#3 Greg Brooks Jr. Season 2023
Joins teammate Joe Foucha as Arkansas transfers joining the Tigers in 2022 … Three-year starter in the secondary for the Razorbacks from 2019-21 … Appeared 34 games at Arkansas, starting 31 times … Recorded 112 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss … In coverage, broke up 12 passes and had four interceptions … Native of Harvey, La., and prepped at West Jefferson High School … Helped turnaround an Arkansas program that didn’t win a conference game in 2019 to winning nine games, including a victory over Penn State in the Outback Bowl, in 2021.
JUNIOR SEASON (2021 at Arkansas)
Played in 13 games with 11 starts in 2021 … Finished year with 48 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and an interception … Capped season with 4 tackles and an interception in Outback Bowl win over Penn State … Had 4 tackles in win over Texas A&M … Recorded season-high 7 tackles in consecutive games against Georgia and Ole Miss.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020 at Arkansas)
Played in nine games, making eight starts at nickel back … Logged 39 tackles (22 solo), sixth-most on the team and fourth-most by a defensive back … Also added 3.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions, one pass broken up and two quarterback hurries … Recorded a team-best 79 interception return yards … Recorded Arkansas’ first interception return for a touchdown since 2016, picking off QB K.J. Costello and returning it 69 yards for a touchdown on the game’s first drive in the win at Mississippi State (Oct. 3) … According to Pro Football Focus, played 584 defensive and 115 special teams snaps … Tallied a 58.7 defensive grade and a single-game high grade of 67.9 against Missouri.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2019 at Arkansas)
Started all 12 games at nickel back for the Razorbacks in 2019 … Played in 515 snaps in his debut season, the most of any freshman at Arkansas in 2019 … Recorded 25 total tackles, 13 solo, with three pass breakups, a quarterback hurry and an interception … Earned a coverage grade of 81.6 from Pro Football Focus vs. Missouri … Intercepted first career pass in season-finale against Missouri …
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-star prospect by Rivals and ESPN at West Jefferson High School … Rated as the No. 35 cornerback in the nation and 18th overall in the state of Louisiana by ESPN … Four-year varsity letterwinner at West Jefferson High School in Harvey, Louisiana … Racked up 55 tackles and five interceptions as a junior in 2017 for the Buccaneers … Father Greg Brooks Sr. played collegiate football as a defensive back for one year at Michigan and three seasons at Southern Miss before being drafted in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Greg Brooks Jr. Career Highs (at Arkansas)
Tackles: 7, 2x (Last: at Ole Miss, 2021)
Tackles for loss: 1.5 vs. Ole Miss, 2020
Interceptions: 1, 4x (Last:: 2 vs. Mississippi State, 2020