2024 Dynasty Fantasy Football Rookie Profile: Jonathon Brooks, RB Texas
Has Texas become the running back university? Last year, we saw Bijan Robinson selected with the eighth overall pick, and then Roschon Johnson was the first running back taken on day three. Jonathon Brooks was waiting in the wings, patiently anticipating his chance to be the starting running back in Austin. Once he got his chance, he took advantage of it and climbed the 2024 running back rankings. However, an ACL injury derailed his season and added a massive red flag to his rookie profile.
We’ll dig into it all with Brooks and determine his value in dynasty fantasy football leagues.
The Stats
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Brooks was a four-star recruit out of Hallettsville, Texas, a town halfway between Houston and San Antonio. He led his team to its first state championship game in school history, falling just short of the title against Jim Ned in 2020. He ran for 305 yards and three touchdowns in the state title game, but that wasn’t enough to bring home the title. He rushed for an astonishing 3,530 yards and 62 touchdowns as a senior, carrying it for 12 yards per carry.
He was also the team’s punter and made first-team all-state as a punter and a running back. He was also first-team all-district in basketball. He ranked 25th in the country at running back by 247Sports in his recruiting class. He only received offers from seven schools, including Texas Tech and Colorado State. Texas was the largest program to make an offer, one that he accepted, enrolling in 2021.
