#92

Curtis Brooks

Former defensive tackle at Cincinnati. 2021: 7.5 sacks, 12.5 tackles for loss, 56 tackles.

DT · Cincinnati · Sr. · #92

6′2″ · 295 lb · Danville, VA

CFB Index 17 · #251 of 274 interior linemenLow confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamIndianapolis — drafted 2022, Rd 6, Pick 38, #216 overall

The story

Former defensive tackle at Cincinnati. 2021: 7.5 sacks, 12.5 tackles for loss, 56 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Cincinnati in 2016.
Drafted round 6 by the Indianapolis in 2022.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

SDE recruit

No. 2868 nationally · Signed with Cincinnati

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Five seasons at Cincinnati, 162 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — drafted at #216 overall by Indianapolis.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2016

Signed with Cincinnati2-star out of George Washington

202112 games

All-AACfirst

2022

Drafted by Indianapolisround 6, pick 216

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2868 national

CFB

College

Cincinnati

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #216

Indianapolis · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

🥈

ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM

All-AAC 1st team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

1 coach

2017–2021

Luke Fickell

Cincinnati

Played his entire career under Luke Fickell.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

IndianapolisEntering 5th NFL season

#216Rd 6 · Pick 38

IndianapolisEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Luke Fickell — 48-15 over that span.

2017Cincinnati4-8HC: Luke Fickell · Balanced

2018Cincinnati11-2HC: Luke Fickell · Run-heavy

2019Cincinnati11-3HC: Luke Fickell · Run-heavy

2020Cincinnati9-1HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning

2021Cincinnati13-1HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

17Below cohort / limited sample #251 of 274?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (98th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (97th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#51 / 2743 · 98th pct

7.5

Tackles for loss#71 / 2743 · 97th pct

12.5

QB hurries#323 / 2743 · 84th pct

Tackles#479 / 2743 · 82nd pct

Solo tackles#521 / 2743 · 80th pct

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 46th pct

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

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

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.5	1.1	0.9	0.0
Road6g	4.8	1.0	0.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.6	0.7	0.3	0.0
Weeks 8+7g	4.6	1.3	0.9	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Scott Satterfield

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

17 · #251 of 274 interior linemen

Two-star recruit. Now #251 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Cincinnati	56	32	12.5	7.5	--	--	--
2020	Cincinnati	26	18	2.5	2.5	--	--	--
2019	Cincinnati	41	24	7.5	2.0	2	--	--
2018	Cincinnati	23	8	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2017	Cincinnati	16	4	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		162	86	22.5	12.0	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2021

W 24–13

at Notre Dame

1 TFL · 0 SACKS · 1 SOLO

With D. Ridder — 297 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.3 · 26 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · M. Fletcher — 43 AVG · 47 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 49-14vs Miami (OH)	4	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 42-7vs Murray State	5	4	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 38-24@ Indiana	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 24-13@ Notre Dame	4	1	1.5	0.5	—
Wk 7	W 56-21vs UCF	2	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 8	W 27-20@ Navy	10	7	3.0	1.0	—	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 9	W 31-12@ Tulane	3	3	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 28-20vs Tulsa	3	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 11	W 45-28@ South Florida	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 48-14vs SMU	3	2	2.0	2.0	—	2 sacks
Wk 13	W 35-13@ East Carolina	7	3	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 14	W 35-20vs Houston	4	2	1.5	1.5	—
Total		50	30	12.5	7.5	—

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