Chris

Brooks

Brooks is stealing the Packers’ No. 2 RB role from Emanuel Wilson. Brooks totaled a season-high 25 offensive snaps, contributing as a rusher, receiver, pass-blocker and run-blocker in this one. He led Packers RBs on third and fourth down, taking 10-of-16 possible snaps, and even out-snapped Josh Jacobs in the two-minute drill, three-to-two. Brooks is a worthwhile bench stash, offering RB5-viability against the Dolphins in Week 13.

It’s been a frustrating start to the young career of Lloyd who has promising skills. After finally getting to see regular season action, Lloyd went out with an ankle injury. He missed time earlier this season with a hamstring injury and now he’ll take several weeks to recover and get to full health. The Packers have signed Chris Brooks from the practice squad for more Josh Jacobs insurance.

Brooks, who played just 31 offensive snaps that mostly came in garbage time this season, will return to a more healthy backfield than the one he left behind when he was placed on injured reserve following the team’s Week 6 contest. Expect brooks to contribute on special teams for the remainder of the season should he be carried on the game-day roster.

Brooks, who got some garbage time work this season before sustaining a serious ankle injury in Week 6 against the Panthers, will likely miss the remainder of the season. For now, Miami’s lone healthy backs are Raheem Moster, Salvon Ahmed, and Jeff Wilson, who is expected to return from IR this week against the Eagles.

There’s no word yet on the severity of the injury, but with Jeff Wilson deemed “ready to go” by head coach Mike McDaniel, the ankle injury couldn’t come at a worse time for Brooks. He was already running slightly behind Salvon Ahmed as a back-up to Raheem Mostert, but he could lose even more snaps, or his spot on the active roster, if the Dolphins decide to activate Wilson.

The former Cal running back entered the transfer portal earlier in December then a couple of weeks later intended to go to Purdue. Brooks (6'1/230) was one of the essential pieces in the Golden Bears running game as he shared the backfield with Damien Moore, but had the slight advantage in carries and rushing yards. It’s not clear why Brooks won’t be a Boilermaker or what his next steps are.

Brooks (6'1"/230) was Cal’s leading rusher for the season, racking up 607 yards on 116 carries and scored four times. He added 131 yards and three touchdowns receiving. He punched in two scores in his last game against USC, but it seems he’ll be on the lookout for a new program to finish off his collegiate career.

Brooks (6'1/230) scored Cal’s only two offensive touchdowns of the day, with his first coming late in the second quarter on a one-yard touchdown run to put the Bears up 10-7. He would punch in another score from two-yards out midway through the third quarter to put Cal up 24-7, which would be all the Bears would need on the evening to close out their season with a win and a 5-7 record. Brooks finishes 2021 with a rushing line of 116-607-4, and also added 19 receptions for 131 yards and three touchdowns.

Brooks (6'1"/230) was in HC Justin Wilcox’s doghouse early in the year, receiving just 20 carries over the first five games. However over the last five, he has received an average of 14 totes a game while also catching nine passes for 70 yards and three touchdowns through the air in that span. Against Stanford he caught a flare pass for a one-yard touchdown pass while also breaking a 75-yard run in the first half. Brooks will look to post back-to-back 100-yard contests next Saturday at UCLA.

Brooks -- formally Brown, he changed his name to honor his mother -- and Damien Moore were both effective on the ground, with Moore adding 111 yards on just 11 carries. Where Brooks shined was in the passing game, as he hauled in a 38-yard touchdown pass from Chase Garbers and a two-yard score, as well. Cal is at its best when they can pound the rock, and pound the rock they did on Saturday night. It’s not hard to see more of the same coming next Saturday against Arizona.