Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2014Kent State
James Brooks
WR • 5'9" • Groveland, FL, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
James Brooks reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
38
Developing production for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
34
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
51
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Army
Player Story
James Brooks built his college career from 2012 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Groveland, FL wearing No. 12, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of James Brooks' career was his receiving role: 16...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
James Brooks, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Kent State. James Brooks reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 283
- Receptions
- 16
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
James Brooks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 283
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 8 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Army
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · South Lake · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- South Lake · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Class 2014
- 2014 Receiving yards rank
- 283 receiving yards · WR 374th (top 40%) · Mid-American 44th (top 25%) · National 447th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kent State | 8 | 16 | 283 | 1 | 65.1 |
Related Context
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James Brooks played WR for Kent State. Across 3 tracked seasons, James Brooks recorded 24 rushing yards, 283 receiving yards, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Kent State paired 283 primary output with 82.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 82.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2014 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Army
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
35.4
Efficiency
82.2
Usage
11.7
Consistency
39.3
Best Game by takeover score
Army
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 45. South Alabama: 0. Virginia: 76. Northern Illinois: 40. Massachusetts: 0. Army: 108. Miami (OH): 8. Toledo: 6
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio: 2 by 100. Virginia: 3 by 100. Northern Illinois: 2 by 100. Army: 7 by 100. Miami (OH): 1 by 53.3. Toledo: 1 by 40
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins108 · Games = 1 · +83 vs Losses
Losses25 · Games = 7 · -83 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Army
Best efficiency game
100 vs Army
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/5 | vs Toledo | L 20-30 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Miami (OH) | L 3-10 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Army100 receiving yards | W 39-17 | — | 7 | 108 | 15.4 | 15.40 | 0 | 46 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Massachusetts | L 17-40 | — | — | — | -2 | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Northern Illinois | L 14-17 | — | 2 | 40 | 13.2 | 20 | 0 | 27 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Virginia | L 13-45 | — | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 25.30 | 1 | 45 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs South Alabama | L 13-23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Ohio | L 14-17 | — | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 22.50 | 0 | 29 |
Player Story
James Brooks story
James Brooks built his college career from 2012 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Groveland, FL wearing No. 12, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of James Brooks' career was his receiving role: 16 catches, 283 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, and 24 rushing yards across 8 career games in the available record. His career also includes 24 rushing yards and 138 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives James Brooks' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Kent State
2012-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kent State | 283 | 82.2 | 11.7 | 283 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Army
Week 8 · W 39-17
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
108
Receiving Yards
95.4 takeover
108 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Virginia
Week 5 · L 13-45
76
Receiving Yards
76.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
76 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Northern Illinois
Week 6 · L 14-17 · Conference game
40
Receiving Yards
56.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
40 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Ohio
Week 1 · L 14-17 · Conference game
45
Receiving Yards
54.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
45 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Miami (OH)
Week 9 · L 3-10 · Conference game
8
Receiving Yards
25.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
8 receiving yards with a 53.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Kent State
283 primary output · 82.2 efficiency · 11.7 usage
65.1
#2
2012 Regular Season · Kent State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Kent State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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