Sam Brooks Jr.

#6 · LB · So. · Miami6′2″ · 230 lb · Miami Gardens, FL

Sam Brooks Jr.: LB · Miami · #6.

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Sam Brooks Jr.

LB · Miami · So · #6

Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches at Miami: Manny Diaz and Jess Simpson. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Central Connecticut — Week 4, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Miami in the news

Kenton Dopson reclassifies to 2026Nov 2
NC State fires Dave DoerenOct 29
Former Miami Hurricanes Hall of Famer diedYardbarker Oct 25
2027 LB Aston Whiteside flips to MiamiOct 22

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Miami	4	3	0.0	0.0	--
2020	Miami	37	16	1.5	1.0	2
2019	Miami	18	11	1.5	1.0	--
Career		59	30	3.0	2.0	2

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

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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

Signature game

Week 4 · 2021

W 69-0

vs Central Connecticut

4 tackles · 1 hurry · 3 solo tackles

Dominant 69-point win at home against Central Connecticut.

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Manny Diaz — 21-15 over that span.

2019Miami6-7HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced

2020Miami8-3HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Miami7-5HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced

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Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort · 2021 season

2 metrics · season cumulative

Too few games for a verdict yet; the rows below are the season so far.

Box-score production

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

0.0

Tackles for loss#2340 / 2743 · 7th pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021, 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

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

2021 season

Head Coach

Jess Simpson

Pass share

53.7%

462 pass / 399 run

Plays / game

71.8

12 games

Team sack rate

5.9%

507 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

4 tackles in 1 game

Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Sam Brooks Jr.

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Style of play

Fans

Miami in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

4 tackles in 1 game

Three seasons at Miami