University of South Alabama Athletics

Missouri Highlights (2017-20): Saw action in 46 games the last four years at Missouri, making 41 tackles — including 1½ for loss — and breaking up a pass in that time ... Credited with five tackles, all unassisted, and a pass defensed in 10 appearances in 2020 while helping the Tigers to a 5-5 finish and an invitation to the TransPerfect Music City Bowl ... Posted a career-best 21 tackles his junior season as Mizzou recorded a 6-6 overall mark ... That included a career-high seven stops including one behind the line of scrimmage in a season-ending win at Arkansas ... Finished with six stops for a Tiger team that went 8-5 after playing in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl when he was a sophomore ... Had a pair of tackles both against No. 1 Alabama and in a defeat of Tennessee that fall ... Recorded nine tackles as a true freshman to help the team earn an invitation to the Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl, but was injured in a victory at Arkansas in the regular season finale and missed the postseason.

High School Highlights: Considered a three-star prospect by all of the major recruiting services coming out of Bessemer City HS, with ESPN.com listing him among the top 50 recruits in the country at outside linebacker ... Named to the Nike Opening LB Watch List prior to the start of his final season ... Lettered four years in football and baseball, earning three letters in basketball and track as well, at BCHS ... Earned second-team all-state honors as a sophomore and a senior ... Led the state with 168 total stops, adding eight forced fumbles and a pair of interceptions to help the Purple Tigers go 7-5 after winning their first-round contest in the state 6A playoffs his final season at the prep level ... Helped BCHS to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs and an 8-5 finish when he was a junior as well as a berth in the state playoffs his sophomore year ... Part of a Tiger team that went 10-2 following a victory in the opening round of the state playoffs his first season at the prep level.

Personal: Full name is Eugene Jamal Brooks Jr. ... Born Aug. 31, 1999, in Bessemer, Ala. ... Son of Eugene and Belinda Brooks ... Is the youngest of three children ... Oldest sister, Jamie, competed in track and field at Alabama State ... Sister, Jamila, played soccer at Talladega (Ala.) as well ... Favorite movie is “Remember The Titans” ... Favorite book is “You Don’t Know Me” ... Favorite athletes are Devin White, Roquan Smith, Bobby Wagner and Luke Kuechly ... Favorite food is cabbage and cornbread ... Favorite subject is history ... Enjoys outdoor activities in his spare time ... Was also recruited by Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Maryland, Wake Forest and Cincinnati coming out of high school ... Is working toward a master’s degree in sports management.