University of Tennessee Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Roster
Will Brooks
- Position:
- DB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, Ala.
- High School:
- Vestavia Hills
CAREER HONORS
2024 Burlsworth Trophy SemifinalistBurlsworth Trophy Walk-On of the Week (vs. Alabama, 10/22/24)
2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER
Smart, veteran and dependable safety who rounded out his five-year career with the program in 2024 … Tabbed a Burlsworth Trophy semifinalist after earning a starting role in UT’s secondary in 2024, during which he had a breakout season for the Vols ... Stepped into a significant role in the Vols’ secondary for the final two games of the 2023 regular season ... Previously served as a prominent contributor on special teams coverage ... Three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll who wore the SEC Graduate patch after earning his undergraduate degree in finance in May 2024 ... Played in 49 career games and made 14 starts.2024 - RS-SENIOR
Started all 13 games at safety and ranked second on the team with 59 tackles and nine passes defended ... Tied for the team lead with four interceptions ... Started at safety for Tennessee's CFP first-round matchup at No. 6 Ohio State (12/21) and snagged his fourth pick of the year with a spectacular, toe-tapping interception in the back of the end zone ... Also logged five total tackles and one TFL against the Buckeyes ... Posted four tackles, including half a sack, in road win at Vanderbilt in regular-season finale (11/30) ... Made a pair of tackles on Senior Day in win over UTEP (11/23) ... Led the Vols with seven tackles (all solo) and also had a pass breakup at 12 Georgia (11/16) ... Posted four tackles in win vs. Mississippi State (11/9) ... Returned a third quarter interception 67 yards to set up what turned out to be the game-winning touchdown in win over Kentucky (11/2) ... Also had a QB hurry in the win over the Wildcats ... Was recognized by the Burlsworth Trophy as the Walk-On of the Week after an impressive performance in UT’s win vs. Alabama (10/19), tying for the team lead with eight tackles, including a TFL, and also had an interception on the Crimson Tide’s final offensive play to seal the victory ... Also made a shoestring, touchdown saving tackle on Alabama QB Jalen Milroe early in the first quarter ... Had another solid performance in a win over Florida (10/12), posting six tackles, including half a TFL and a pass breakup ... Posted a career-high 10 tackles and also forced a fumble at Arkansas (10/5) ... Played a season-high 54 snaps in win at No. 15 Oklahoma (9/21), posting three tackles and a pass breakup in UT's dominant defensive showing ... Finished tied for second on the team with four tackles, including his first TFL of the year, in win over Kent State (9/14) ... Made his first-career interception and returned it 85 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter of win vs. No. 24 NC State (9/7) and also added another pass breakup ... His pick-six was the turning point in UT's win over the Wolfpack as it gave the Vols a 17-3 lead and was part of a 30-0 run to break the game open ... Started at safety in Vols’ season-opening win vs. Chattanooga (8/31) and led the team with five tackles on the day.
2023 - RS-JUNIOR
Saw action in 10 games with one start and played 189 defensive snaps on the season, primarily at STAR and safety … Made his first-career start (STAR) in the regular-season finale vs. Vanderbilt (11/25) and led the team with a career-high eight tackles, including one TFL, in the victory over the Commodores ... Played a career-high 70 defensive snaps while filling in at the STAR position against No. 1 Georgia (11/18), racking up six tackles in the contest ... Saw action on 25 defensive snaps, making two tackles and a pass breakup in Homecoming win over UConn (11/4) ... Made one special teams tackle in loss at No. 11/8 Alabama (10/21) ... Played 20 defensive snaps and recorded one tackle in season-opening victory vs. Virginia (9/2).
2022 - RS-SOPHOMORE
Played in all 13 games, making a significant impact on special teams ... Tallied two total tackles (one solo, one assisted) in Tennessee's 56-0 shutout of Vanderbilt (11/26) in the regular season finale ... Logged a solo tackle in UT's monumental triumph over No. 3 Alabama (10/15) ... Recovered a fumble on the game's opening kickoff against No. 25 LSU (10/8), setting the tone for a dominant special teams effort in the road victory ... Made solo tackles in back-to-back wins over Akron (9/17) and No. 20 Florida (9/24), the first of his career.
