Terrance Brooks (cornerback)

Terrance Brooks is an American college football cornerback who most recently played for the Illinois Fighting Illini. He previously played for the Texas Longhorns.

Terrance Brooks

No. 8
Position	Cornerback
Class	Junior
Major	Recreation, Sport & Tourism
Personal information
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career history
College	Texas (2022–2023) Illinois (2024)
High school	Little Elm (Little Elm, Texas)
Stats at ESPN

Early life

Brooks attended Little Elm High School in Little Elm, Texas. He was rated as a four-star recruit, the 8th best cornerback, and the 59th overall prospect in the class of 2022.^[1] Brooks also held offers from school such as Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, California, Clemson, Colorado, Florida, Georgia Tech, Houston, LSU, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, SMU, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, UNLV, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin.^[2] Brooks initially committed to play college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.^[3] However, Brooks flipped his commitment to play for the Texas Longhorns.^[1]

College career

Texas

As a freshman in 2022, Brooks played nine games, making three starts, where he tallied nine tackles and three pass deflections.^[4] In 2023, he played all 14 games for Texas, making 13 starts where tallied 20 tackles, six pass deflections, and three interceptions, earning honorable mention all-Big 12 Conference honors.^[4] After the season, Brooks entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.^[4]

Illinois

On May 12, 2024, Brooks announced that he would transfer to Illinois.^[5]

In 2024, he played in seven games, where he tallied five tackles and a pass deflection.^[6][7]

On March 11, 2025, it was announced that Brooks was no longer on the team.^[8]