#25

Antoine Brooks Jr.

Former defensive back at Maryland. 2019: 1 interception, 5 pass breakups, 87 tackles.

DB · Maryland · Sr. · #25

5′11″ · 215 lb · Lanham, MD

Pittsburgh — drafted 2020, Rd 6, Pick 19, #198 overall

The story

Former defensive back at Maryland. 2019: 1 interception, 5 pass breakups, 87 tackles.

Drafted round 6 by the Pittsburgh in 2020.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Maryland, 237 tackles — drafted at #198 overall by Pittsburgh.

His career

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

2020

Drafted by Pittsburghround 6, pick 198

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Maryland

2016–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #198

Pittsburgh · 2020

Coaching lineage · 2016–2019

3 coaches

2016–2017

D.J. Durkin

Maryland

2018

Matt Canada

Maryland

era →

2019

Mike Locksley

Maryland

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: D.J. Durkin, Matt Canada, and Mike Locksley. Multi-era developmental context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

PittsburghEntering 7th NFL season

#198Rd 6 · Pick 19

PittsburghEntering 7th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016Maryland6-7HC: D.J. Durkin · Run-heavy

2017Maryland4-8HC: D.J. Durkin · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2018Maryland5-7HC: Matt Canada · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2019Maryland3-9HC: Mike Locksley · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (100th percentile). Strength: tackles (95th percentile). Concern: sacks (23rd percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Solo tackles#12 / 2688 · 100th pct

Tackles#130 / 2688 · 95th pct

Tackles for loss#246 / 2688 · 90th pct

8.5

Passes defended#271 / 2688 · 88th pct

Forced fumbles#78 / 721 · 45th pct

Interceptions#301 / 779 · 31st pct

QB hurries#1337 / 2688 · 25th pct

Sacks#1426 / 2688 · 23rd pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	6.5	1.2	0.0	0.3
Road6g	8.0	0.2	0.0	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	6.3	0.5	0.0	0.5
Weeks 8+6g	8.2	0.9	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Locksley

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

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	Maryland	87	69	8.5	0.0	5	1	--
2018	Maryland	68	47	9.5	2.5	3	1	--
2017	Maryland	77	53	9.5	1.0	1	1	--
2016	Maryland	5	4	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		237	173	27.5	3.5	9	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2019

W 79–0

vs Howard

3 TOT · 1 SOLO

Dominant 79-point win at home against Howard.

With J. Jackson — 245 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.9 · J. Funk — 79 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 79-0vs Howard	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 63-20vs Syracuse	9	8	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 17-20@ Temple	13	13	0.0	—	1	Season-high 13 tackles
Wk 5	L 0-59vs Penn State	6	6	2.0	—	2
Wk 6	W 48-7@ Rutgers	2	2	1.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 14-40@ Purdue	5	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 28-34vs Indiana	7	7	2.0	1	0
Wk 9	L 10-52@ Minnesota	7	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 7-38vs Michigan	5	5	2.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 14-73@ Ohio State	10	7	0.0	—	2
Wk 13	L 7-54vs Nebraska	9	6	1.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 16-19@ Michigan State	11	4	0.5	—	0
Total		87	69	8.5	1	5

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

2020

2019 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Impact starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays