Ja'Corey Brooks
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| Louisville Cardinals – No. 1 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
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| Born: | October 31, 2001 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Ja'Corey Brooks (born October 31, 2001) is an American college football wide receiver for the Louisville Cardinals. He previously played for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Early life
[edit]Brooks grew up in Miami, Florida and initially attended Booker T. Washington Senior High School. He caught 99 passes for 1,281 yards and 18 touchdowns as junior to help Washington win a state championship.[1] After the season, Brooks transferred to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.[2] Brooks committed to play college football at Alabama.[3]
College career
[edit]Alabama
[edit]Brooks mostly saw playing time on special teams at the beginning of his freshman season. He caught a nine-yard pass for his first collegiate reception in Alabama's 59–3 win over New Mexico State Aggies on November 13, 2021.[4] Brooks saw his first significant playing time against Auburn and caught two passes for 49 yards and a touchdown in Alabama's 24–22 overtime win.[5] He started in place on injured receiver John Metchie III in the 2021 Cotton Bowl Classic against Cincinnati and had four receptions for 66 yards and a touchdown in a 27–6 win.[6]
On December 7, 2023, Brooks announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.[7]
Louisville
[edit]On December 15, 2023, Brooks announced that he would be transferring to Louisville.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Sallee, Barrett (May 8, 2020). "Alabama football recruiting: Four-star WR Jacorey Brooks commits to Crimson Tide". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ Poff, Zack (June 29, 2020). "2021 Alabama commit Jacorey Brooks transfers to IMG Academy". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ Zenitz, Matt (May 8, 2020). "Highly-ranked Miami wide receiver commits to Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Tide turn to Brooks to fill void at WR". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Associated Press. December 30, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Ja'Corey Brooks: 5 facts on the Alabama football wide receiver". The Tuscaloosa News. November 29, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ Braziller, Zach (January 7, 2022). "Alabama freshman receiver Ja'Corey Brooks could be key in CFP final". New York Post. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ Alvarez, Nick (December 7, 2023). "Alabama football WR Ja'Corey Brooks enters transfer portal ahead of the Tides matchup against Michigan is the Rose Bowl Semi-final , per report". AL.com. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ McCammon, Michael (December 15, 2023). "Louisville lands Alabama WR transfer Ja'Corey Brooks". 247Sports. Retrieved December 15, 2023.