Will Brooks: DB · Tennessee · #35.
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Will Brooks
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Third year in the Tennessee secondary. On tape: 10 tackles against Arkansas, Week 6, 2024.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 5 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 69-3vs Chattanooga | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-10vs No. 24 NC State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 71-0vs Kent State | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 25-15@ No. 15 Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-19@ Arkansas | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 23-17vs Florida | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-17vs No. 7 Alabama | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-18vs Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 33-14vs Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-31@ No. 11 Georgia | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-0vs UTEP | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 36-23@ Vanderbilt | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 17-42@ No. 6 Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 35 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 4 | 5 |
Week 8 · 2024
W 24-17
vs Alabama
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 8 tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
59tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFL59 tackles · 4 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 5 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
3 seasons under Josh Heupel — 30-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
39.3%
373 pass / 576 run
Plays / game
73.0
13 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
412 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
59 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at Tennessee, 82 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeremy Pruitt → Josh Heupel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
