Panther Plus: Looks to challenge Derrick Law for the No. 2 running back slot behind All-America Corey Lewis ... rushed six times for 13 yards and caught three passes for 44 yards in the spring game.

2007: Played in seven games as a backup running back ... ranked No. 4 on the team with 231 yards on 47 carries ... scored his first collegiate touchdown on an 11-yard run with 42 seconds left in the fourth quarter of a 41-14 season-opening win over Minnesota State (8/30) ... returned his only kick of the season 18 yards in a 24-13 win over Iowa State (9/8) ... tallied his first 100-plus rushing game against Indiana State when he piled up 101 yards on 17 carries ... scored on a two-yard run in the fourth quarter of a 48-10 victory over Southern Utah (11/17).

2006: Redshirted.

High School: A 2006 graduate of Cedar Falls High School ... named to the Des Moines Register's Elite All-State team ... earned first-team all-state (Class 4A) honors from the Iowa Newspaper Association ... a three-time all-state pick ... helped lead the Tigers to the 4A state championship game as a senior for head coach Pat Mitchell ... considered one of the best prep running backs in the state of Iowa as he rushed for over 1,800 yards and 23 touchdowns ... selected to play in the 2005 State All-Star Game in July ... three-time state track meet qualifier ... three-time Drake Relays qualifier ... earned letters in track (3) and football (2) ... honor roll student.

Personal: Born Feb. 20, 1988, in Waterloo, Iowa ... son of Michael Brookins and Gayle and Glenn Clark ... his father, Michael, also played for UNI ... chose UNI because "it's a good academic school and it has a very successful and solid football program" ... majoring in biology with an emphasis in biomedicine.

Brookins' Career Rushing Stats
Year	G-GS	No. 	Yds.	Avg.	TD	LG	HG
2007	7-0	47	231	4.9	2	23	101

Brookins' Career Receiving Stats
Year	G-GS	No. 	Yds.	Avg.	TD	LG	HG
2007	7-0	1	12	12.0	0	12	12

Brookins' Game-By-Game Rushing Stats (No-Yds)
2007
Minnesota State	5-28
@Iowa State	0-0
@South Dakota State	DNP
@Drake	9-37
@Illinois State	DNP
Southern Illinois	DNP
@Western Illinois	5-25
Youngstown State	DNP
@Missouri State	2-6
Indiana State	17-101
Southern Utah	9-34
New Hampshire	DNP
Delaware	DNP