Running back, Texas Tech, 2020–⁠24

Tahj Brooks

Number
No. 28
Height
5′10″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Manor, TX
Born
May 13, 2002

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Tahj Brooks played running back at Texas Tech (2020–⁠24). The Cincinnati Bengals took Brooks in round 6, No. 193 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,545
Rushing yards, 2023 (Texas Tech, 7–⁠6)
Best game
188 yards
Vs. West Virginia, week 14, 2024: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 4
In FBS in rushing yards, 2023
Drafted
No. 193
Round 6, 2025 NFL Draft (Cincinnati Bengals)

Career highs

188rushing yards, career highvs. West Virginia, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. West Virginia, 20249catches, career highat Oklahoma State, 2024

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Texas Tech692553.7428
2021Texas Tech875686.5767
2022Texas Tech1486934.7737
2023Texas Tech2911,5455.31046
2024Texas Tech2861,5055.31740
Career8814,5665.24567

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Texas Tech12584.8016
2021Texas Tech6528.7018
2022Texas Tech281706.1117
2023Texas Tech29692.4012
2024Texas Tech271856.9130
Career1025345.2230

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Texas Tech28RBYr 1
2021Texas Tech28RBYr 2
2022Texas Tech28RBYr 3
2023Texas Tech28RBYr 4
2024Texas Tech28RBSr. (Yr 5)5′10″230

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
2020Texas Tech830.0934th (n=212)0.147.816%0.13
2021Texas Tech920.3491st (n=277)0.1631.717%0.37
2022Texas Tech1680.2067th (n=470)0.1433.816%0.10
2023Texas Tech3150.2471st (n=450)0.1775.034%0.24
2024Texas Tech3160.2064th (n=434)0.1664.938%0.21

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

2024 Texas Tech 11 games, 1,505 rushing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Abilene ChristianW 52–⁠5127153121314
Sep 14vs.North TexasW 66–⁠2117109123––
Sep 21vs.Arizona StateW 30–⁠222711702523
Sep 28vs.CincinnatiW 44–⁠4132172235––
Oct 5atArizonaW 28–⁠22211283321−2
Oct 19vs.BaylorL 35–⁠5925125131422
Oct 26atTCUL 34–⁠353012111211
Nov 2atIowa StateW 23–⁠2225122117210
Nov 9vs.ColoradoL 27–⁠4131137125337
Nov 23atOklahoma StateW 56–⁠4828133340965
Nov 30vs.West VirginiaW 52–⁠1523188337235
2023 Texas Tech 13 games, 1,545 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atWyomingL 33–⁠35113918212
Sep 9vs.OregonL 30–⁠38666035418
Sep 16vs.Tarleton StateW 41–⁠319158038––
Sep 23atWest VirginiaL 13–⁠202514902716
Sep 30vs.HoustonW 49–⁠28221062191−5
Oct 7atBaylorW 39–⁠143117012414
Oct 14vs.Kansas StateL 21–⁠381798130222
Oct 21atBYUL 14–⁠2731105118315
Nov 2vs.TCUW 35–⁠28311461204−4
Nov 11atKansasW 16–⁠133313311116
Nov 18vs.UCFW 24–⁠23241821461−4
Nov 24atTexasL 7–⁠57199502542
Dec 16 ✦vs.CaliforniaW 34–⁠1422981115−3
2022 Texas Tech 13 games, 693 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Murray StateW 63–⁠1065032327
Sep 10vs.HoustonW 33–⁠301880119534
Sep 17atNC StateL 14–⁠274402544
Sep 24vs.TexasW 37–⁠341236011421
Oct 1atKansas StateL 28–⁠3710390745
Oct 8atOklahoma StateL 31–⁠414809––
Oct 22vs.West VirginiaW 48–⁠101710722016
Oct 29vs.BaylorL 17–⁠451698031217
Nov 5atTCUL 24–⁠34105902117
Nov 12vs.KansasW 43–⁠28165119––
Nov 19atIowa StateW 14–⁠1094501117
Nov 26vs.OklahomaW 51–⁠48122606322
Dec 28 ✦vs.Ole MissW 42–⁠251490037––
2021 Texas Tech 9 games, 568 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.HoustonW 38–⁠2115134244––
Sep 11vs.Stephen F. AustinW 28–⁠221110326717
Sep 18vs.Florida InternationalW 54–⁠21947019––
Oct 23vs.Kansas StateL 24–⁠25433023––
Oct 30atOklahomaL 21–⁠5262301615
Nov 13vs.Iowa StateW 41–⁠38980151221
Nov 20vs.Oklahoma StateL 0–⁠233103112
Nov 27atBaylorL 24–⁠27144011117
Dec 28 ✦vs.Mississippi StateW 34–⁠716107119––
2020 Texas Tech 7 games, 255 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 12vs.Houston ChristianW 35–⁠3382517226
Oct 3atKansas StateL 21–⁠311000––
Oct 24vs.West VirginiaW 34–⁠27124411012
Oct 31vs.OklahomaL 28–⁠621230016319
Nov 14vs.BaylorW 24–⁠2314482916
Nov 28atOklahoma StateL 44–⁠5062901234
Dec 5vs.KansasW 16–⁠13167902821

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2025
Height5′9¼″
Weight214 lb
Arm length30⅜″
Hand size9⅛″
Wingspan75⅝″
40-yard dash4.52 s
10-yard split1.56 sW
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill6.90 s
20-yard shuttle4.06 s

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, 15 games with a stat; latest team: Cincinnati Bengals.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2025Cincinnati Bengals121645019
2026 (so far)Cincinnati Bengals300000
NFL career151645019

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

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