Shannon Brooks: RB · Minnesota · #4.
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Shannon Brooks
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The five seasons at Minnesota span three head coaches: Jerry Kill, Tracy Claeys and P.J. Fleck. On tape: 111 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Illinois, Week 6, 2019.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
13.6% of carries overall (72/529) → 13.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (15/110) — 20.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 29 inside-the-5 carries (3.4%).
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 · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | W 38-31@ Purdue | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-17vs Illinois | 16 | 111 | 6.9 | 1 | 25 | Season-high 111 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 34-7vs Nebraska | 13 | 99 | 7.6 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-7@ Rutgers | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | W 52-10vs Maryland | 10 | 56 | 5.6 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-26vs No. 5 Penn State | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 12 | L 19-23@ No. 23 Iowa | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-22@ Northwestern | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-38vs No. 13 Wisconsin | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 73 | 408 | 5.6 | 2 | 28 |
Week 6 · 2019
W 40-17
vs Illinois
111 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 23-point win at home against Illinois.
With R. Smith — 211 rush yds (24 car) · 1 TD · J. Herbers — 41.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 45 long
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
38%73 carriesFumble rate
1.4%1 of 73 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.6 yds/carry on 73 carries · 18% explosive (10+ yds) · 38% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 64.2 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 21.8 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 71.7 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 32.2 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
37.2%
322 pass / 544 run
Plays / game
66.6
13 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
366 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Minnesota, 2,290 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jerry Kill, Tracy Claeys, and P.J. Fleck. Multi-era developmental context.
