Running back, Texas, 2021–⁠23

Jonathon Brooks

Number
No. 24
Height
6′0″
Weight
207 lb
Class (2023)
Sophomore
Hometown
Hallettsville, TX
Born
Jul 21, 2003

Jonathon Brooks played running back at Texas (2021–⁠23). The Carolina Panthers took Brooks in round 2, No. 46 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,139
Rushing yards, 2023 (Texas, 12–⁠2)
Best game
218 yards
Vs. Kansas, week 5, 2023: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 46
Round 2, 2024 NFL Draft (Carolina Panthers)

Career highs

218rushing yards, career highvs. Kansas, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last at TCU, 20238catches, career highat Houston, 2023

Honors

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Texas211436.8125
2022Texas301976.6570
2023Texas1871,1396.11067
Career2381,4796.21670

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Texas11212.0012
2022Texas23718.5134
2023Texas2528611.4173
Career2833512.0273

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Texas24RBYr 1
2022Texas24RBYr 2
2023Texas24RBSo. (Yr 3)6′0″207

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2021Texas210.44––9.310%–
2022Texas300.66––19.911%0.35
2023Texas1880.2879th (n=450)0.1752.831%0.23

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Texas 10 games, 1,139 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.RiceW 37–⁠101252018242
Sep 9atAlabamaW 34–⁠24145711414
Sep 16vs.WyomingW 31–⁠1021164061––
Sep 23atBaylorW 38–⁠618106240118
Sep 30vs.KansasW 40–⁠1421218267123
Oct 7vs.OklahomaL 30–⁠3422129131534
Oct 21atHoustonW 31–⁠242099015851
Oct 28vs.BYUW 35–⁠61698138440
Nov 4vs.Kansas StateW 33–⁠3022112127––
Nov 11atTCUW 29–⁠2621104222374
2022 Texas 5 games, 197 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.UL MonroeW 52–⁠10632119––
Oct 8vs.OklahomaW 49–⁠0739118––
Nov 19atKansasW 55–⁠1411108270––
Nov 25vs.BaylorW 38–⁠27––––––
Dec 29 ✦vs.WashingtonL 20–⁠2761815237
2021 Texas 4 games, 143 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 18vs.RiceW 58–⁠0963125––
Sep 25vs.Texas TechW 70–⁠35747015––
Nov 6atIowa StateL 7–⁠30––––––
Nov 13vs.KansasL 56–⁠57533014112

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2024
Height6′0⅜″
Weight216 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan75⅞″W

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2024Carolina Panthers39220323
2026 (so far)Carolina Panthers29300243
NFL career518520566

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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