Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2021Miami
Sam Brooks Jr.
LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Miami Gardens, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sam Brooks Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
53
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
45
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Miami
1919202021
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Miami
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Player Story
Sam Brooks Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a linebacker from Miami Gardens, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of Sam Brooks Jr.'s career was his defensive...
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Sam Brooks Jr., LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Miami. Sam Brooks Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 59
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Sam Brooks Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami · LB
- Career Tackles
- 59
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Miami
- Top game
- Virginia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Miami Palmetto
- High school pipeline
- Miami Palmetto · 33 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Sophomore
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 4 tackles · LB 972nd (top 78%) · ACC 409th (top 63%) · National 3,673rd (top 62%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Miami | 3 | 12 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 46.1 |
| 2020 Postseason | Miami | 10 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami | 10 | 33 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 39.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami | 1 | 4 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 53.5 |
Related Context
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Sam Brooks Jr. played LB for Miami. Across 3 tracked seasons, Sam Brooks Jr. recorded 59 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Miami.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Miami paired 1 primary output with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Central Connecticut
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Miami
Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
26.7
Usage
7.8
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Central Connecticut
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Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Central Connecticut
Best efficiency game
26.7 vs Central Connecticut
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9/25 | vs Central Connecticut | W 69-0 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Sam Brooks Jr. story
Sam Brooks Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a linebacker from Miami Gardens, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of Sam Brooks Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 59 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 14 career games in the available record. That gives Sam Brooks Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Miami
2019-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20192019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Miami | 2.5 | 33.3 | 7.7 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami | 2.5 | 33.3 | 7.7 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Miami | 4.5 | 19.9 | 3.3 | 2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami | 4.5 | 19.9 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami | 1 | 26.7 | 7.8 | -3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Virginia Tech
Week 11 · W 25-24 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
80.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Bethune-Cookman
Week 3 · W 63-0
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Central Connecticut
Week 4 · W 69-0
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Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 1 · L 0-14 · Postseason
0.5
Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Louisville
Week 3 · W 47-34 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
30 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 30 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Miami
1 primary output · 26.7 efficiency · 7.8 usage
53.5
#2
2019 Postseason · Miami
46.1
2.5 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Miami
46.1
2.5 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 7.7 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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