Marcel Brooks LB/EDGE TCU | NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
Marcel Brooks LB/EDGE TCU
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
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| Last Updated: 09/21/2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 time: 4.50 seconds (94%*) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PLAY STYLE: MULI-ROLE LB | |
| Last Updated: 09/21/2024 | |
| Draft Year: 2025 | |
| 40 time: 4.50 seconds (94%*) | |
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| Overall Rating: |
58.4 / 100
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| Average rating of opposition Offense player has faced | ||
| Offense Rating: |
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76% |
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| Tackling: |
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59% |
| Pass Rush: |
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56% |
| Run Defense: |
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57% |
| Coverage: |
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56% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
UDFA
Overall Rank:
#498
Position rank:
#52
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| College Games: 33 College Snaps: 341 | ||
ESPN RATING: 84/100
College Combine Results
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OVR Rank:
#14
Pos Rank:
#8
State Rank:
#12
College Combine Results
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247 RATING: 98.6/100
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| Ovr Rank: #17 Pos Rank: #2 | ||
| Player Comparison* (Similarity level) | ||
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| Amari Gainer - North Carolina |
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59% |
| Jordan Wright - Kentucky |
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54% |
| Chase Lasater - Eastern Kentucky |
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53% |
Draft Profile: Bio
Marcel Brooks from Marcus High School was rated a 4-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 5-star grade by 247 Sports. After high school, Brooks joined LSU after being heavily recruited.In 2019 as a freshman Brooks saw action in 11 games and played a total of 118 snaps for the Tigers. He recorded only 3 tackles, one assist, while adding 4 stops. As a pass rusher, he added 11 total pressures, which included 6 QB hurries, 3 QB hits, and 2 sacks on the season.
After season's end Brooks transferred to TCU where as a sophomore for the Horned Frogs in 2020 Brooks played just 3 games and took part in 6 snaps for the Horned Frogs. He recorded no tackles, one assist, while adding no stops.
In 2022 as a junior Brooks played in just 3 games and contributed on 63 snaps. He recorded only 6 tackles, no assists while making 5 stops. As a pass rusher, he produced 4 total pressures, which included 3 QB hurries, no QB hits, and one sack on the year.
In 2023 as a senior Brooks logged playing time in 9 games and logged a total of 87 snaps for the Horned Frogs. He also added just 6 tackles, 3 assists, and 4 stops. While in coverage Brooks made no pass breakups, no interceptions, and QB rating when targetted of 72.9. As a pass rusher, he tallied 3 total pressures, which included 2 QB hurries, one QB hit, and no sacks on the season.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Can attack the edge with speed and has the flexibility to dip low and under the tackle's reach.
- An undersized but explosive athlete, Is a sideline-to-sideline playmaker. He’s a fluid mover who reads, reacts and accelerates quickly.
- A dynamic edge rusher, Carraway has NFL-caliber quickness and speed. Brooks gets off the snap quickly and has the flexibility to bend the edge and the pure speed to close on the quarterback.
- He has a compact build, but Brooks is a crafty edge player who is very good against the run. He sets the edge and effectively wards off blocks with a strong core, powerful limbs, and natural leverage.
- Brooks has good quickness and an excellent understanding of angles, often beating blockers to the spot.
- He’s rangy and instinctive when he’s looking into the backfield as a zone defender.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- He’ll need to be covered up to be effective. He’s not the kind of guy you can line up in the pass rush and have him bend the edge; he’s limited to shooting through gaps.
- While Brooks moves well laterally, he doesn’t always get there in pursuit.
- He’s a grab-and-drag tackler and needs to be covered up by his defensive line in order to move freely against the run; he’s cooked if he runs into blockers at the second level.
Marcel Brooks percentiles vs other Linebackers (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)
How other scouting services rate Marcel Brooks (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
499.0
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
48.0
*Percentile Ranking in Player's Position Group (NFL Combine Historical Data): This percentile reflects how a player's specific statistics rank
in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance.
For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.