92  Michael Brooks
	Class: Senior Hometown: Roxboro High School: Bartlett Yancey Height / Weight: 6-3 / 313 Position: Nose Tackle Experience: 3L

Career Statistics

Has quickly blossomed into a conference honors candidate and leader on the Pirates' young defensive line despite knee injuries which cut short a promising sophomore campaign and forced him out of consecutive spring practice periods ... Expected to regain starting role as unit's top nose guard as a junior when full comeback from rehabilitation is realized this fall ... Served as current New York Giant Linval Joseph's top backup as a freshman in 2009 before suffering a right knee injury during the 2010 spring break holidays (which required surgery) ... Injured same knee during a pivotal Conference USA clash at UCF in late October and was lost for the season and entire spring workout schedule ... Brings plenty of strength, quickness and tactical skill beyond years of experience to the program.

2011 Game-by-Game Statistics

2010 Game-by-Game Statistics
2010: Excelled as a starter on the defensive line before leaving the UCF game in the fourth quarter with a season-ending right knee injury ... Had played in seven games and made six starts before suffering injury ... Did not play against Tulsa while still recovering from 2010 summer knee injury and did not start versus Memphis ... Ended shortened campaign with 13 solo tackles and 16 assists, good for 29 total stops ... 27-of-29 tackles came on running plays ... Tallied four or more tackles in five of seven games, not making a stop at Virginia Tech and having one versus North Carolina ... Matched 2009 total with 3.5 tackles for lost yardage (0.5 vs. Memphis, 1.0 vs. N.C. State and 2.0 at UCF) ... Started first career game at Virginia Tech ... Recorded first career interception against Marshall in the second quarter off a tipped ball and returned it 14 yards, becoming the first ECU lineman to intercept a pass since Jay Ross against UCF, Sept. 26, 2009 ... Booked a career-high eight tackles versus the Knights, all on running plays, including a personal-best seven solo hits and two tackles for losses ... Entered the contest against UCF with six solo tackles during the season ... Made three stops on the Knight's first eight plays of the game and had two TFLs in the second half ... Registered six tackles against N.C. State, all on rushing plays, including a stop of Mustafa Greene for a one-yard loss in overtime for first solo TFL of the season ... Booked five tackles at Southern Miss with three in the second half ... Registered three tackles, including a half sack, and a quarterback hurry during the nine offensive plays of Memphis' first two possessions of second half.

2009: Earned selection to the Conference USA All-Freshman squad after making a notable impact during true rookie season ... Was elevated to top reserve status behind eventual second-round draft (N.Y. Giants) choice Linval Joseph at one of the interior line positions prior to the season opener and responded with a 24-tackle (10 solo) freshman campaign ... Recorded at least one stop in 11 of 13 games played and turned in multiple-tackle outings on seven occasions ... Produced four hits in back-to-back games against Rice (Oct. 17) and Memphis (Oct. 27) ... Also credited with 3.5 tackles for lost yardage (0.5 vs. UCF, 1.0 vs. Marshall, 0.5 vs. Memphis, 0.5 vs. Tulsa and 1.0 vs. Houston in the Conference USA Championship Game) and 1.5 sacks (0.5 vs. Golden Hurricane, 1.0 vs. Cougars - dropping Case Keenum for a six-yard loss on a 3rd-and-4 play in the third quarter) ... Forced a fumble against UAB, batted down a pass at North Carolina and applied quarterback pressures in contests against Marshall, Rice and Houston ... Other efforts of note were three-stop outings against Virginia Tech and Tulsa, and three two-tackle performances (Appalachian State in collegiate debut, Marshall and Houston) ... Did not play at West Virginia because of flu-like symptoms ... Inked with the Pirate program on the traditional signing day in February.

High School: Tallied a total of 331 tackles during career at Bartlett Yancey High School ... Was a three-year all-region, all-conference and defensive MVP selection ... Earned all-state honors as a senior team captain after racking up 94 stops and 12.5 sacks for coach Jason Phelps and the Buccaneers ... Represented North Carolina in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas All-Star Game ... Also chosen as the Danville Regional Defensive Player-of-the-Year in 2008 ... Credited with a career-high 132 tackles as a sophomore in 2006 before adding a unit-high 105 a year later as a junior ... Also topped squad in sacks and tackles for lost yardage in 2007 ... Earned additional varsity letter in track ... Academically, was member of school's Honor Roll.

Personal: Full name is Michael Goubron Brooks ... Born August 28, 1991 at Durham, N.C. ... Son of David and Vicentia Brooks ... Undecided on a college major.