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Red Raiders Look to Hear Name Called During NFL Draft
April 22, 2020 | Football
Jordyn Brooks among Red Raiders drawing attention entering this weekend’s NFL Draft
LUBBOCK, Texas – Jordyn Brooks will be among a handful of Red Raiders who will be looking to hear his name called beginning Thursday when the NFL Draft commences in a virtual setting for the first time.
Brooks enters this weekend as a rising prospect in NFL circles as several projections have him being selected either late in the first round Thursday or in either of the next two rounds Friday evening. He is hoping to become the first Red Raider defensive player to be picked in the first two rounds of the draft since the Denver Broncos used a second-round pick on Darcel McBath in 2009.
The Houston native was one of three Red Raiders to attend the NFL Draft Combine prior to the league shutdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Brooks, who participated in only the 40-yard dash at the combine, was joined by defensive lineman Broderick Washington Jr. and offensive lineman Terence Steele in Indianapolis.
Brooks put together his best season as a Red Raider as a senior, finishing with a team-leading 108 tackles despite missing time during the month of November, including the entire series finale at Texas, due to injury. Brooks was among the NCAA leaders in tackles for a loss after compiling 20.0 on the season, which easily led all Big 12 players and ranked second among FBS counterparts in TFLs per game (1.8).
Any Red Raider selected this weekend will join a list of fellow alumni already in the NFL, a group that includes reigning Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes II, who was the No. 10 overall selection of the 2017 draft.
Texas Tech is looking to have a Red Raider selected in the draft for a fifth-consecutive year, its longest such streak since a 12-year run from 1996-07. Dakota Allen was chosen in the seventh round of last year's draft by the Los Angeles Rams, while Keke Coutee went in the fourth round of the 2018 draft to the Houston Texans and Dylan Cantrell was picked two rounds later by the Los Angeles Chargers.
The streak began in 2016 when three Red Raiders were selected, beginning with Le'Raven Clark in the third round to the Indianapolis Colts. He was followed by DeAndre Washington, now a teammate of Mahomes with the Chiefs, in the fifth round by the Oakland Raiders and Jakeem Grant in the sixth round by the Miami Dolphins.
Television coverage will be provided nationally on NFL Network, ABC and ESPN beginning at 7 p.m. CT Thursday evening. The draft continues with the second and third rounds at 6 p.m. Friday and then the final four rounds at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Brooks enters this weekend as a rising prospect in NFL circles as several projections have him being selected either late in the first round Thursday or in either of the next two rounds Friday evening. He is hoping to become the first Red Raider defensive player to be picked in the first two rounds of the draft since the Denver Broncos used a second-round pick on Darcel McBath in 2009.
The Houston native was one of three Red Raiders to attend the NFL Draft Combine prior to the league shutdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Brooks, who participated in only the 40-yard dash at the combine, was joined by defensive lineman Broderick Washington Jr. and offensive lineman Terence Steele in Indianapolis.
Brooks put together his best season as a Red Raider as a senior, finishing with a team-leading 108 tackles despite missing time during the month of November, including the entire series finale at Texas, due to injury. Brooks was among the NCAA leaders in tackles for a loss after compiling 20.0 on the season, which easily led all Big 12 players and ranked second among FBS counterparts in TFLs per game (1.8).
Any Red Raider selected this weekend will join a list of fellow alumni already in the NFL, a group that includes reigning Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes II, who was the No. 10 overall selection of the 2017 draft.
Texas Tech is looking to have a Red Raider selected in the draft for a fifth-consecutive year, its longest such streak since a 12-year run from 1996-07. Dakota Allen was chosen in the seventh round of last year's draft by the Los Angeles Rams, while Keke Coutee went in the fourth round of the 2018 draft to the Houston Texans and Dylan Cantrell was picked two rounds later by the Los Angeles Chargers.
The streak began in 2016 when three Red Raiders were selected, beginning with Le'Raven Clark in the third round to the Indianapolis Colts. He was followed by DeAndre Washington, now a teammate of Mahomes with the Chiefs, in the fifth round by the Oakland Raiders and Jakeem Grant in the sixth round by the Miami Dolphins.
Television coverage will be provided nationally on NFL Network, ABC and ESPN beginning at 7 p.m. CT Thursday evening. The draft continues with the second and third rounds at 6 p.m. Friday and then the final four rounds at 11 a.m. Saturday.
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