Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Bowling Green
Karl Brooks
DL • 6'4" • 300 lbs • Lansing, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Karl Brooks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
88
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
53
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
88
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Bowling Green
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Bowling Green
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Kentucky
Player Story
Karl Brooks built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Lansing, MI wearing No. 11, spending time with Bowling Green. The clearest part of Karl Brooks' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Bowling Green
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 2
- Overall
- No. 179
- NFL Team
- Green Bay Packers
Karl Brooks, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Bowling Green. Karl Brooks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 165
- TFL
- 44.5
- Sacks
- 26.5
- QB hurries
- 15
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Karl Brooks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Bowling Green · DL
- Career Tackles
- 165
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Bowling Green
- Top game
- Eastern Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Sexton · Bowling Green
- High school pipeline
- Sexton · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 6 · Pick 2 · Green Bay Packers
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 49 tackles · DL 26th (top 3%) · Mid-American 64th (top 12%) · National 596th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 9 | 32 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 32.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 12 | 33 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 3 | 10 | 2.5 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 33 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 12 | 41 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 12 | 49 | 17.5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 73.7 |
Related Context
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Karl Brooks played DL for Bowling Green. Across 5 tracked seasons, Karl Brooks recorded 165 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Bowling Green.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Bowling Green paired 36.5 primary output with 43.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Bowling Green
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
27.3
Usage
13.7
Consistency
52.5
Best Game by takeover score
Akron
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Morgan State: 0. Kansas State: 2. Louisiana Tech: 0. Kent State: 0. Notre Dame: 1. Toledo: 3. Central Michigan: 1. Western Michigan: 2. Akron: 5. Miami (OH): 2. Ohio: 1. Buffalo: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Morgan State: 4 by 16.7. Kansas State: 3 by 32.5. Louisiana Tech: 4 by 16.7. Kent State: 2 by 8.3. Notre Dame: 1 by 14.2. Toledo: 5 by 50.8. Central Michigan: 1 by 14.2. Western Michigan: 1 by 24.2. Akron: 5 by 70.8. Miami (OH): 3 by 32.5. Ohio: 3 by 22.5. Buffalo: 1 by 24.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.7 · Games = 3 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 9 · -1.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Akron
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Akron
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | @ BuffaloSplash game | L 7-49 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/20 | vs Ohio | L 24-66 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/14 | @ Miami (OH)Splash game | L 3-44 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs AkronSplash game | W 35-6 | 5 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Western MichiganSplash game | L 10-49 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Central Michigan | L 20-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs ToledoSplash game | W 20-7 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Notre Dame | L 0-52 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Kent State | L 20-62 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 7-35 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Kansas StateSplash game | L 0-52 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/29 | vs Morgan State | W 46-3 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Karl Brooks story
Karl Brooks built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Lansing, MI wearing No. 11, spending time with Bowling Green. The clearest part of Karl Brooks' career was his defensive production: 165 tackles, 44.5 tackles for loss, 26.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 48 career games in the available record. That gives Karl Brooks' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Bowling Green
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 10 | 25.9 | 7.4 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 19 | 27.3 | 13.7 | 9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 4.5 | 28.9 | 8.2 | -14.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 21 | 31.3 | 9.5 | 16.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 36.5 | 43.7 | 12.7 | 15.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Eastern Kentucky
Week 3 · W 42-35
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Toledo
Week 12 · W 42-35 · Conference game
7.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Akron
Week 10 · W 35-6 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Akron
Week 6 · L 20-35 · Conference game
5.5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Akron
Week 5 · W 31-28 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Bowling Green
36.5 primary output · 43.7 efficiency · 12.7 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Bowling Green
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19 primary · 27.3 efficiency · 13.7 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Bowling Green
56.4
21 primary · 31.3 efficiency · 9.5 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
24
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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