College Career
While attending Florida State University, he played for the Florida State Seminoles football team from 1992 to 1994. He was a four-year letterman, a consensus first-team All-American his junior and senior years, and a three time first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection. After playing as safety as a freshman he switched to linebacker as a sophomore. He was a member of the 1993 Seminoles National Championship team. He finished his career with 274 tackles, five interceptions, 8.5 sacks, 13 passes defensed, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.
In November 2010, Florida State retired Seminoles jersey number 10 in honor of Brooks.
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