Jonathon Brooks, the Texas RB, sits at No. 58 on the consensus board across 25 public boards. The tier model reads him as a role player — 3% elite, 26% starter.
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “The comparison of Brooks to former Longhorn Jamaal Charles might feel lazy to some, but he has similar size and traits as a runner.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Brooks' limited collegiate carries could be seen as a balancing agent against the fact he's coming off an ACL tear.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a rotational-RB.
Sources · 4 · quotes 2
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- Lance Zierlein, NFL.com
- Bucky Brooks, NFL Network
- Lance Zierlein, nfl_com_zierlein
- Bucky Brooks, nflcom_bucky_brooks
“…The comparison of Brooks to former Longhorn Jamaal Charles might feel lazy to some, but he has similar size and traits as a runner. Brooks' limited collegiate carries could be seen as a balancing agent against the fact he's coming off an ACL tear. He's agile and smooth working from cut to cut and is likely to improve his feel for reading blocks and setting up defenders as he gains experience. Brooks has the wiggle an…”
“…Brooks is the group's headliner as a new-school RB1 with enticing runner/receiver potential. The latest backfield offering from the University of Texas blends grind-it-out ability with explosiveness that makes him a big-play threat with the ball in his hands, though he is currently rehabbing from a torn ACL suffered this past November.…”
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