Antoine Brooks Jr.: DB · Maryland · #25.
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Antoine Brooks Jr.
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for three head coaches in four seasons at Maryland. One game to point at: 13 tackles against Temple — Week 3, 2019.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
87 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 8.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 79-0vs Howard | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-20vs No. 21 Syracuse | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-20@ Temple | 13 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 0-59vs No. 12 Penn State | 6 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-7@ Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-40@ Purdue | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-34vs Indiana | 7 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-52@ No. 17 Minnesota | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-38vs No. 14 Michigan | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-73@ No. 3 Ohio State | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-54vs Nebraska | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-19@ Michigan State | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 87 | 69 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
87tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%8 TFL87 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
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
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Pass share
44.9%
342 pass / 420 run
Plays / game
63.5
12 games
Team sack rate
9.8%
398 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
87 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Maryland, 237 tackles — drafted at #198 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: D.J. Durkin, Matt Canada, and Mike Locksley. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 7th NFL season
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 7th NFL season
