Karl Brooks: DL · Bowling Green · #11.
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Karl Brooks
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at Bowling Green: Carl Pelini and Scot Loeffler. Named All-MAC two seasons running, most recently in 2022. On tape: 7 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Western Michigan, Week 10, 2022.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 17.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 49 | 30 | 17.5 | 10.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Bowling Green | 41 | 14 | 11.5 | 6.5 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Bowling Green | 10 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Bowling Green | 33 | 16 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | Bowling Green | 32 | 13 | 4.5 | 3.5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 165 | 76 | 44.5 | 26.5 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-45@ UCLA | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 57-59vs Eastern Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-31vs Marshall | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-45@ Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-28@ Akron | 7 | 4 | 3.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 7-38vs Buffalo | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-13vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-18@ Central Michigan | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 10 | W 13-9vs Western Michigan | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-40vs Kent State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-35@ Toledo | 6 | 3 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 13 | L 14-38@ Ohio | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 30 | 17.5 | 10.0 | — | 3 |
Week 12 · 2022
W 42-35
at Toledo
2 sacks · 3.5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Edged out Toledo on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
36%18 TFLSack rate
20%10 sacksHurry rate
12%6 hurries49 tackles · 17.5 for loss · 10 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scot Loeffler
Pass share
52.2%
440 pass / 403 run
Plays / game
64.8
13 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
450 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
The All-Conference honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #10 of 387 FBS edge rushers by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2022 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Bowling Green, 26 sacks — drafted at #179 overall by the Green Bay Packers.
A stat line in 48 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Jinks, Carl Pelini, and Scot Loeffler. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Green Bay PackersEntering 4th NFL season
Green Bay PackersEntering 4th NFL season
