Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Tahj Brooks has been at Texas Tech through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt: 188 rush yds, 35 rec yds against West Virginia — Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas Tech, 4,311 rushing yards — drafted at #193 overall by Cincinnati.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Wells → Joey McGuire. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
CincinnatiEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 286 | 1,505 | 5.3 | 17 | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 291 | 1,545 | 5.3 | 10 | -- |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 148 | 693 | 4.7 | 7 | -- |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 87 | 568 | 6.5 | 7 | -- |
| Career | 812 | 4,311 | 5.3 | 41 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 27 | 185 | 6.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 29 | 69 | 2.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 28 | 170 | 6.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 90 | 476 | 5.3 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 52–51
vs Abilene Christian
153 rush yds (27 car) · 1 TD
Edged out Abilene Christian at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Tucker Gregg’s 2021 season.
Matches Tucker on
Differs from Tucker on
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Corey Taylor II’s path through Tulsa.
Corey Taylor II
CJ Marable
Julius Loughridge
Matches Corey on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Quinton Cooley's graduate season at Liberty (2024).
Matches Quinton on
Differs from Quinton on
Player DNA
Players who play like Tahj Brooks
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2024+165%
Up 165% from first season to most-recent.