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28 Ty Brooks

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fargo, N.D.
  • High School Fargo South HS

Biography

* 2019 All-MVFC Honorable Mention
* 2015, 2017 MVFC Honor Roll

2019 SEASON (SENIOR):
Team captain...Played in all 16 games...Honorable mention All-Missouri Valley Football Conference...NDSU's second-leading rusher with 968 yards and third on the team with 133 attempts...Averaged 7.3 yards per carry overall and 8.3 yards per carry on first down attempts...Career-high 13 carries in the win over North Dakota...Scored five touchdowns including a career-long 59-yard score at South Dakota State that gave the Bison their first lead of the game in the third quarter...Season-high 128 rushing yards and two TDs in the home win over South Dakota...Had three 100-yard games including back-to-back performances against UC Davis (104) and Illinois State (106)...Also caught seven passes for 60 yards...NDSU's leading kickoff returner with 12 attempts for 292 yards including a career-long 79-yarder at Illinois State...Finished second on the team with 24.3 yards per kick return.

2018 SEASON (JUNIOR): Played in 13 of 15 games splitting carries with a pair of all-conference running backs in Bruce Anderson and Lance Dunn...Was one of four players with at least 100 carries including quarterback Easton Stick...Rushed 104 times for 737 yards and five touchdowns...Averaged 7.1 yards per carry...Longest tote was 50 yards to set up NDSU's first touchdown in the national championship win over Eastern Washington...Had back-to-back 100-yard games against Southern Illinois (113) in the regular-season finale and Montana State (103) in the second round of the NCAA playoffs...Also made six receptions for 40 yards...NDSU's leading kickoff returner with 10 attempts for 242 yards including a long of 39 yards against Montana State.

2017 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in 10 of 15 games as a reserve running back...Finished the year as NDSU's second-leading rusher with 700 yards and scored seven touchdowns...Averaged 9.2 yards per carry on 76 attempts...Rushed for 127 yards and two TDs in the season-opener against Mississippi Valley State...Career-high 152 yards and three TDs against South Dakota...Missed nearly four complete games with two different leg injuries, returning only for the opening kickoff at Indiana State in the middle of that stretch...Played in seven of the final eight contests, missing the national championship with a shoulder injury...Caught three passes during the season, including a 24-yard TD at South Dakota State...Also returned three kickoffs with an average of 28.7 yards per return...Credited with two tackles on kickoff coverage...Made the MVFC Honor Roll.

2016 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in nine games primarily as a kick returner...Made his debut Oct. 8 at Missouri State after an injury to Bruce Anderson...Averaged 21.5 yards on nine returns with a long of 43 yards at Northern Iowa...Rushed four times for 17 yards in wins over Missouri State, Youngstown State and Indiana State.

2015 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt in the Bison program...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year starter for Fargo South under coach Troy Mattern...Two-time Class 3A all-state first team cornerback...Rushed for 967 yards and 17 touchdowns, and had 499 receiving yards with five TDs his senior season...Finished second in Bruins history with 1,026 receiving yards and was fifth in school history with 2,352 combined rushing and receiving yards...Fourth in South history in career touchdowns (37) and points (222)...Had a 90-yard kickoff return and 90-yard interception return during his junior season...Totaled 89 tackles and 11 pass breakups on defense his final two years...Averaged 21.6 yards per kickoff return and 13.4 yards per punt return...Also competed in track and field.

PERSONAL: Graduated from NDSU in December 2019 with a bachelor's degree in psychology...Son of Sheryl Brooks of Fargo, N.D...Has an older brother, Ivan, and three older sisters, Tierah, Kandice and Tanisha.

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2015Freshman

    Cornerback
    5'9" 161 lbs
    31
  • 28

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    Running Back
    5'9" 173 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2017Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'9" 180 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2018Junior

    Running Back
    5'9" 178 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2019Senior

    Running Back
    5'9" 180 lbs
    28