Kennedy Brooks

Kennedy Brooks
Oklahoma Sooners – No. 26
Position	Running back
Class	Junior
Personal information
Born:	October 8, 1998 (age 23); Mansfield, Texas
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	214 lb (97 kg)
Career history
College	Oklahoma (2017–present);
Bowl games	2021 Alamo Bowl (Offensive MVP);
High school	Mansfield (Mansfield, Texas)
Career highlights and awards
	Second team All-Big 12 (2019); Landry Award (2016);

Kennedy Brooks (born October 8, 1998) is an American football running back for the Oklahoma Sooners.

Early years[]

Brooks attended Mansfield High School in Mansfield, Texas.^[2] During his high school career he had 7,658 yards and 96 touchdowns.^[3] As a senior in 2016, he was the recipient of the Landry Award as the top player in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex^[4].He committed to the University of Oklahoma to play college football.^[5]

College career[]

Kennedy missed his first season at Oklahoma in 2017 with a shoulder injury and redshirted.^[6] He returned from the injury in 2018, to rush for 1,056 yards on 119 carries with 12 touchdowns.^[7]

References[]

^ @LoeffelholzTV (December 30, 2021). "The Oklahoma Sooners take home the Alamo Bowl 47-32" (Tweet). Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Twitter.
^ Florek, Michael (August 12, 2016). "Coach explains what makes Mansfield RB Kennedy Brooks, SportsDayHS' preseason offensive player, so good". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
^ Mussatto, Joe (November 21, 2018). "OU football: Forget speed and strength, Kennedy Brooks is just good at football". The Oklahoman. GateHouse Media. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
^ "Mansfield running back Kennedy Brooks wins Landry Award". Dallas Morning News. December 12, 2016.
^ Gosset, Brian (October 3, 2016). "Mansfield's Kennedy Brooks commits to Oklahoma". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. McClatchy. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
^ Davis, Spenser (August 20, 2017). "Ex-Mansfield star, freshman Sooners' RB Kennedy Brooks out for season with shoulder injury". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
^ Associated Press (October 22, 2018). "Kennedy Brooks is latest star freshman RB at Oklahoma". Fox Sports. Retrieved September 2, 2019.

External links[]

Oklahoma Sooners bio

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[1] @LoeffelholzTV (December 30, 2021). "The Oklahoma Sooners take home the Alamo Bowl 47-32" (Tweet). Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Twitter.

[2] Florek, Michael (August 12, 2016). "Coach explains what makes Mansfield RB Kennedy Brooks, SportsDayHS' preseason offensive player, so good". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. Retrieved September 2, 2019.

[3] Mussatto, Joe (November 21, 2018). "OU football: Forget speed and strength, Kennedy Brooks is just good at football". The Oklahoman. GateHouse Media. Retrieved September 2, 2019.

[4] "Mansfield running back Kennedy Brooks wins Landry Award". Dallas Morning News. December 12, 2016.

[5] Gosset, Brian (October 3, 2016). "Mansfield's Kennedy Brooks commits to Oklahoma". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. McClatchy. Retrieved September 2, 2019.

[6] Davis, Spenser (August 20, 2017). "Ex-Mansfield star, freshman Sooners' RB Kennedy Brooks out for season with shoulder injury". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. Retrieved September 2, 2019.

[7] Associated Press (October 22, 2018). "Kennedy Brooks is latest star freshman RB at Oklahoma". Fox Sports. Retrieved September 2, 2019.

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