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Position | Running back |
Class | Senior |
Major | Sport Management |
Personal information | |
Born: | May 13 |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career history | |
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Bowl games | |
High school | Manor (Manor, Texas) |
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Tahj Brooks is an American football running back for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Brooks attended Manor High School in Manor, Texas. During his career, he rushed for over 4,400 yards and had 65 total touchdowns. He committed to Texas Tech University to play college football. [1]
As a true freshman at Texas Tech in 2020, he rushed for 255 yards on 69 carries with four touchdowns over 10 games. [2] As a sophomore in 2021, he started four of nine games and led the team with 568 yards on 87 carries with seven touchdowns. [3] He again finished as the team's leading rusher in 2022, finishing with 691 yards on 147 carries and seven touchdowns over 13 games and six starts. [4]
Brooks returned as the starter his senior year in 2023. [5] [6] In the first half of the 2023 season, Brooks finished with 100-yards rushing in four consecutive games, becoming the first Texas Tech running back to do so in the 21st century. [7] [8] Brooks had his sixth 100-yard rushing game of the season against TCU, becoming the first Texas Tech running back to eclipse 1,000 yards in a single season since DeAndré Washington in 2015. [9] Brooks was named a semifinalist for the 2023 Doak Walker Award. [10]
On December 11, 2023, Brooks announced that he would be returning for the 2024 season. [11]
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Season | Team | GP | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||
Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
2020 | Texas Tech | 10 | 69 | 255 | 3.7 | 4 | 13 | 61 | 4.7 | 0 |
2021 | Texas Tech | 9 | 87 | 568 | 6.5 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 |
2022 | Texas Tech | 13 | 147 | 691 | 4.7 | 7 | 27 | 164 | 6.1 | 1 |
2023 | Texas Tech | 13 | 290 | 1,541 | 5.3 | 10 | 29 | 69 | 2.4 | 0 |
Career | 45 | 593 | 3,055 | 5.1 | 28 | 75 | 346 | 4.6 | 1 |
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The 2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Mike Leach, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Big 12's South Division with Texas A&M and Oklahoma State. While all three teams had a matching 4–4 conference record, Tech had a better overall record of 9–4 compared to the Aggies and Cowboys, who both had a record of 7–6. Texas Tech was invited to the Gator Bowl, where they defeated Virginia. The Red Raiders were ranked No. 22 in the final AP Poll and No. 23 in the final Coaches Poll. The team played home games at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.
The 2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year by head coach Tommy Tuberville, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 2–7 in conference play, placing ninth in the Big 12. 2011 was the first losing season for Texas Tech since the 1992 season and the Red Raiders failed to qualify for a bowl game for the first time since the 1999 season. The team played home games at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.
The 2014 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the Big 12 Conference. Kliff Kingsbury lead the Red Raiders in his second season as the program's fifteenth head coach. The Red Raiders played home games on the university's campus in Lubbock, Texas at Jones AT&T Stadium. They finished the season 4–8, 2–7 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place.
The 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the Big 12 Conference. Kliff Kingsbury led the Red Raiders in his third season as the program's fifteenth head coach. The Red Raiders played their home games on the university's campus in Lubbock, Texas at Jones AT&T Stadium. They finished the season 7–6 and 4–5 in Big 12 play to finish in 7th. They were invited to the Texas Bowl where they lost to LSU.
The 2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by Kliff Kingsbury in his sixth and final season as the program's 15th head coach. The Red Raiders played their home games on the university's campus in Lubbock, Texas at Jones AT&T Stadium, and competed as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 5–7 overall, 3–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a 3-way tie for seventh place.
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