5′11″ · Detroit, MI · Warren Mott
Anthony Brooks: CB · Northern Illinois · #31.
Anthony Brooks
He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has two seasons of production at Northern Illinois behind him. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Wyoming — Week 1, 2016.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2014 | Northern Illinois | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Career | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 34-40@ Wyoming | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 17-48@ South Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2 seasons under Rod Carey — 16-10 over that span.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rod Carey
Pass share
42.8%
402 pass / 538 run
Plays / game
78.3
12 games
Team sack rate
1.5%
392 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Northern Illinois, 5 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dave Doeren → Rod Carey. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
