Terrence Brooks

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Terrence Brooks
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Brooks with the New York Jets in 2017
Personal information
Born: (1992-03-02) March 2, 1992 (age 32)
Dunnellon, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Dunnellon
College:Florida State
Position:Safety
NFL draft:2014 / Round: 3 / Pick: 79
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:123
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:2
Pass deflections:12
Interceptions:4
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Terrence Brooks (born March 2, 1992) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played college football at Florida State.

Early years[edit]

A native of Dunnellon, Florida, Brooks attended Dunnellon High School where he rushed for 500 yards and recorded 53 tackles, six interceptions, and three pass breakups during his junior season.[1]

Considered a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Brooks was listed as the No. 21 cornerback prospect of his class.[2] He accepted a scholarship offer from Florida State over offers from Mississippi and South Florida.[3]

College career[edit]

As a senior in 2013, Brooks was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection and was an All-American by CBSSports.com.[4][5]

Professional career[edit]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press Wonderlic
5 ft 10+78 in
(1.80 m)
198 lb
(90 kg)
31 in
(0.79 m)
9 in
(0.23 m)
4.42 s 7.35 s 38 in
(0.97 m)
9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)
10 reps 23
All values from NFL Combine[6]

Baltimore Ravens[edit]

The Baltimore Ravens selected Brooks in the third round (79th overall) of the 2014 NFL draft.[7]

Brooks with the Baltimore Ravens in 2015

On May 30, 2014, he was signed by the Ravens to a four-year contract [8] On December 16, 2014, Brooks was placed on injured reserve, ending his rookie campaign. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Ravens.[9]

Philadelphia Eagles[edit]

On September 4, 2016, Brooks was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Eagles.[10]

New York Jets[edit]

On August 27, 2017, Brooks was traded to the New York Jets in exchange for cornerback Dexter McDougle.[11] In Week 3, Brooks recorded two interceptions, one off quarterback Jay Cutler and the other off Matt Haack, and three passes defensed, helping the Jets earn their first win in a 20–6 victory over the Miami Dolphins, earning him AFC Defensive Player of the Week.[12][13]

On March 14, 2018, Brooks signed a two-year contract extension with the Jets.[14]

On February 19, 2019, the Jets declined the option on Brooks' contract, making him a free agent at the start of the new league year.[15]

New England Patriots[edit]

Brooks with the New England Patriots in 2019

On March 14, 2019, Brooks signed a two-year contract with the New England Patriots.[16] In Week 7 against his former team, the Jets, Brooks recorded his first interception of the season off Sam Darnold in the 33–0 win.[17]

Houston Texans[edit]

On March 23, 2021, Brooks signed a one-year contract with the Houston Texans.[18] He was placed on injured reserve on October 21, 2021, with a lung contusion.[19] He was activated on November 20.[20]

On March 29, 2022, Brooks re-signed with the Texans.[21] He was released on August 30, 2022.[22]

NFL career statistics[edit]

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season[edit]

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2014 BAL 11 0 19 16 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
2015 BAL 12 0 8 7 1 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2016 PHI 11 0 5 4 1 0.0 0 1 6 0 6 1 2 0 0 0
2017 NYJ 15 1 13 10 3 0.0 0 2 13 0 13 3 0 0 0 0
2018 NYJ 16 0 10 9 1 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
2019 NWE 15 0 24 17 7 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
2020 NWE 14 2 23 16 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 HOU 11 3 21 15 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
105 6 123 94 29 0.0 2 4 19 0 13 12 2 2 0 0

Playoffs[edit]

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2019 NWE 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ Huber, Bill. "The book on: Terrence Brooks". Scout.com. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  2. ^ Terrence Brooks – ESPN Recruiting Nation
  3. ^ Dunnellon Cornerback Terrence Brooks commits to Florida State
  4. ^ @theACCFootball: 2013 Coaches All-Conference Team Announced
  5. ^ Winston, Donald lead CBSSports.com College Football All-America team
  6. ^ "Terrence Brooks Stats, News and Video – FS". NFL.com.
  7. ^ Round 3: Ravens Draft S Terrence Brooks
  8. ^ Ravens third-round pick Terrence Brooks signs contract
  9. ^ Downing, Garrett (September 3, 2016). "Ravens Trim 2016 Roster to 53 Players". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
  10. ^ "Eagles Claim Three Players Off Waivers". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017.
  11. ^ Bergman, Jeremy (August 27, 2017). "Eagles acquire Dexter McDougle, trade Brooks to Jets". NFL.com.
  12. ^ Lam, Quang M. (September 27, 2017). "Tom Brady, Kirk Cousins among Players of the Week". NFL.com.
  13. ^ "Miami Dolphins at New York Jets – September 24th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  14. ^ Smith, Michael David (March 14, 2018). "Terrence Brooks stays with Jets on two-year deal". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  15. ^ Allen, Eric (February 19, 2019). "Jets Decline Options on LB Pierre-Louis, DT Pennel and S Brooks". NewYorkJets.com.
  16. ^ "Patriots sign Terrence Brooks". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  17. ^ "Patriots blitz Darnold, Jets 33–0 to remain undefeated". ESPN.com. Associated Press. October 20, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  18. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (3-23-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. March 23, 2021.
  19. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (10-21-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. October 21, 2021.
  20. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (11-20-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. November 20, 2021.
  21. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (3-29-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. March 29, 2022.
  22. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (8-30-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. August 30, 2022.

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