Romello Brooker

TE · Houston 2018 · #82

Last confirmed: Houston, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′5″ · 253 lb · Houston, TX · Alief Taylor

Romello Brooker: TE · Houston · #82.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Jeremy SprinkleArkansas · 2015 · 70% season match
Tyler HigbeeWestern Kentucky · 2015 · 68% season match
Isaac RexBYU · 2020 · 59% season match

Romello Brooker

TE · Houston · Sr · #82

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Three seasons at Houston, two different head coaches: Tom Herman and Major Applewhite. On tape: 76 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Arizona, Week 2, 2018.

How he plays

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Houston in the news

Stephon Johnson, Myles Rowser cleared to playHouston Chronicle Oct 4

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2018	Houston	33	409	12.4	7
2017	Houston	7	45	6.4	0
2016	Houston	2	10	5.0	1
Career		42	464	11.0	8

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 45-27@ Rice	2	15	7.5	0	9
Wk 2	W 45-18vs Arizona	2	76	38.0	1	52	Season-high 76 yds
Wk 3	L 49-63@ Texas Tech	2	26	13.0	0	22
Wk 6	W 41-26vs Tulsa	4	44	11.0	1	22
Wk 7	W 42-20@ East Carolina	2	9	4.5	1	6
Wk 8	W 49-36@ Navy	1	14	14.0	1	14
Wk 9	W 57-36vs No. 21 South Florida	5	46	9.2	0	18
Wk 10	L 31-45@ SMU	2	14	7.0	0	8
Wk 11	L 49-59vs Temple	2	24	12.0	1	14
Wk 12	W 48-17vs Tulane	5	57	11.4	1	26
Wk 13	L 31-52@ Memphis	2	39	19.5	0	27
Bowl	L 14-70@ No. 22 Army	4	45	11.3	1	17
Total		33	409	12.4	7	52

Signature game

Week 2 · 2018

W 45-18

vs Arizona

2 rec · 76 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 27-point win at home against Arizona.

With D. Roy — 41.3 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · M. Stevenson — 60 rush yds (1 car) · 2 rec · 40 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Arizona · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +4.01D'Eriq King pass complete to Romello Brooker for 52 yds for a TD, (Dalton Witherspoon KICK)
Week 12 · Tulane · 2nd and 19 · Q3 · EPA +3.76Clayton Tune pass complete to Romello Brooker for 26 yds to the Tulan 37 for a
Week 1 · Army · 4th and 4 · Q1 · EPA +3.34Clayton Tune pass complete to Romello Brooker for 17 yds to the Army 34 for a
Week 3 · Texas Tech · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +3.05D'Eriq King pass complete to Romello Brooker for 22 yds to the TexTc 48 for a
Week 11 · Temple · 2nd and 14 · Q3 · EPA +3.03D'Eriq King pass complete to Romello Brooker for 14 yds for a TD (Dalton Witherspoon KICK)
Week 9 · South Florida · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.93D'Eriq King pass complete to Romello Brooker for 14 yds to the SFla 47 for a

4 more plays

Week 2 · Arizona · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.91D'Eriq King pass complete to Romello Brooker for 24 yds to the Ariz 26 for a
Week 13 · Memphis · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.84Clayton Tune pass complete to Romello Brooker for 27 yds to the Memph 2 for a
Week 7 · East Carolina · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.82D'Eriq King pass complete to Romello Brooker for 6 yds for a TD (Dalton Witherspoon KICK)
Week 8 · Navy · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.81D'Eriq King pass complete to Romello Brooker for 14 yds for a TD (Dalton Witherspoon KICK)

Teams and coaches

2016Houston9-4HC: Tom Herman · Balanced, fast tempo

2017Houston7-5HC: Major Applewhite · Balanced

2018Houston8-5HC: Major Applewhite · Balanced, fast tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (98th percentile). Strength: epa / target (92nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#14 / 702 · 98th pct

15.6%

EPA / target#57 / 702 · 92nd pct

0.91

Catch rate#228 / 702 · 68th pct

73.3%

Explosive rate#268 / 702 · 61st pct

13.3%

Yards / catch#337 / 702 · 52nd pct

12.4

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#3 / 109 · 95th pct

Receptions#22 / 109 · 80th pct

Rec yards#23 / 109 · 79th pct

409

Long catch#23 / 109 · 79th pct

Yards / catch#41 / 109 · 61st pct

12.4

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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.6	49.4	16.3	0.8
Road6g	1.8	19.5	10.9	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.7	35.8	14.2	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	2.8	32.3	12.2	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

Major Applewhite

Pass share

47.0%

474 pass / 534 run

Plays / game

77.5

13 games

Team sack rate

5.9%

512 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Starter

33 catches in 12 games, about as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Romello Brooker

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Houston in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Starter

Five seasons at Houston

His moves

2014