Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/25Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (12.0%).
Tony Brooks-James
Last confirmed: Oregon, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 185 lb · Gainesville, FL
Tony Brooks-James: RB · Oregon · #20.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tony Brooks-James
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Four seasons at Oregon, three different head coaches: Mark Helfrich, Willie Taggart and Mario Cristobal. One game to point at: 107 rushing yards and 9 receiving yards against Portland State — Week 2, 2018.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Oregon in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 58-24vs Bowling Green | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-14vs Portland State | 21 | 107 | 5.1 | 2 | 20 | Season-high 107 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 35-22vs San José State | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-38vs No. 7 Stanford | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-24@ No. 24 California | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-27vs No. 7 Washington | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 15-44@ Arizona | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-21vs UCLA | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 1 | 54 | |
| Wk 11 | L 25-32@ Utah | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-29vs Arizona State | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 13 | W 55-15@ Oregon State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 57 | 306 | 5.4 | 4 | 54 |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2018
W 62-14
107 rush yds (21 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 48-point win at home against Portland State.
With J. Herbert — 250 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · T. Dye — 58 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 17 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Bowling Green · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +4.37Justin Herbert pass complete to Tony Brooks-James for 53 yds to the BwGrn 9 for a
- Week 10 · UCLA · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +3.67Tony Brooks-James run for 54 yds for a TD (Adam Stack KICK)
- Week 12 · Arizona State · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA −3.19Tony Brooks-James run for a loss of 1 yard to the ArzSt 49 Tony Brooks-James fumbled, recovered by ArzSt Darien Butler
- Week 2 · Portland State · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.54Justin Herbert pass complete to Tony Brooks-James for 9 yds to the Oregn 48 for a
- Week 2 · Portland State · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.45Tony Brooks-James run for 1 yd for a TD (Zach Emerson KICK)
- Week 4 · Stanford · 1st and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.20Tony Brooks-James run for 7 yds for a TD, (Adam Stack KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 2 · Portland State · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.16Tony Brooks-James run for 12 yds to the Oregn 47 for a
- Week 2 · Portland State · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.90Tony Brooks-James run for 1 yd for a TD (Zach Emerson KICK)
- Week 3 · San José State · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +1.87Justin Herbert pass complete to Tony Brooks-James for 11 yds to the SJSt 27 for a
- Week 2 · Portland State · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.53Tony Brooks-James run for 7 yds to the PrtSt 39 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
57 of 57 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
51%57 carriesFumble rate
7.0%4 of 57 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds18%of carries
10 carries
Grind
1–3 yds26%of carries
15 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds42%of carries
24 carries
Explosive
10+ yds14%of carries
8 carries
2 of 3 (67%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 3 (67%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.4 yds/carry on 57 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 51% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2015Oregon9-4HC: Mark Helfrich · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2016Oregon4-8HC: Mark Helfrich · Run-leaning
2017Oregon7-6HC: Willie Taggart · Run-heavy
2018Oregon9-4HC: Mario Cristobal · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 40.7 | 6.1 | 0.6 |
| Road4g | 5.2 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 33.3 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 21.2 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Pass share
44.5%
415 pass / 518 run
Plays / game
71.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
451 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
57 carries and 3 catches in 11 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Oregon
- 2018 Oregon CristobalYear 4 · 11 games
- 2017 Oregon TaggartYear 3 · 12 games
- 2016 Oregon HelfrichYear 2 · 12 games
- 2015 Oregon HelfrichYear 1 · 6 games
How it ended
Four seasons at Oregon, 1,863 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mark Helfrich, Willie Taggart, and Mario Cristobal. Multi-era developmental context.