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2021 Football Roster

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Kennedy Brooks
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Lead, Brooks
Kennedy Brooks
Kennedy Brooks
Jersey Number 26

Kennedy Brooks

  • Position:
    RB
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    215
  • Hometown:
    Mansfield, Texas
  • High School:
    Mansfield HS
Season GP-GS RUSH AVG TD LG REC AVG TD LG
2017 Redshirted
2018 12-0 119-1,056 8.9 12 86 10-57 5.7 0 11
2019 13-10 155-1,011 6.5 6 48 10-79 7.9 0 24
2020 Did not play
2021 13-7 198-1,253 6.3 13 65 9-73 8.1 0 25
Career 38-17 472-3,320 7.0 31 86 29-209 7.2 0 25

2021
An Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award semifinalist ... named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts in comeback win against Texas … earned Earl Campbell Award weekly honorable mention acclaim after Texas and TCU games … played in all 13 games and started seven … had 1,253 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns ... became fourth running back in OU history with three 1,000-yard rushing seasons … had one 200-yard rushing performance and four other 100-plus-yard games … caught nine passes for 73 yards ... named offensive MVP of the Alamo Bowl after rushing for 142 yards and three TDs and catching three passes for 24 yards vs. Oregon (12/29) ... rushed for 139 yards on 22 carries and caught one pass for 25 yards at Oklahoma State (11/27) … rushed for 115 yards on 17 carries vs. Iowa State (11/20) … ran for 55 yards and scored a touchdown at Baylor (11/13) … carried the ball a season-high 24 times for 79 tards and two touchdowns and caught one pass for 24 yards at Kansas (10/23) … ran for 153 yards and one touchdown on 20 carries vs. TCU (10/16) …made his first start of the season and rushed for a career-high 217 yards on 25 carries (8.7 average) in 55-48 win over Texas (10/9) ... rushed for OU's final two touchdowns against Longhorns (18-yarder with 7:10 remaining and 33-yarder with three seconds left) … his 217 rushing yards vs. Texas represented OU’s fourth-best individual total in Red River series … ran for 91 yards and a touchdown at Kansas State (10/2) … rushed for 75 yards and a score on 14 carries vs. Nebraska (9/18) … carried six times for 48 yards and a TD vs. Western Carolina (9/11) … rushed 14 times for 87 yards and a touchdown in season opener vs. Tulane (9/4).

2020
Opted to sit out season.

2019
A second-team All-Big 12 honoree by league's coaches and media ... played in 13 contests and started each of the last 10 in which he appeared (missed the game at Kansas [10/5] due to injury) ... rushed for 1,011 yards and six touchdowns on 155 carries ... ranked ninth nationally and first in Big 12 by averaging 6.5 yards per carry ... recorded four 100-yard rushing games ... ran for 35 yards and team's first touchdown in CFP Semifinal at the Peach Bowl vs. No. 1 LSU (12/28) ... scored OU's first touchdown and finished with 59 rushing yards on 17 carries and 24 receiving yards on two catches in Big 12 Championship win against No. 8 Baylor (12/7) ... ran for 160 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries at No. 21 Oklahoma State (11/30) ... ran for 149 yards on 25 carries vs. TCU (11/23) ... rushed 18 times for 93 yards and caught a career-high four passes for 22 yards at Baylor (11/26) ... ran 15 times for 132 yards and a touchdown against Iowa State (11/9) ... tallied 70 rushing yards and a TD on 10 carries and caught two passes for a career-high 28 yards against West Virginia (10/19) ... rushed for 105 yards on 10 carries against Texas (10/12) ... scored a rushing TD and notched 69 yards on six carries against South Dakota (9/7).

2018
A USA Today Freshman All-American ... a Pro Football Focus Second-Team All-American ... an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention choice by league’s coaches ... ranked third nationally with 8.9 yards per rush (minimum 9.0 carries per game) ... ranked fifth in Big 12 with 88.0 rushing yards per game ... played in 12 games (did not see field against Iowa State or Army) ... collected Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors after games against TCU (10/20), Oklahoma State (11/10) and West Virginia (11/23) ... eclipsed 100-yard rushing mark in five games ... rushed for over 165 yards in four of last six games of regular season ... rushed for a career-high 182 yards and a score on 21 carries in regular season finale at West Virginia ... ran for 171 yards and two touchdowns on a career-high 25 carries against Kansas (11/17) ... finished with 165 rushing yards and a career-high three touchdowns on 15 carries versus Oklahoma State ... rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns with a career-long 86-yard score on just five carries versus Kansas State (10/27) ... ran for 168 yards and a TD on 18 carries at TCU ... ran for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries against Baylor (9/29) ... rushed four times for 51 yards and a touchdown in collegiate debut against Florida Atlantic (9/1).

2017
Redshirted ... did not play.

HIGH SCHOOL
A four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and Scout and a three-star prospect by 247Sports ... rated as the No. 122 recruit in the country by Scout, No. 183 by Rivals and No. 311 by 247Sports ... touted as the 12th-best running back by Scout, 13th-best by Rivals, 20th-best by 247Sports and 27th-best by ESPN ... 23rd-ranked player in the state of Texas by Rivals, 42nd by 247Sports and 47th by ESPN ... finished his career with 7,658 rushing yards and 96 touchdowns on 885 carries (8.7 yards per rush) ... named Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s 2016 Super Team Offensive Player of the Year after rushing for 2,865 yards and 40 touchdowns in 11 games as a senior ... also named a second-team All-American by MaxPreps, won the Landry Award as the top high school player in North Texas, named 4-6A MVP and to Class 6A Associated Press first team ... ran for 3,522 yards (eighth most in Texas state history at the time) as a junior and was named to the Class 6A Associated Press first team ... picked OU over Michigan, Tennessee, Washington and others.

PERSONAL
Graduated in December 2020 with a degree in criminology ... pursuing a master's degree in construction science.