Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 69-0vs Central Connecticut | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Sam Brooks Jr.
Sophomore linebacker for Miami. 2021: 4 tackles.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Miami Gardens, FL
Miami 2021 alumnus
The story
2 linebacker for Miami. 2021: 4 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearSam Brooks Jr.
Sam Brooks Jr. has been at Miami through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt: 4 tackles against Central Connecticut — Week 4, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Miami, 59 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Miami
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
2 coaches2019–2020
Miami
2021era →
Jess Simpson
Miami
Coaching transition mid-career: Manny Diaz → Jess Simpson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2021 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2019Miami6-7HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced
2020Miami8-3HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced, fast tempo
2021Miami7-5HC: Jess Simpson · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 1 game: 4.0 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
Mario Cristobal
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
DNA match
Player DNA
Players who play like Sam Brooks Jr.
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology