James Brooks
James Robert Brooks
Born: December 28, 1958
Warner Robins, GA USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180
College: Auburn
High School: Warner Robins (GA)
Career: 1981-1992
Drafted: 1981 in Round 1, #24 overall by the San Diego Chargers
James Brooks played from 1981 to 1992 during his career with the Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, San Diego Chargers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brooks ran for 7,962 yards in his career on 1,685 attempts, scoring 49 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 383 passes for 3,621 yards and 30 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 139.6 |
| 1986 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 109 | 525 | 4.8 | 28 | 3 |
| 1982 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 87 | 430 | 4.9 | 48 | 6 |
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 127 | 516 | 4.1 | 61 | 3 |
| 1984 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 103 | 396 | 3.8 | 33 | 2 |
| 1985 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 192 | 929 | 4.8 | 39 | 7 |
| 1986 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 205 | 1087 | 5.3 | 56 | 5 |
| 1987 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 94 | 290 | 3.1 | 18 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 182 | 931 | 5.1 | 51 | 8 |
| 1989 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 221 | 1239 | 5.6 | 65 | 7 |
| 1990 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 195 | 1004 | 5.1 | 56 | 5 |
| 1991 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 152 | 571 | 3.8 | 25 | 2 |
| 1992 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 1685 | 7962 | 4.7 | 65 | 49 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 46 | 329 | 7.2 | 29 | 3 |
| 1982 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 13 | 66 | 5.1 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 25 | 215 | 8.6 | 36 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 34 | 268 | 7.9 | 27 | 2 |
| 1985 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 55 | 576 | 10.5 | 57 | 5 |
| 1986 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 54 | 686 | 12.7 | 54 | 4 |
| 1987 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 22 | 272 | 12.4 | 46 | 2 |
| 1988 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 29 | 287 | 9.9 | 28 | 6 |
| 1989 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 37 | 306 | 8.3 | 25 | 2 |
| 1990 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 26 | 269 | 10.3 | 35 | 4 |
| 1991 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 40 | 348 | 8.7 | 40 | 2 |
| 1992 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 383 | 3621 | 9.5 | 57 | 30 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 22 | 290 | 13.2 | 42 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 12 | 138 | 11.5 | 29 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 18 | 137 | 7.6 | 30 | 0 |
| Totals | 52 | 565 | 10.9 | 42 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 40 | 949 | 23.7 | 47 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 33 | 749 | 22.7 | 47 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 32 | 607 | 19.0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 144 | 20.6 | 37 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 11 | 190 | 17.3 | 35 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Totals | 132 | 2762 | 20.9 | 47 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 1982 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1984 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1985 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||||||
| 1986 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1987 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1988 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |||||||
| 1989 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1990 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1991 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Totals | 49 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 474 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 2 |
| 1982 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 15 | 5 |
| 1984 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 11 |
| 1985 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 16 |
| 1987 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 7 |
| 1988 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 15 |
| 1989 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 14 |
| 1990 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 15 |
| 1991 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 12 |
| 1992 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 4 | 2 |
| 1992 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 0 |
Honors
1986 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1986 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1988 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1989 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1990 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
