Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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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.
Impact Production
72
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
59
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Player Story
Shannon Brooks built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a running back from Austell, GA wearing No. 4, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Shannon Brooks' career was his backfield work: 2,290...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Shannon Brooks, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Minnesota. Shannon Brooks leans balanced backfield option traits and 51.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,603
- Rushing yards
- 2,290
- Receiving yards
- 313
- Touchdowns
- 23
Quick Answers
Shannon Brooks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,603
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Minnesota
- Top game
- Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Thompson · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Thompson · 28 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2019 Scrimmage yards rank
- 408 scrimmage yards · RB 226th (top 34%) · Big Ten 61st (top 22%) · National 598th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Minnesota | 10 | 110 | 65 | 45 | 0 | 73.6 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Minnesota | 10 | 766 | 644 | 122 | 8 | 73.6 |
| 2016 Postseason | Minnesota | 10 | 61 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 71.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Minnesota | 10 | 665 | 599 | 66 | 6 | 71.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Minnesota | 6 | 428 | 369 | 59 | 5 | 60.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Minnesota | 1 | 165 | 154 | 11 | 1 | 72.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Minnesota | 9 | 408 | 408 | 0 | 2 | 46.3 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Shannon Brooks
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
2015 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 55.4 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 179 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · Minnesota
Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
87.6
Efficiency
55.4
Usage
26.6
Consistency
63
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 110. Ohio: 82. Northwestern: 33. Purdue: 176. Nebraska: 25. Michigan: 73. Ohio State: 38. Iowa: 99. Illinois: 179. Wisconsin: 61
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Michigan: 19 by 51.2. Ohio: 10 by 84.2. Northwestern: 10 by 34.4. Purdue: 17 by 93.1. Nebraska: 8 by 32.6. Michigan: 13 by 40.6. Ohio State: 13 by 27.5. Iowa: 17 by 62.7. Illinois: 21 by 85.5. Wisconsin: 8 by 41.8
Split Comparison
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Wins136.8 · Games = 4 · +81.9 vs Losses
Losses54.8 · Games = 6 · -81.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
93.1 vs Purdue
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/28 | vs Central Michigan | W 21-14 | 15 | 65 | 4.30 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 5.8 |
| Sat 11/28 | vs Wisconsin | L 21-31 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 7.6 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Illinois100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 32-23 | 17 | 174 | 10.20 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8.5 |
| Sun 11/15 | @ Iowa | L 35-40 | 14 | 86 | 6.10 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 5.8 |
| Sun 11/8 | @ Ohio State | L 14-28 | 11 | 27 | 2.50 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2.9 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Michigan | L 26-29 | 12 | 33 | 2.80 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 5.6 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Nebraska | L 25-48 | 8 | 25 | 3.10 | 0 | — | — | 3.1 |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Purdue100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 41-13 | 17 | 176 | 10.40 | 1 | — | — | 10.4 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Northwestern | L 0-27 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Ohio2+ TD | W 27-24 | 10 | 82 | 8.20 | 2 | — | — | 8.2 |
Player Story
Shannon Brooks story
Shannon Brooks built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a running back from Austell, GA wearing No. 4, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Shannon Brooks' career was his backfield work: 2,290 rushing yards, 431 carries, 20 rushing touchdowns, and 313 receiving yards across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Minnesota. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 42 passing yards, 313 receiving yards, and 503 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Minnesota.
The arc is straightforward: Shannon Brooks moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Minnesota
2015-2019
Opening stop
Season Value 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
vs Illinois
Week 12 · W 32-23 · Conference game
Win with 179 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
179
Scrimmage Yards
95.2 takeover
179 scrimmage yards and 45.7 usage.
#2
@ Purdue
Week 6 · W 41-13 · Conference game
176
Scrimmage Yards
91.2 takeover
Win with 176 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
176 scrimmage yards and 28.8 usage.
#3
vs Indiana
Week 9 · W 38-31 · Conference game
165
Scrimmage Yards
90.8 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
165 scrimmage yards and 43.6 usage.
#4
@ Purdue
Week 6 · L 17-31 · Conference game
116
Scrimmage Yards
85.2 takeover
Loss with 116 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
116 scrimmage yards and 31 usage.
#5
vs Illinois
Week 6 · W 40-17 · Conference game
111
Scrimmage Yards
82.4 takeover
Win with 111 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
111 scrimmage yards and 26.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Minnesota
876 primary output · 55.4 efficiency · 26.6 usage
73.6
#2
2015 Regular Season · Minnesota
73.6
876 primary · 55.4 efficiency · 26.6 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Minnesota
72.8
165 primary · 72.4 efficiency · 43.6 usage
Milestones
6
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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