Player facts
- Team
Houston Texans- Position
- Running Back
- Number
- 44
- Born
- Nov 18, 1999 (age 26)
- Birthplace
- Gastonia, NC, USA
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 225 lbs
- College
- North Carolina
- Experience
- 3 seasons
- Status
- Day-To-Day
Stats
2026 Offense
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | 18 | 80 | 4.4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Recent games
| Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST |
@  IND | L 19-17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  CIN | L 20-6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  BUF | L 36-31 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 3 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
British Brooks (born November 18, 1999) is an American professional fullback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
From Wikipedia’s article on British Brooks, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
Brooks attended Ashbrook High School in Gastonia, North Carolina, where he was a standout running back. Over his final two seasons, he rushed for a total of 2,597 yards and 31 touchdowns. As a junior, he earned Big South Offensive Player of the Year honors after rushing for 1,253 yards and 16 touchdowns and was named first-team All-Big South Conference. Going into his senior year, he was recognized as a preseason WSOC Big 22 standout. In his senior season he compiled 1,344 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns, including a career-high 272 yards and four touchdowns in a single game, earning first-team All-Big South Conference honors once again.
Following high school, Brooks chose to walk on to play college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
College career
As a true freshman in 2018, he appeared in six games, carrying the ball seven times for 57 yards. In 2019, he played in 11 games and scored his first collegiate rushing touchdown against Mercer, while recording multiple single-tackle games on special teams.
Brooks’ playing time increased over the following seasons. In 2020, he appeared in all 12 games, making his first collegiate start at running back in the Orange Bowl against Texas A&M and finishing the season with 99 rushing yards on 24 attempts. Brooks was also named Special Teams MVP and captain. In 2021, he had a breakout season. Brooks in 11 games and rushing 31 times for 295 yards and four touchdowns. He set a career-high with 124 yards on 15 carries against NC State in the season finale and recorded 72 yards and a 63-yard touchdown against South Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, marking the longest rushing touchdown in the bowl’s history. Brooks also earned Special Teams MVP and served as captain again and contributed six tackles on special teams that season.
Brooks missed the entire 2022 season due to a knee injury. He returned for his final collegiate season in 2023, appearing in 12 games with two starts and totaling 75 carries for 387 yards and two touchdowns, along with 14 receptions for 73 yards. He rushed for over 50 yards in four games, including a 103-yard performance in the season opener against South Carolina, earning ACC Running Back of the Week honors.
Over his college career, Brooks appeared in 52 games, rushing for 848 yards and seven touchdowns, while making 17 tackles on special teams.
From Wikipedia’s article on British Brooks, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
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Sources
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- 1WikipediaBritish Brooks on Wikipedia
- 2Wikimedia CommonsPhoto of British Brooks