Jalen Brooks
 Brooks with the South Carolina Gamecocks | |||||
| No. 83 –Dallas Cowboys | |||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | May 7, 2000 Harrisburg, North Carolina,U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Northwestern (SC) Hickory Ridge (NC) | ||||
| College: | Wingate(2018–2019) Tarleton State(2020) South Carolina(2020–2022) | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2023/ Round: 7 / Pick: 244 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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| Player stats atPFR | |||||
Jalen Allen Brooks(born May 7, 2000) is an American professionalfootballwide receiverfor theDallas Cowboysof theNational Football League(NFL). He playedcollege footballatSouth Carolina.
Early life and college
[edit]Brooks was born on May 7, 2000, and grew up inHarrisburg, North Carolina.[1]He attendedNorthwestern High Schoolbefore transferringHickory Ridge High School,recording 44receptionsfor 771 yards with ninetouchdownsas asenior.[2][3]He committed to playcollege footballatDivision IIWingate.[4]He also rantrackat Wingate.[5]
As a truefreshmanat Wingate in 2018, Brooks played 12 games and posted 17 receptions for 297 yards and four touchdowns.[6]The following year, he started 11 of his 12 appearances, and tallied 751 receiving yards off 35 catches with six scores.[6]He had 100-yard games againstVirginia–Wise,NewberryandUNC Pembroke,while contributing to Wingate's 10–2 record and playoff berth.[7]Brooks was named first-team All-South Atlantic Conferencefor his performance.[8]
Brooks initially transferred toTarleton Statein 2020, but before the season started transferred again toSouth Carolina.[9]He was denied eligibility until the fifth game of the season, and ended up playing six contests, four as a starter, while making 11 receptions for 100 yards.[6]In 2021, Brooks started the first six games and recorded 14 catches for 181 yards with one score, before leaving the team for personal reasons.[10]
Brooks returned to South Carolina prior to the 2022 season.[9]He started all 12 games and registered 33 catches for 504 yards (both placing second on the team) with one touchdown, additionally posting fourrushesfor 51 yards and another score.[7]He missed theGator Bowlfor an off-field issue and afterwards declared for theNFL draft.[11]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
201 lb (91 kg) |
34+1⁄8in (0.87 m) |
9+1⁄2in (0.24 m) |
4.58 s | 1.63 s | 2.68 s | 4.31 s | 7.15 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) |
10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) |
15 reps | |
| Sources:[12][13] | ||||||||||||
Brooks was one of five South Carolina players invited to the 2023NFL Combine.[2]He was selected by theDallas Cowboysin the seventh round (244th overall) of the2023 NFL draft.[14]As a rookie, he appeared in seven games and had six receptions for 64 yards.[15]
Statistics
[edit]Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Returning | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2023 | DAL | 6 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 6 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Post season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Returning | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2023 | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^"NFL Draft Profile: Jalen Brooks, Wide Receiver, South Carolina Gamecocks".Sports Illustrated.February 8, 2023.
- ^abCloninger, David (April 26, 2023)."Gamecocks' Jalen Brooks ready to clear any remaining NFL hurdle".The Post and Courier.
- ^Horton, C. Jemal (May 2, 2023)."Cowboys choose former Ragin' Bull Brooks".Independent Tribune.
- ^Ammenhauser, David (April 29, 2023)."What to know about Jalen Brooks, the Dallas' Cowboys seventh-round draft pick".Yahoo! Sports.
- ^Farner, Keith (2021)."Former Division II WR Jalen Brooks calls landing scholarship at South Carolina 'truly amazing'".Saturday Down South.
- ^abcMcGranahan, Hale (May 4, 2023)."Final numbers from Jalen Brooks at NFL Combine".247Sports.
- ^ab"Jalen Brooks".South Carolina Gamecocks.
- ^Anderson, Reggie (December 31, 2022)."Jalen Brooks declares for the NFL Draft".WLXT.
- ^abBrock, Todd (May 1, 2023)."'Incredible journey': Cowboys have Giants QB Daniel Jones to thank for new WR Jalen Brooks ".USA Today.
- ^"Jalen Brooks back with South Carolina football".On3.June 1, 2022.RetrievedApril 30,2023.
- ^Crowell, Evan (December 31, 2022)."Jalen Brooks Declares For NFL Draft".Sports Illustrated.
- ^"Jalen Brooks Draft and Combine Prospect Profile".NFL.RetrievedMay 2,2023.
- ^"2023 NFL Draft Scout Jalen Brooks College Football Profile".DraftScout.RetrievedMay 2,2023.
- ^Fletcher III, James (April 29, 2023)."Dallas Cowboys select Jalen Brooks in seventh round of 2023 NFL Draft".On3.RetrievedApril 30,2023.
- ^"Jalen Brooks 2023 Game Log".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedJuly 20,2024.