2023 SEASON: Played in all 17 games, recording 20 tackles (12 solo), four sacks, six tackles for a loss, four passes defensed, five QB hits, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries (tied for the team lead)…Was the first Green Bay rookie with two fumble recoveries in a season since CB Jaire Alexander in 2018…Was the first Packers rookie to register four-plus sacks and multiple fumble recoveries in a season since LB Clay Matthews in 2009…Was one of only two NFL rookies to accomplish that feat this season, joining Buccaneers LB YaYa Diaby…On special teams, blocked a field goal (Week 8 vs. Min.), joining DL T.J. Slaton (Oct. 24, 2021) as the only Green Bay rookies to block a field goal from 1994-2023…Appeared in both postseason contests, recording three tackles (all assisted) and a QB hit…At Chicago (Sept. 10): Made his NFL debut, recording a solo tackle and his first career sack when he dropped QB Justin Fields for a loss of 9 yards on third down in the fourth quarter, forcing a punt…Vs. Detroit (Sept. 28): Registered two tackles (both solo), a sack, a tackle for a loss, a QB hit and a pass defensed. Sacked QB Jared Goff for a loss of 10 yards on second down to force a third-and-long situation that led to a punt late in the third quarter…Vs. Minnesota (Oct. 29): Blocked a 44-yard FG attempt that was recovered by S Jonathan Owens and returned 23 yards in the fourth quarter…Vs. L.A. Rams (Nov. 5): Posted a tackle and two passes defensed. First pass defensed came in the third quarter, which forced a third-and-25 for the Rams and the drive resulted in a punt. Broke up another pass on third-and-long in the fourth quarter that required the Rams to punt again. Became the first rookie defensive lineman to register two passes defensed in a game for the Packers dating back to 2000 (per TruMedia)…Vs. L.A. Chargers (Nov. 19): Recorded a solo tackle when he sacked QB Justin Herbert for a loss of 6 yards on a first-down play in the second quarter…At Detroit (Nov. 23): Registered two tackles, a tackle for a loss, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Late in the first quarter, tackled QB Jared Goff, forcing a fumble and recovering it on the Detroit 23. Became only the second Green Bay rookie since 2000 to post a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in the same game (Matthews, at Minnesota, Oct. 5, 2009)…At Minnesota (Dec. 31): Recovered a fumble when LB Preston Smith sacked QB Jaren Hall and knocked the ball loose, and three plays later, Green Bay scored…Vs. Chicago (Jan. 7): Posted two tackles (both solo), a sack, two tackles for a loss and a QB hit. Tackled RB Khalil Herbert for a loss of 3 yards on a pass play on third-and-13 to help hold Chicago to a field goal on the Bears' first possession of the game. In the fourth quarter, sacked QB Justin Fields for a loss of 6 yards on second-and-16, and two plays later Chicago had to punt…At San Francisco (NFC Divisional, Jan. 20): Registered an assisted tackle when he helped LB Rashan Gary tackle QB Brock Purdy on a scramble for only 1 yard on third-and-10 to help hold San Francisco to a field goal…2023 Draft: Selected by Green Bay with the first of two picks in the sixth round (No. 179 overall), the first player drafted by the Packers from Bowling Green since LB Mark Emans in 1984.
COLLEGE: Started all 52 games he played in over five seasons (2018-22), recording 167 tackles (77 solo), 46 tackles for a loss, an interception, six passes defensed, six forced fumbles and a fumble recovery…Finished with 27½ career sacks to rank No. 3 all-time in program history…Dating back to 2005, ranks No. 6 in the Mid-American Conference in sacks (www.sports-reference.com)...Selected to play in the 2023 Senior Bowl…Earned his degree in individualized studies…2022: Was a team captain for the second straight year and started all 13 games…Earned first-team All-America honors from Pro Football Focus, honorable mention All-America recognition from Pro Football Network and first-team All-MAC honors (PFF, PFN)…Recorded a career-best 10 sacks to rank No. 3 all-time in school history for a single season…Ranked No. 3 in the conference and tied for No. 10 in the country in sacks…Also posted career highs in tackles (50), solo tackles (30), tackles for a loss (18, No. 3 in the MAC and tied for No. 9 in the nation), passes defensed (four) and fumble recoveries (one), and tied his career high with two forced fumbles…Named to the final watch list for the Ted Hendricks Award, which is given annually to college football's top defensive end…Named the MAC East Defensive Player of the Week after finishing No. 2 on the team with five tackles (three solo) to go with a sack on a third-and-7 that forced a punt vs. Marshall (Sept. 17)…Also recovered a fumble at the Bowling Green 4…Named to PFF's National Team of the Week after posting seven tackles (four solo), 2½ sacks and 3½ tackles for a loss at Akron (Oct. 1)…Split a sack with DL Dierre Kelly on a third-and-7 in the second quarter to force a punt and his two full sacks occurred on back-to-back plays to force a third-and-22 in the fourth quarter…Posted three tackles (all solo) and three tackles for a loss, and led the team with three sacks, including forcing a fumble on a sack that OLB Demetrius Hardamon returned for a TD in the fourth quarter at Central Michigan (Oct. 22)…Posted a team-high seven tackles (five solo), a half-sack, a QB hurry and a forced fumble vs. Western Michigan (Nov. 2)…Recorded seven tackles (three solo), two sacks and four tackles for a loss at Toledo (Nov. 15)…Became the fifth player to record at least four tackles for a loss in a game against Toledo dating back to 2000...2021: Started all 12 games, was a team captain and earned third-team All-MAC honors and All-MAC honorable mention (PFF)…Finished the regular season ranked No. 5 in the MAC with 7½ sacks…Also recorded 42 tackles (15 solo), 12½ tackles for a loss and a forced fumble…Notched five tackles (four solo) and a tackle for a loss, and sacked QB Joe Milton III for a loss of 3 yards on third-and-16 to a force a punt in the first quarter at Tennessee (Sept. 2)…Recorded four tackles (three solo), two sacks, 2½ tackles for a loss and a forced fumble vs. Ohio (Nov. 26), leading the team in both sacks and tackles for a loss…Sacked QB Kurtis Rourke for a loss of 6 yards to force a third-and-17 that was not converted late in the second quarter…Late in the third quarter, recorded a sack/forced fumble on Rourke that Ohio recovered for a loss of 9 yards to force a punt on fourth-and-22…2020: Started all three games he played in what was a five-game season…Finished with 10 tackles (three solo) and 2½ tackles for a loss, and tied for the team lead with two sacks…Registered three tackles (two solo), two tackles for a loss and two sacks at Akron (Dec. 5)…All three of his tackles were for a gain of a yard and his second sack of QB Zach Gibson went for a loss of 12 yards on a third-and-2...2019: Started all 12 games, recording 33 tackles (16 solo), 8½ tackles for a loss (No. 2 on the team), a team-best 4½ sacks, four QB hurries, an interception, two forced fumbles (career best, tied for the team lead) and a pass defensed…Part of a defense that held three opponents to fewer than 10 points, marking the first season since 2013 with three-plus games of single-digit scoring by opponents…Tallied three tackles (all solo), a sack and a tackle for a loss at Kansas State (Sept. 7)…Finished with five tackles (three solo), a season-high 2½ tackles for a loss, 1½ sacks, and an interception returned 33 yards to the Akron 8 in the second quarter vs. Akron (Nov. 2)…2018: Played in all 12 games as a true freshman with eight starts, including the final five contests…Led the team in sacks (3½) and tied for No. 2 in tackles for a loss (4½)…Also posted 32 tackles (13 solo), two QB hurries and a forced fumble…Posted a season-high nine tackles (six solo, No. 2 on the team), a sack, a tackle for a loss and two QB hurries vs. Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 15).
PERSONAL: Given name Karl Dermarad Brooks…Born in Lansing, Mich. …Nickname is "KB"…High school: Earned second-team all-state honors from the Detroit News and was a first-team all-conference selection as a senior at Lansing (Mich.) Sexton High School…Was named to the Lansing State Journal "Dream Team"…Also played outside linebacker, safety and wide receiver…Posted more than 100 tackles, along with 12 sacks and five forced fumbles, and scored a defensive TD…Helped team to an 8-5 record, including a 4-3 mark in the Capital Area Activities Conference (Blue Division)…Lettered two years in basketball and four years in track and field, participating in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays and the 300-meter hurdles…Community involvement: Participated in a toy drive for Toys for Tots and a shopping event for children from Big Brothers Big Sisters in 2023...Helped out at the 517 Football Camp in his hometown of Lansing, Mich.
