Phillip Brooks III

Senior wide receiver for Kansas State. 2023: 53 catches, 589 receiving yards, 5 TD.

WR · Kansas State · Sr. · #8

5′8″ · 171 lb · Lee's Summit, MO

CFB Index 61 · #123 of 497 WRsHigh confidenceKansas State 2023 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for Kansas State. 2023: 53 catches, 589 receiving yards, 5 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Six seasons at Kansas State, 2,127 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

The week the volume broke through — put up 119 yds at Iowa State.Iowa State · W 10-92022

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Kansas State

2018–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2023

2 coaches

2018

Bill Snyder

Kansas State

2019–2023

Chris Klieman

Kansas State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bill Snyder → Chris Klieman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Kansas State5-7HC: Bill Snyder · Run-heavy

2019Kansas State8-5HC: Chris Klieman · Run-heavy

2020Kansas State4-6HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2021Kansas State8-5HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2022Kansas State10-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning

2023Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

61Quality starter #123 of 497?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush tds (89th percentile). Strength: receptions (84th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (27th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#171 / 639 · 73rd pct

89.8%

TD rate#192 / 639 · 70th pct

8.5%

EPA / target#198 / 639 · 69th pct

0.92

Explosive rate#322 / 639 · 49th pct

13.6%

Yards / catch#398 / 639 · 38th pct

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Box-score rates (7)

Rush TDs#13 / 294 · 89th pct

Receptions#90 / 566 · 84th pct

Rush yards#61 / 294 · 79th pct

Rec TDs#109 / 566 · 78th pct

Rec yards#159 / 566 · 72nd pct

589

Long catch#377 / 566 · 33rd pct

Yards / catch#409 / 566 · 27th pct

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Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	5.0	51.0	10.1	0.3
Road5g	3.6	46.4	12.5	0.6

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.2	53.8	10.9	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	3.7	44.3	11.3	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Collin Klein

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

61 · #123 of 497 WRs

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Kansas State	53	589	11.1	5	--
2022	Kansas State	45	587	13.0	4	--
2021	Kansas State	43	543	12.6	2	--
2020	Kansas State	15	155	10.3	2	--
2019	Kansas State	26	253	9.7	1	--
2018	Kansas State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		182	2,127	11.7	14	--

Season	Team
2023	Kansas State	7	33	125	76	--
2022	Kansas State	4	29	182	168	1
2021	Kansas State	3	-7	62	86	--
2020	Kansas State	8	41	150	261	2
2019	Kansas State	7	26	272	120	1
2018	Kansas State	--	--	45	6	--
Career		29	122	836	717	4

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.

With W. Howard — 165 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 82.7 · 18 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · J. Blumer — 32 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 42 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 6 · Oklahoma State · 3&8 · Q4 · EPA +3.46Will Howard pass complete to Phillip Brooks for 25 yds to the OKST 33 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Texas · 4&6 · Q4 · EPA +3.29Will Howard pass complete to Phillip Brooks for 18 yds to the TEX 27 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Houston · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA +3.23Will Howard pass complete to Phillip Brooks for 40 yds to the HOU 23 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Troy · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.14Will Howard pass complete to Phillip Brooks for 39 yds for a TD (Chris Tennant KICK)
Week 3 · Missouri · 3&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.08Will Howard pass complete to Phillip Brooks for 10 yds for a TD (Chris Tennant KICK)
Week 10 · Texas · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA +2.86Will Howard pass complete to Phillip Brooks for 26 yds for a TD (Chris Tennant KICK)
Week 11 · Baylor · 4&8 · Q3 · EPA +2.77Will Howard pass complete to Phillip Brooks for 11 yds to the BAY 25 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Houston · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.63Will Howard pass complete to Phillip Brooks for 21 yds for a TD
Week 12 · Kansas · 3&7 · Q4 · EPA +2.46Will Howard pass complete to Phillip Brooks for 9 yds to the KU 43 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Texas · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.45Will Howard pass complete to Phillip Brooks for 6 yds for a TD (Chris Tennant KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 45-0vs Southeast Missouri State	6	40	6.7	0	22
Wk 2	W 42-13vs Troy	7	94	13.4	1	39	Season-high 94 yds
Wk 3	L 27-30@ Missouri	5	50	10.0	1	19
Wk 4	W 44-31vs UCF	6	42	7.0	0	13
Wk 6	L 21-29@ Oklahoma State	3	50	16.7	0	25
Wk 7	W 38-21@ Texas Tech	4	47	11.8	0	22
Wk 8	W 41-3vs TCU	3	31	10.3	0	13
Wk 9	W 41-0vs Houston	5	83	16.6	1	40
Wk 10	L 30-33@ Texas	5	76	15.2	2	26	2 TD catches
Wk 11	W 59-25vs Baylor	5	41	8.2	0	11
Wk 12	W 31-27@ Kansas	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 13	L 35-42vs Iowa State	3	26	8.7	0	14
Total		53	589	11.1	5	40

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Phillip Brooks III

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

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