Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 50-0vs Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-20vs Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#7
Dalton Brooks
Senior safety on Texas A&M's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 202 lb · Shiner, TX · Shiner
CFB Index 73 · #84 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Texas A&M for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
ATH recruit
No. 97 nationally · Signed with Texas A&M
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Texas A&M's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas A&M in 2023.
Dalton Brooks
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Four seasons at Texas A&M, two different head coaches: Elijah Robinson and Mike Elko. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Arizona State — Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20238 games
- Signed with Texas A&M4-star out of Shiner
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Texas A&M
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Elijah Robinson
Texas A&M
Coaching transition mid-career: Elijah Robinson → Mike Elko. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Texas A&M7-6HC: Elijah Robinson · Balanced
2024Texas A&M8-5HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
2025Texas A&M11-2HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
2026Texas A&M2-0HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #6 of 28 SEC Ss
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 48–20
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas A&M
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Texas A&M
Returning around him
- 10 Texas A&M players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (19 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas A&M · Last season: 11-2 (AP #7) · Talent rank #7 · 2026 recruiting class #10
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nasir Peoples’s 2022 season.
Matches Nasir on
PD rate
Height
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Brenden Jordan's junior season at Texas Tech (2025).
84%match
Matches Brenden on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Brenden on
TFL rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Dalton Brooks
Background
2024 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, making eight starts ... Finished the season second on the team with 59 tackles and top-five on the team with 5.5 tackles for loss ... Tallied three tackles in the win over McNeese ... Had a tackle and a breakup in the win at Florida ... Made a pair of tac...
The secondary · Texas A&M
- #4Tawfiq Byard78 tackles · 2025
- #3Marcus Ratcliffe66 tackles · 2025
- #7Dalton Brooks61 tackles · 2025
- #2Dezz Ricks26 tackles · 2025
- #8Jordan Shaw18 tackles · 2025
20 more on the roster · Texas A&M team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology