Tahj Brooks

Tahj Brooks is an American football running back for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

High school career
Brooks attended Manor High School in Manor, Texas. During his career, he rushed for over 4,400 yards and had 65 total touchdowns. He committed to Texas Tech University to play college football.

College career
As a true freshman at Texas Tech in 2020, he rushed for 255 yards on 69 carries with four touchdowns over 10 games. As a sophomore in 2021, he started four of nine games and led the team with 568 yards on 87 carries with seven touchdowns. He again finished as the team's leading rusher in 2022, finishing with 691 yards on 147 carries and seven touchdowns over 13 games and six starts.

Brooks returned as the starter his senior year in 2023. In the first half of the 2023 season, Brooks finished with 100-yards rushing in four consecutive games, becoming the first Texas Tech running back to do so in the 21st century. Brooks had his sixth 100-yard rushing game of the season against TCU, becoming the first Texas Tech running back to eclipse 1,000 yards in a single season since DeAndré Washington in 2015. Brooks was named a semifinalist for the 2023 Doak Walker Award.

On December 11, 2023, Brooks announced that he would be returning for the 2024 season.