| Montreal Alouettes | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 21, 2001 Pflugerville, Texas, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Hendrickson (TX) |
| College: | Stephen F. Austin (2019–2021) Louisiana Tech (2022) |
| Undrafted: | 2023 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Active |
| CFL status: | American |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Myles Brooks (born January 21, 2001) is an American professional football cornerback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Stephen F. Austin and Louisiana Tech.
Brooks was born on January 21, 2001, in Pflugerville, Texas.[1][2] He attended Hendrickson High School there, at which he played football and basketball.[2] He was given All-District and All-Central Texas honors and earned three varsity letters for the Hendrickson football team, being ranked as a three-star prospect.[2] 247Sports ranked him 28th nationally at his position in the class of 2019.[3]
Brooks had FBS offers from Baylor, Louisiana Tech, FIU, Arkansas and Texas State.[3] He initially committed to Baylor, but then backed out.[4] He then committed to Arkansas,[5] but backed out a second time, before eventually deciding to play for FCS Stephen F. Austin.[6] As a freshman in 2019, Brooks appeared in 10 games and posted 23 tackles, six pass breakups, and one interception.[7] In the 2020 season, he posted 17 total tackles while making an interception in nine games.[7] The following year, he tied for the team lead with four interceptions and posted 25 tackles while appearing in every game.[7] Brooks was named first-team Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and finished his stint at the school with 52 tackles, six interceptions and 17 pass breakups, as he transferred to Louisiana Tech in 2022.[8]
Brooks was named a preseason Phil Steele third-team All-Conference USA selection for Louisiana Tech.[9] He ended up playing all 12 games, starting 10 of them, and earned second-team All-Conference USA after recording 29 tackles, three interceptions, one forced fumble and nine pass breakups.[10][11] Brooks was one of the best players on the team, as well as best cornerbacks in the conference,[12] and was invited to the East–West Shrine Bowl.[13][14] In the season, he was targeted a total of 53 times, and only allowed 37.7% of those to be completed.[14] Brooks twice earned Conference USA player of the week honors and was named one time to Pro Football Focus' national team of the week.[2][15][16]
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m) |
201 lb (91 kg) |
30+3⁄4 in (0.78 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.51 s | 1.56 s | 2.59 s | 4.51 s | 7.27 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) |
10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | ||
| Sources:[17][18] | ||||||||||||
Brooks was invited to the NFL Scouting Combine.[19][20] He went unselected in the 2023 NFL Draft, and afterwards was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent.[21] He was waived on August 29, 2023.[22]
Brooks signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on January 15, 2024.[23]