Announced plans in December 2023 to transfer to UCF, enroll for 2024 spring semester and participate in 2024 UCF spring football drills . . . brings 31 career starting assignments to UCF offensive line after playing more than 2,500 career snaps (split between center and left guard) at Samford.
2023 at Samford
Started 11 games as redshirt junior . . . helped team win five of its last seven games, including victory over 19th-ranked Tennessee-Martin . . . first-team all-conference offensive line by both Southern Conference coaches and SoCon Sports Media Association . . . helped Sanford rank second in SoCon in scoring, total offense and passing offense.
2022 at Samford
Started all 13 games as redshirt sophomore along offensive line for Southern Conference champions (11-1 overall, 8-0 in league play) . . . helped Samford earn number-six national seed in NCAA Division I playoffs . . . second-team all-conference offensive line by both Southern Conference coaches and SoCon Sports Media Association.
2021 at Samford
Played in nine games, starting seven times, as redshirt freshman . . . named to Southern Conference All-Freshman team . . . primary starting left guard throughout season.
2020 at Samford
Played in four games on offensive line in 2020 season that was moved to spring 2021 due to Covid . . . played against East Tennessee State, Wofford, The Citadel and Mercer.
High School
Played both offensive line and defensive line at Washington County High School in Sandersville, Georgia, as three-year starter . . . named team captain as both junior and senior . . . helped 2018 team to 10-3 mark and Georgia playoff quarterfinals as junior . . . earned Most Outstanding Player award and Student-Athlete award . . . president of senior class.
Personal
Father Willie Kelly Brooks played fullback at Auburn from 1988-92 and was member of Southeastern Conference championship teams in 1988 and 1989 . . . brother Karekin played running back at Penn (2016-19) . . . brother Kelly played defensive end at Mercer (2012-16) . . . brother Djimon played defensive line at Georgia Tech (2017-2022), was team captain as senior, earned honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors and spent 2023 campaign as assistant football coach at Sewanee.