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SCARLET KNIGHTS JOURDAN
PAT
BROOKS
BROWN
RB • SO. • 6-1 • 230
WR • SR. • 6-1 • 180
Germantown, Md. Seneca Valley HS
North Brunswick, N.J. North Brunswick HS (LaSalle)
2008: One of four running backs to start at least one game ... first freshman since Ray Rice in 2005 to rush for 100 yards in a game … averaged 5.2 yards per carry ... started three games in the backfield at Navy (9/20), vs. Morgan State (9/27) and at West Virginia (10/4) ... made collegiate debut against North Carolina (9/11) ... rushed the ball seven times for 42 yards against the Tar Heels ... recorded his first career start at Navy (9/20) ... finished the game against the Midshipmen with careerhighs in carries (22) and rushing yards (134) ... scored the first two touchdowns of his career on a six-yard run in the second quarter and 12-yard run in the fourth quarter at Navy ... scored three touchdowns against Morgan State (9/27) … 58 yards rushing at West Virginia (10/4) ... careerlong 62-yard run en route to 124 yards on 11 carries and a touchdown in the regular-season finale against Louisville (12/4) ... registered 36 yards on 12 carries in the PapaJohns.com Bowl against NC State (12/29). 2007: Did not see game action but helped the team prepare as a member of the scout team. Prior to Rutgers: One of the top prospects in Maryland … three-year starter for head coach Fred Kim at Seneca Valley High School at both fullback and outside linebacker … Rivals.com ranked Brooks as the No. 20 middle linebacker prospect in the nation and the No. 7 prospect in the state of Maryland … totaled 532 yards on 66 carries and seven touchdowns as a senior … averaged 8.1 yards per carry … Second Team All-Met honors according to the Washington Post at linebacker … First-Team AllCounty and All-League selection … Seneca Valley finished with a combined record of 27-6 over Brooks' three-year career as a starter … born 1/22/88. Rushing 2008
GP 11
No. 100
Yards 516
AVG. 5.2
TD 6
Long 62
DID YOU KNOW...
Jourdan Brooks was the first freshman since Ray Rice in 2005 to rush for 100 yards in a game with his 134-yard performance at Navy on Sept. 20, 2008. Rice rushed for 108 yards on Dec. 27, 2005 in the Insight Bowl vs. Arizona State. Brooks also rushed for 124 yards on 11 carries against Louisville on Dec. 4, 2008.
2008: Made Scarlet Knight debut in regular-season finale against Louisville (12/4) ... did not record a reception. 2007: Did not see game action due to NCAA transfer regulations. Prior to Rutgers: Started all 10 games as a true freshman cornerback at LaSalle in 2006 … 16 solo and nine assisted tackles … had one interception against Duquesne and nine pass breakups … also averaged more than 20 yards as a kickoff returner … played scholastically for Mark Zalinski at North Brunswick High School where he was a four-year letterwinner … registered 52 tackles as a safety with four interceptions as a senior … had 106 yards receiving and threw for more than 450 yards while also amassing more than 500 yards as a kick returner for North Brunswick as a senior … earned All-Area honors by the Home News Tribune as both a quarterback and a kick returner … also lettered four years in basketball where he averaged 18.3 ppg. and earned All-Area honors by the Home News Tribune as a senior in 2005 … ran track senior year as well … is a cousin of former Rutgers receiver and Jacksonville Jaguars draftee Tiquan Underwood … born 5/26/88. Receiving 2008
GP 1
No. 0
Yards 0
AVG. 0.0
TD 0
Long 0
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