt
• Added eight tackles, including a career-best 1.5 sacks and 2.5 TFLs at Syracuse
• Turned in two TFLs, including a sack in win over Bowling Green
• Led team with eight tackles, including a school record-tying 5.0 TFLs, three sacks and a forced fumble in win over FIU. The three sacks were the second most in a game at MT
• Collected four tackles, including a sack and two hurries in win over UTEP
• Shared the team lead with seven stops at Charlotte, including a TFL
• Led team with 12 stops, including 2.0 TFLs against WKU
• Had eight tackles, including 2.0 TFLs and a hurry in bowl win over A-State
2016 (r-Freshman)
• Played all 13 games and ranked 11th on team with 38 tackles and four pass breakups
• Shared team lead in special teams stops with 10
• Had five tackles against FIU, Charlotte and FAU
• Collected four stops against AAMU, LA Tech, and North Texas
2015 (Freshman)
• Took a redshirt year
High School
• Lettered in football and track at Benjamin E. Mays High School
• Earned first team all-region honors as a senior after registering 92 tackles, three interceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries
• Had 76 tackles as a junior on way to earning second team all-region honors
• Was a state participant in the 4x100 in track
• Member of the Beta Club, National Honor Society and Top 10 Percent
Personal
• Full name: Khalil Hasaan Brooks
• Parents: Karen Rowley Brooks and Willie Brooks, Jr. and siblings Tahj Brooks and Somer Brooks
• Birthdate: 7/7/97
• Major: Leisure Sport & Tourism Studies
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