Biography
Brooks' Career Vs. UCLA
Career: 31 rushes, 157 yards, 2 TD, 38 long; 6 receptions, 35 yards, 13 long
2018 (home): 5 rushes, 21 yards, 11 long
2019 (away): 18 rushes, 111 yards, 2 TD, 38 long; 2 receptions, 18 yards, 13 long
2020 (away): 8 rushes, 25 yards, 9 long; 4 receptions, 17 yards, 12 long
Brown's Cal Career Game Highs
Rushes: 36 (vs. UC Davis, 2019)
Rushing Yards: 197 (vs. UC Davis, 2019)
Rushing TDs: 2 (at UCLA, 2019)
Long Rush: 75 (at Stanford, 2021)
Receptions: 4 (three times, last at UCLA, 2020)
Receiving Yards: 40 (vs. Oregon State, 2021)
Receiving TDs: 2 (vs. Oregon State, 2021)
Long Reception: 38TD (vs. Oregon State, 2021)
All-Purpose Yards: 206 (vs. UC Davis, 2019)
Total Touchdowns: 2 (three times, last. vs. Oregon State, 2021)
Points: 12 (three times, last. vs. Oregon State, 2021)
Tackles: 1 (four times, last vs. Colorado, 2018)
Cal Career (2018 – Present)
• Has played in 39 of 40 possible games including 16 starts since his arrival at Cal in 2018 and is the team's active career leader in rushes (356), yards rushing (1624), rushing touchdowns (11), total touchdowns (18), points (110) and all-purpose yards (1954)
• Has 46 career receptions, 330 yards receiving and seven touchdown catches with his scoring grabs tied with Nikko Remigio for the most on the team by an active player
• Played in all 13 games with a career-high 12 starts as a 2019 sophomore and set career highs in rushes (208), yards rushing (914), rushing touchdowns (8), receptions (22), yards receiving (166), touchdown receptions (4), total touchdowns (12), points (72), total offense (914) and all-purpose yards (1259)
• Has four career 100-yard rushing games with three a sophomore against UC Davis (197) and Illinois (120), as well as at UCLA (111), before adding one in his most recent at Stanford when he rushed for 131 yards
• Had a career-high four tackles all as a 2018 freshman
Senior (2021)
• Has played in all 10 games with two starts and contributed 90 rushes for 497 yards and one touchdown, as well as 15 receptions, 116 yards receiving and three touchdown catches that are all the most by a Cal running back to total 613 all-purpose yards
• Averaging a career-high 5.5 yards per rush over his first 10 games
• Nevada - 3 rushes, 25 yards; 1 reception, 4 yards
• at TCU - 2 rushes, 1 yard; 1 reception, 3 yards
• Sacramento State - 6 rushes, 48 yards; 3 receptions, 23 yards ... season-long 22-yard run
• at Washington - 1 rush, 9 yards
• Washington State - 8 rushes, 40 yards, 1 TD, 11 long; 1 reception, 6 yards, 6 long
• at Oregon - 14 rushes, 68 yards, 11 long; 2 receptions, 11 yards, 7 long
• Colorado - 12 rushes, 61 yards, 18 long; 2 receptions, 20 yards, 15 long
• Oregon State - 20 rushes, 83 yards, 14 long; 2 receptions, 40 yards, 2 TD, 38 long ... career-high receiving touchdowns, career long reception
• at Arizona - 11 rushes, 31 yards, 13 long; 1 reception, 7 yards
• at Stanford - 13 rushes, 131 yards, 75 long; 2 receptions, 2 yards, 1 TD ... career-long rush
• All-Pac-12 Second-Team Preseason (Lindy’s), Third-Team Preseason (Athlon)
• Players To Watch (Athlon)
Junior (2020)
• Played in three games with two starts and contributed 21 rushes for 65 yards and one touchdown on the ground, as well as four receptions for 17 yards
• Rushed four times for 26 yards while playing in only 15 offensive snaps with limited availability against Stanford due to an injury with three of those carries for 25 yards including a three-yard touchdown coming on Cal's final drive that brought the Golden Bears within 24-23 before a blocked extra point that would have tied the contest
• Registered a team-high 42 all-purpose yards in the season-opener at UCLA, rushing eight times for a team-high 25 yards while adding a game-high and career-high-tying four receptions for 17 yards
• Rushed nine times for 14 yards against Oregon
• Did not play due to injury at Oregon State in the second game of the campaign to mark the only time he has missed a game in his career and ending streaks of 27 straight games played and 14 consecutive starts
• A Doak Walker Award Preseason Candidate
• Named second-team preseason All-Pac-12 by Athlon Sports, Lindy's, the Pac-12 media and Phil Steele, while he was a third-team pick of Pick Six Previews
• Earned preseason All-California Region honors from SportsPac12
Sophomore (2019)
• Earned a spot on the Pac-12's Academic Honor Roll
• Played in all 13 games with 12 starts and led the team in rushes (208), yards rushing (914), rushing touchdowns (8), receiving touchdowns (4), total touchdowns (12), points (72) and all-purpose yards (1259), while he was second in total offense (914) with all of the numbers career highs
• Tied for fifth in the Pac-12 in total touchdowns and sixth in total yards rushing
• Also had career highs of 22 receptions and 166 yards receiving with his receptions the most by a non-wide receiver and third-most on the team overall
• Scored at least a single touchdown either rushing or receiving 10 times including a pair of two-score games
• Scored a single touchdown in five games in a row vs. North Texas, at Ole Miss, vs. Arizona State, at Oregon and vs. Oregon State
• Led the team in rushing yardage eight times and rushing attempts on nine occasions
• Led the team in explosive plays of 15 or more yards from the line of scrimmage with 14 on 11 rushes and three receptions
• Registered career highs of 36 carries and 197 yards rushing in his first career start in the season-opener against UC Davis with the rushing yards the most in Cal's recorded history by a player making his first start for the Golden Bears, while also rushing for one touchdown and adding two receptions for nine yards for a career-high 206 all-purpose yards
• His 36 carries against UC Davis were the most by a Cal player since Shane Vereen had 42 in a 2009 Big Game win at Stanford and were the most by a Pac-12 player during the season, while his 197 yards rushing marked the 20th-best rushing performance in school history and the first 100-yard rushing by a Cal running back in his first start since Jahvid Best ran for 111 yards against Michigan State on August 30, 2008, as well as the fourth-most rushing yards by a conference player this season
• Earned Cal's Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against UC Davis
• Rushed 20 times for 120 yards including a 54-yarder against Illinois in the Redbox Bowl that was the longest run in the bowl's history, as well as the longest run of the season by a Cal player, while adding three receptions for 17 yards and one touchdown catch
• Rushed 18 times for 111 yards and rushed for a pair of touchdowns for the first time in his career at UCLA, while adding two catches for 18 yards to earn Cal's Co-Offensive Player of the Week
• Scored a pair of touchdowns with one rushing and one receiving for the first time in his career vs. Washington State when he rushed 19 times for 95 yards while adding two receptions for 13 yards to earn Cal's Co-Offensive Player of the Week
• Served as a game captain at Washington and rushed 16 times for 80 yards while adding a career-high-tying four receptions and 30 yards receiving
• Had 18 rushes for 55 yards and one touchdown while adding one catch for 19 yards at Stanford
• Had 18 rushes for 54 yards and one touchdown to go along with two receptions for eight yards against Arizona State
• Had 15 rushes for 49 yards and one touchdown to go along with one reception for 16 yards against Oregon State
• Rushed 13 times for 47 yards and one touchdown against North Texas
• Had 15 rushes for 42 yards and a career-high-tying four catches for 29 yards and one touchdown reception at Oregon
• Had two rushes for 29 yards against USC before leaving the game in the first quarter with an injury and not returning
• Had 10 rushes for 24 yards at Utah
• Rushed eight times for 11 yards and had two receptions for 23 yards including one touchdown reception at Ole Miss
• A nominee for CoSIDA Academic All-District® honors
• Had one rush for four yards and one reception for seven yards in the spring game
2018 (Freshman)
• Played in a career-high-tying all 13 games off the bench and contributed 37 rushes for 148 yards with one touchdown on the ground as well as five receptions for 31 yards for a total of 179 all-purpose yards
• Added all four of his collegiate tackles
• Posted season highs of 14 rushes, 57 yards rushing, three receptions, 14 yards receiving and 71 all-purpose yards against TCU in the Cheez-It Bowl, taking over as the team's primary running back after Patrick Laird was injured late in the first half and did not return to the game
• Rushed five times for 31 yards against Idaho State
• Rushed six times for 27 yards and his first career touchdown at Oregon State while adding his first career reception for seven yards
• Had three rushes for 11 yards and one reception for 10 yards at USC
• Had two rushes for one yard against Colorado
• Had one rush for no gain against both Oregon and Stanford
• Had a career-high-tying one tackle at Arizona, Oregon State and Washington State, as well as versus TCU in the Cheez-It Bowl
• Played off the bench but did not record any statistics other than participation vs. North Carolina, at BYU or against Washington
El Camino HS (Class Of 2018)
• Combined for 3249 yards rushing and 34 scores on the ground over 529 carries while adding 25 career receptions for 260 yards during the final three seasons of his four-year varsity career after seeing limited action as a 2014 freshman
• Added 82 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, one quarterback hurry and two interceptions that he returned 34 yards on defense
• Put up his biggest rushing numbers as a 2016 junior with 221 carries for 1442 yards and 15 touchdowns on the ground, starting the season with nine consecutive 100-yard rushing games for a squad that reached the first round of the Division I San Diego Section playoffs
• Also ran for nearly 1000 yards in both his sophomore (882 yards, 7 TDs) and senior (925 yards, 12 TDs) seasons with one of his runs as a sophomore a career-long 97-yard touchdown
• Had career highs of 14 receptions and 136 yards receiving as a senior for a team finished 8-6 overall, won its first CIF San Diego Section crown in 18 years and reached the Division 4-AA California Regional finals and state semifinals
• Saw most of his action on defense as a sophomore for a squad that was the CIF San Diego Section runner-up when he had 61 tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss
• Had 14 tackles and one quarterback hurry as well as both of his career interceptions that he returned for 34 yards as a junior
• Had single-game season highs of 28 rushes and 166 yards rushing as well as a career-high four rushing touchdowns as a senior against Torrey Pines, while his four receptions for 110 yards the same season against Mission Hills were a career best including a career-long 74-yard reception
• Rushed for a single-game career-high 208 yards on 25 carries with two touchdowns as a junior at Rancho Bernardo and had another 200-yard rushing game with 201 yards with three touchdowns on 22 carries the same season against Fallbrook
• Had a career-high-tying nine tackles three times as a sophomore
• Wore No. 27
• Also a member of the school’s track and field team, qualifying for the California State Meet in the long jump as a 2018 senior
Recruiting Notes And Ratings (As Of December 20, 2017)
Stars: 247Sports (4), 247Sports Composite (3), ESPN (3), Rivals (3)
National Overall Player Ratings: 247Sports (301), 247Sports Composite (587)
National Running Back Ratings: 247Sports (12), Rivals (23), 247Sports Composite (27), ESPN (59)
Regional Overall Player Ratings: ESPN (164)
California Overall Player Ratings: 247Sports (46), Rivals (54), 247Sports Composite (66), ESPN (102)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports (90), 247Sports Composite (0.8718), ESPN (75), Rivals (5.7)
• Participated at both The Opening Regionals in Los Angeles and Oakland
• Named the No. 1 running back in the West by Scout heading into his senior season
Other
• Born January 11, 2000
• Son of Christopher Brown Sr. and Raquel Brooks
• Honored his mother between the 2020 and 2021 seasons by taking her maiden name and changing his last name from "Brown" to "Brooks"
• Major is undeclared
Last Updated
November 27, 2021
