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Phillip Brooks III

WR · Kansas State · Sr. · #8

Kansas State 2023 alumnus
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Phillip Brooks III

WR · Kansas State · Sr · #8

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Kansas State
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
Kansas State
2022
Kansas State
2023
Kansas State

Played his entire career under Chris Klieman.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Kansas State8-5HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2022Kansas State10-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning
2023Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Kansas State5358911.15--
2022Kansas State4558713.04--
2021Kansas State4354312.62--
Career1411,71912.211--
SeasonTeam
2023Kansas State73312576--
2022Kansas State4291821681
2021Kansas State3-76286--
Career14553693301

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2023

W 31–27

at Kansas

8 rush yds (2 car)

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Wins underneath on volume and route precision.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Slot Technician

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

WR

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Nykeim Johnson’s 2021 season.

Kent State · 2021

#2

Phillip Brooks III

Kansas State · 2022

84%
#3

Erik Brooks

Fresno State · 2023

79%
#4

Kole Wilson

Texas State · 2023

78%
#5

Elijah Metcalf

Middle Tennessee · 2023

All-Conference USA
76%

Matches Nykeim on

Total EPA (college ability)
Height
Yards / reception

Differs from Nykeim on

TD rate (higher)

Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to T.J. Vasher’s path through Texas Tech.

T.J. Vasher

100%match

Texas Tech · 2020

#2

Max Tomczak

Youngstown State · 2025

99%
#3

Amon-Ra St. Brown

USC · 2020

NFL Rd 4
99%
#4

Christian Richmond

Central Arkansas · 2023

98%
#5

Xavier Lane

Missouri State · 2021

98%

Matches T.J. on

Yards per reception
2020202120222023

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Kamdyn Benjamin's senior season at Tulsa (2024).

Tulsa · 2024

All-AAC
#2

Erik Brooks

Fresno State · 2023

81%
#3

Malik Rutherford

Georgia Tech · 2024

78%
#4

Isiah Paige

Old Dominion · 2024

All-Sun Belt
74%
#5

Dante Wright

Temple · 2024

All-AAC
73%

Matches Kamdyn on

Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception

Differs from Kamdyn on

Reception volume (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Phillip Brooks III

#1

Nykeim Johnson

Kent State · 2021

94%

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2023
5432021
5872022
5892023

+8%

Modest growth (8%) across the multi-season window.