2018 Football Roster
Shamari Brooks
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 193
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Tulsa, Okla.
- High School:
- Union
TULSA – A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter … missed the 2020 season with an injury … has played in 32 career games and has 24 starts … has 2,700 career rushing yards and 23 touchowns … ranks 5th on the school's career rushing chart … his 23 rushing TDs ranks 12th on the school's all-time list … has 12 career 100+ rushing games and seven multiple TD games.
2020 – Missed the season after suffering an ACL injury the week prior to the season opener … was named to the preseason watch list for the 2020 Doak Walker and Maxwell Awards.
2019 – Played and started all 12 games … earned second-team all-conference honors …had a team-high 1,046 yards and rushed for six TDs in 2019 … became the 21st player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a single season … his 1,046 yards is the 16th best in a single season for a Tulsa runner … had four 100+ rushing games in 2019 … earned AAC weekly honor roll merits for his performances vs. San Jose State and Memphis … had a career-best 202 yards for a 12.6 average on 16 carries at ECU, while two of his carries went for 64 and 55 yards … also had his first career TD reception with a two-yard score in the ECU contest … had 156 yards and one touchdown vs. #25 Memphis … went over 2,000 career yards with a 95-yard performance on 16 carries at SMU … had 67 yards against Wyoming, while his last run was what proved to be a game-winning 19-yard touchdown … totaled 107 yards and 2 TDs vs. Oklahoma State … had 140 yards and one TD on 29 carries at San Jose State.
2018 – Played in 11 of 12 games … started all 11 of those games in which he played … missed the Houston game with an injury … rushed for 967 yards and seven touchdowns ... totaled four 100-yard rushing games in his sophomore season … had a season-best 151 yards on 17 carries vs. UConn, averaging 8.9 yards per carry, and was named to the AAC weekly honor roll for that performance ... totaled 100 yards and two TDs vs. #23 USF ... had 115 yards for a 5.5 average on 21 carries vs. Arkansas State ... opened the season with 129 yards and two TDs on 27 carries for a 4.8 average vs. UCA.
2017 – Played in nine games as a true freshman … missed the final three games of the season after suffering a broken collarbone in the ninth game at SMU … rushed for 687 yards, 5.8 average and 10 touchdowns … had four 100+ rushing games this season, including a string of three straight 100+ rushing games … finished his rookie season with the highest single-season rushing total for a Tulsa true freshman, and was second overall for all freshmen (true or red-shirt), trailing Reggie Williams (1995) by 68 yards … played only the 1st quarter at SMU because of an injury … had a career-best 164 yards and two touchdowns against UConn in his first career start, earning AAC weekly honor roll mention … rushed for 111 yards and one TD vs. Houston … totaled 104 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries against Tulane … had his first career 100-yard rushing game with 141 yards and three touchdowns at Toledo … earned honor roll recognition by the American Athletic Conference for his performance against Toledo … among his three TDs was a season-long run of 63 yards … totaled 79 yards and one touchdown for a 6.6 average against Louisiana.
HIGH SCHOOL – Was a four-year letterwinner at Tulsa Union High School . . . had career totals of 3,326 yards and 43 touchdowns, while tallying 107 tackles on defense . . . rushed for 2,018 yards and 28 TDs his senior season . . . led his prep team to the Class 6A-1 state championship as a senior . . . earned first-team all-state honors by the Tulsa World . . . ranked No. 18 on The Oklahoman’s Super 30 for 2017 . . . rushed for 568 yards and 10 touchdowns in three state playoff games . . . was named the MVP of the state championship game after gaining 232 yards and three TDs on 34 carries against Norman North in the state final . . . had a Backyard Bowl record of 270 yards vs. Jenks High School and also rushed for 242 yards and seven TDs against Owasso High School . . . combined to rush for 1,303 yards and 12 TDs on 187 carries in a backup role as a sophomore and junior . . . high school coach was Kirk Fridrich.
PERSONAL – Lists the New Orleans Saints as his favorite NFL team … Alvin Kamara is his favorite NFL player … favorite actor is Will Smith … his favorite pro sports team is the Los Angeles Lakers … the person, dead or alive, he would most like to meet is Michael Jackson … favorite superhero is Superman … his favorite movie is Project X … his favorite sports movie is Remember the Titans … lists the cheetah as his favorite animal … favorite book is The Last True Story I’ll Ever Tell … other than playing professional football, his dream job would be as a sports agent … began playing football at age 9 … the most famous person he’s ever met is Adrian Peterson … his go-to-snack is fruit snacks … favorite pro athlete is Lebron James … has four siblings … majoring in organizational studies … born May 21, 1998.
