Karl Dermarad Brooks (born May 8, 2000) is an American football defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Bowling Green.
 Brooks in 2023 | |||||||||||
| No. 94 – Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | May 8, 2000 Lansing, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 296 lb (134 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | J. W. Sexton (Lansing, Michigan) | ||||||||||
| College: | Bowling Green (2018–2022) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2023 / Round: 6 / Pick: 179 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||
Early years
Brooks grew up in Lansing, Michigan and went to J. W. Sexton High School. He initially committed to play college football at Division II Grand Valley State but later changed his commitment to Bowling Green after receiving a later offer from the program.
College career
In his collegiate career Brooks totaled 167 tackles, 46 being for a loss, 27.5 sacks, 1 interception, 5 pass deflections, 5 forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery. In the 2021 season he was named third team all-Mid-American Conference (MAC). His best collegiate year occurred in 2022 where he recorded 50 tackles, 18 going for a loss, 10 sacks, 4 pass deflections, a fumble recovery, and 2 forced fumbles. He was also named first team all MAC.
Brooks was projected to be a fourth to fifth round pick in the 2023 NFL draft.
Statistics
| Bowling Green Falcons | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
| Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FF | FR | ||||||
| 2018 | Bowling Green | 12 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Bowling Green | 12 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 4.5 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Bowling Green | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Bowling Green | 12 | 42 | 15 | 27 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 13 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Career | 52 | 167 | 77 | 90 | 27.5 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Source: sports-reference.com | ||||||||||||||||
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 3+3⁄8 in (1.91 m) | 303 lb (137 kg) | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) | 9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 5.09 s | 1.77 s | 2.95 s | 5.00 s | 7.63 s | 26.5 in (0.67 m) | 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) | 28 reps | |
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Brooks was drafted in the sixth round, 179th overall, by the Green Bay Packers in the 2023 NFL Draft. He signed his rookie contract on May 5.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | PD |
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| 2023 | GB | 17 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Career | 17 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||
Postseason
| Season | Team | GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | PD |
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| 2023 | GB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||