No. 35 – Miami Dolphins | |||||
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Position: | Running back | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Oceanside, California, U.S. | January 11, 2000||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Oceanside (CA) El Camino | ||||
College: | Cal (2018–2021) BYU (2022) | ||||
Undrafted: | 2023 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Christopher Brooks (born January 11, 2000) is an American football running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at California and BYU.
Brooks attended El Camino High School in Oceanside, California. He was a four-star recruit according to 247Sports and the 12th best running back in the state of California. [1]
As a true freshman, Christopher Brooks (formally known as Christopher Brown), appeared in all 13 of Cal's games off the bench. [2] After running back Patrick Laird was injured in the first half of the 2018 Cheez-It Bowl against TCU, Brooks took over as the team's primary running back, totaling 71 all-purpose yards on 14 carries and three receptions.
As a sophomore, Brooks posted career highs in carries (208), rushing yards (914), rushing touchdowns (8), receptions (22), receiving yards (166) and receiving touchdowns (4).
In 2020, Brooks was hindered by injuries, appearing in only three games (two starts).
In his senior season, Brooks rushed for 817 yards and six touchdowns, averaging a Cal career-best 5.2 yards per carry. On December 6, 2021, he entered the transfer portal. [3]
Brooks transferred to BYU for the 2022 season. [4] He appeared in 11 games, starting eight, while averaging 6.28 yards per carry, fourth best all time in BYU's history. On November 26, 2022, Brooks rushed for a BYU career-best 23 carries and 164 yards in a 35–26 win over Stanford. [5] At the 2023 Hula Bowl in Orlando, Brooks totaled 101 all-purpose yards and was named the game's offensive MVP. [6] [7]
Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | ||||||
California Golden Bears | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 13 | 0 | 37 | 148 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | |||||
2019 | 13 | 12 | 208 | 914 | 4.4 | 8 | 22 | 166 | 7.5 | 4 | |||||
2020 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 65 | 3.1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | |||||
2021 | 12 | 4 | 116 | 607 | 5.2 | 4 | 19 | 131 | 6.9 | 3 | |||||
BYU Cougars | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 11 | 8 | 130 | 817 | 6.3 | 6 | 10 | 98 | 9.8 | 0 | |||||
Career | 52 | 26 | 512 | 2,551 | 5.0 | 20 | 60 | 443 | 7.4 | 7 |
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 | |
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6 ft 0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m) | 219 lb (99 kg) | 31 in (0.79 m) | 8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | 4.63 s | 1.62 s | 2.65 s | 4.35 s | 7.13 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | 21 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [8] |
On April 29, 2023, Brooks signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent. [9] [10] Brook made the Dolphins final roster. He was placed on injured reserve on October 20, 2023. [11] He was activated on December 19. [12]
Legend | |
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Led the league | |
Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
2023 | MIA | 5 | 0 | 15 | 94 | 6.3 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 5 | 0 | 15 | 94 | 6.3 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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