Usage Score
14
Player Dossier
2015-2019Minnesota
Shannon Brooks
RB • 6'0" • 215 lbs • Austell, GA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Shannon Brooks leans balanced backfield option traits and 51.9 efficiency.
Efficiency
51.9
Consistency
46.6
Season Value
40.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Scouting Read
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Shannon Brooks, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason · Minnesota. Shannon Brooks leans balanced backfield option traits and 51.9 efficiency.
Shannon Brooks played RB for Minnesota. Across 5 tracked seasons, Shannon Brooks recorded 42 passing yards, 2,290 rushing yards, and 313 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Minnesota paired 876 primary output with 55.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 51.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Win with 111 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Minnesota
Games
9
Scrimmage Yards / G
45.3
Efficiency
51.9
Usage
14
Consistency
46.6
Best Game by takeover score
Wisconsin
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 5. Illinois: 111. Nebraska: 99. Rutgers: 15. Maryland: 56. Penn State: 33. Iowa: 23. Northwestern: 44. Wisconsin: 22
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Purdue: 5 by 10.4. Illinois: 16 by 72.3. Nebraska: 13 by 79.3. Rutgers: 5 by 31.3. Maryland: 10 by 58.3. Penn State: 6 by 57.3. Iowa: 4 by 59.9. Northwestern: 7 by 65.5. Wisconsin: 7 by 32.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins51.9 · Games = 7 · +29.4 vs Losses
Losses22.5 · Games = 2 · -29.4 vs Wins
First Half57.2 · Games = 5 · +26.7 vs Second Half
Second Half30.5 · Games = 4 · -26.7 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
79.3 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Wisconsin | L 17-38 | 7 | 22 | 3.10 | 0 | — | — | 3.1 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Northwestern | W 38-22 | 7 | 44 | 6.30 | 1 | — | — | 6.3 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Iowa | L 19-23 | 4 | 23 | 5.80 | 0 | — | — | 5.8 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Penn State | W 31-26 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | — | — | 5.5 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Maryland | W 52-10 | 10 | 56 | 5.60 | 0 | — | — | 5.6 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Rutgers | W 42-7 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Nebraska | W 34-7 | 13 | 99 | 7.60 | 0 | — | — | 7.6 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Illinois100 rush yards | W 40-17 | 16 | 111 | 6.90 | 1 | — | — | 6.9 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Purdue | W 38-31 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
Career Arc
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Minnesota
2015-2019
Opening stop
Season Progression
2015201520162016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Minnesota | 876 | 55.4 | 26.6 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Minnesota | 876 | 55.4 | 26.6 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Minnesota | 726 | 50.1 | 26.1 | -150 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Minnesota | 726 | 50.1 | 26.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Minnesota | 428 | 48.9 | 24.8 | -298 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Minnesota | 165 | 72.4 | 43.6 | -263 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Minnesota | 408 | 51.9 | 14 | 243 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Illinois
Win with 179 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
179
Primary metric
179 scrimmage yards and 45.7 usage.
#2
Purdue
176
Primary metric
Win with 176 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
176 scrimmage yards and 28.8 usage.
#3
Indiana
165
Primary metric
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
165 scrimmage yards and 43.6 usage.
#4
Illinois
111
Primary metric
Win with 111 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
111 scrimmage yards and 26.2 usage.
#5
Purdue
116
Primary metric
Loss with 116 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
116 scrimmage yards and 31 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2015 Postseason · Minnesota
876 primary output · 55.4 efficiency · 26.6 usage
61.2
#2
2015 Regular Season · Minnesota
61.2
876 primary · 55.4 efficiency · 26.6 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Minnesota
60.6
726 primary · 50.1 efficiency · 26.1 usage
Milestones
9
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.9189
Thompson · Alabaster, AL
- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
2,603
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.