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.
R-Junior (2023) at Samford
- Started 11 games
- Helped team win five of its last seven games, including a 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.
R-Sophomore (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.
R-Freshman (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.
Freshman (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.