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2024 Football Roster

Illinois Fighting Illini
Illinois Fighting Illini

8 Terrance Brooks

  • Position DB
  • Class Junior
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 205
  • Major Recreation, Sport, & Tourism
  • Hometown Little Elm, Texas
  • High School Little Elm
  • Prev School Texas
  • Instagram terrancebroox
  • Twitter terrancebroox

Biography

Trophy Badge 2023 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention

2024 Junior

  • Played in seven games
  • Five tackles and one pass breakup on the season
  • Transferred to Illinois in May 2024 with two years of eligibility remaining
  • Four-star transfer by 247Sports
  • No. 2 ranked transfer cornerback in the spring portal window by 247Sports

2023 Sophomore (Texas)

  • Played in all 14 games with 13 starts at cornerback
  • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
  • Helped Texas win the Big 12 Championship and advance to the College Football Playoff
  • 20 tackles, six passes defended, and three interceptions on the season
  • Interceptions against Texas Tech, TCU, and BYU
  • Career-high five tackles and tied career high with two pass breakups against Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry
  • Limited opponents to a 58.7 passer rating while in coverage according to PFF, ranking 17th in the nation among Power-5 cornerbacks with 500+ snaps
  • 81.3 tackling grade by PFF was 13th-best in the nation among Power-5 cornerbacks with 500+ snaps
  • Played 559 snaps and committed only three penalties

2022 Freshman (Texas)

  • Played in nine games with three starts at cornerback as a true freshman
  • Nine tackles and three pass breakups on the season
  • Career-high two pass breakups against Washington in the Alamo Bowl

High School

  • Five-star recruit by On3
  • Four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, and Rivals
  • National ranks: #24 (On3), #58 (Rivals), #81 (247Sports), #156 (ESPN)
  • Texas ranks: #6 (On3), #9 (Rivals), #11 (USA Today), #16 (247Sports), #27 (ESPN)
  • Cornerback ranks: #3 (On3), #8 (Rivals), #10 (247Sports), #16 (ESPN)
  • 2021 All-District 5-6A First Team
  • 2020 TAPPS Division I All-State First Team
  • Part of a defense that allowed just 109.0 passing yards per game as a senior, including five games of under 100 yards
  • 47 tackles, including 27 solo stops, one tackle for loss and one sack, along with three interceptions and nine passes defended as a sophomore
  • Played at Plano John Paul II High School as a sophomore and junior and at Prosper High School as a freshman
  • Helped John Paul II to a 10-3 overall record and an appearance in the TAPPS Division I championship game in 2019
  • Signed with Texas over dozen of other programs, including offers from Alabama, Ohio State, Oregon, and Florida
  • Also competed in track and field in the 100m and 200m in high school 

Personal

  • Father, Chet, played safety at Texas A&M and three years in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers and was part of two Super Bowl teams
  • Father, Chet, also coached Terrance at John Paul II High School
  • Majoring in recreation, sport, and tourism

Statistics

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