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Jonathon Brooks (American football)
American football player (born 2003) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jonathon Brooks (born July 21, 2003) is an American professional football running back for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns.
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Early life
Brooks was born on July 21, 2003, in Hallettsville, Texas, later attending Hallettsville High School.[1] As a senior, he had 3,530 yards and 62 touchdowns on 295 carries.[2][3] He committed to the University of Texas at Austin to play college football.[4]
College career
As a true freshman at Texas in 2021, Brooks played in four games and had 21 carries for 143 yards and a touchdown. He played in seven games as a redshirt freshman behind Bijan Robinson and Roschon Johnson.[5] He finished the year 197 rushing yards on 30 carries with five touchdowns.[6][7] With Robinson and Johnson both being selected in the 2023 NFL draft, Brooks earned more carries in 2023.[8]
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Professional career
Brooks was selected by Carolina Panthers in the second round (46th overall) of the 2024 NFL draft.[11] He was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list to start his rookie season while recovering from a torn ACL suffered in college.[12] He was activated on November 6.
On December 8, 2024, during the Panthers' Week 14 matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles, Brooks suffered a season–ending non–contact injury, tearing the same ACL he tore in college.[13]
On May 8, 2025, Brooks was placed on the Physically Unable to Perform list (PUP), ruling him out for the 2025 season.[14]
NFL career statistics
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