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Derrick Brooks

Derrick Dewan Brooks

Position: LB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: April 18, 1973 in Pensacola, FL
College: Florida State

10-time Pro Bowler & 5-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1st round (28th overall) of the 1995 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1995 22 TAM RLB 16 13 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 60 19
1996 23 TAM RLB 16 16 1 6 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 92 41
1997* 24 TAM RLB 16 16 1.5 2 13 0 13 1 1 1 0 0 102 43
1998* 25 TAM RLB 16 16 1 25 0 25 2 0 0 0 0 123 35
1999*+ 26 TAM RLB 16 16 2.0 4 61 0 38 2 0 2 4 0 118 36
2000*+ 27 TAM RLB 16 16 1.0 1 34 1 34 5 0 0 0 0 125 21
2001* 28 TAM RLB 16 16 3 65 0 53 11 1 0 0 0 0 80 33
2002*+ 29 TAM RLB 16 16 1.0 5 218 3 97 11 1 0 1 11 1 88 31
2003* 30 TAM RLB 16 16 1.0 2 56 1 44 9 2 0 0 0 0 73 30
2004*+ 31 TAM RLB 16 16 3.0 1 3 0 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 109 28
2005*+ 32 TAM RLB 16 16 3.0 1 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 93 32
2006* 33 TAM RLB 16 16 3 51 1 21 4 96 25
2007 34 TAM RLB 16 16 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 84 25
2008 35 TAM 12 1 -2 0 -2 7 1 0 0 0 0 44 10
Career 220 205 13.5 25 530 6 97 60 24 1 4 15 1 1287 409

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
2000*+ 27 TAM RLB 16 16 1 6
2002*+ 29 TAM RLB 16 16 1 3 24
2003* 30 TAM RLB 16 16 1 6
2006* 33 TAM RLB 16 16 1 6
Career 220 205 1 6 42

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

2000 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year
2002 NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year

Pro Bowls

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

1st-team All-Pro

1999
2000
2002
2004
2005

Non-Offensive TDs

2000 NFL 1 (10)
2002 NFL 4 (1-- 4)
Active 7 (12)
Career 7 (44)

Games

Active 220 (11)
Career 220 (99)

Games Started

Active 205 (3)
Career 205 (44)

Playoff Games Started

Active 11 (17)

Fumble Return TD

2002 NFL 1 (1-- 38)
Active 1 (24)

Interceptions

2002 NFL 5 (10)
Active 25 (24)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

2002 NFL 218 (3-- 45)
Active 530 (10)
Career 530 (132)

Intercept. Ret. TD

2000 NFL 1 (4)
2002 NFL 3 (1-- 4)
2003 NFL 1 (7)
2006 NFL 1 (4)
Active 6 (4)
Career 6 (13)

Long Intercep. Return

2002 NFL 97 (4-- 51)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1997 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1997 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1998 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1998 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1999 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1999 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1999 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1999 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
2000 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
2000 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
2000 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
2000 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
2001 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
2001 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
2002 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
2002 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
2002 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
2002 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
2003 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
2003 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
2004 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
2004 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
2004 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
2005 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
2005 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL