Kendell Brooks: CB · Michigan State · #33.
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Kendell Brooks
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Two seasons in the Michigan State secondary to date. One game to point at: 18 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Minnesota — Week 4, 2022.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
100 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
The Detroit News Oct 27
Detroit Free Press Oct 24
Lansing State Journal Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan State | 100 | 48 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 109 | 55 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-13vs Western Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Akron | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-39@ Washington | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-34vs Minnesota | 18 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 18 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 13-27@ Maryland | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-49vs No. 3 Ohio State | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-29@ No. 4 Michigan | 11 | 8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 10 | W 23-15@ No. 14 Illinois | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-21vs Rutgers | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-39vs Indiana | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-35@ No. 11 Penn State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 100 | 48 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
100tackles this season100 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Mel Tucker — 16-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 9.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 8.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 9.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 8.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mel Tucker
Pass share
53.5%
410 pass / 356 run
Plays / game
63.8
12 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
431 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
100 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at Michigan State, 109 tackles — the college career is complete.
