2018 Football Roster
Roster
Brooks-James, Tony

Jersey Number 20
Tony Brooks-James
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-9
- Major:
- Crime, Law & Society
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Gainesville, Fla.
- High School:
- Gainesville HS
Bio
Career Highlights
» Had seven career 100-yard rushing games, including three with single-digit carries.
» Totaled 3,302 all-purpose yards over his career.
» Averaged 6.6 yards over 283 carries and rushed for 1,863 yards.
» Just over 20 percent (58) of his career carries went for over 10 yards.
» One of nine Pac-12 players with over 1,000 all-purpose yards in both 2016 and 2017.
As A Senior (2018)
» Phil Steele Pac-12 All-Conference third team (KR)
» Doak Walker Award Watch List
» Paul Hornung Award Watch List
» Pro Football Focus Pac-12 Team of the Week (Week 2)
Made six starts and played in 12 games … Totaled 927 all-purpose yards … Rushed 57 times for 306 yards and four touchdowns … Returned 21 kickoffs for 548 yards, good for an average of 26.1 … Ranked third in the Pac-12 in kickoff return average and fifth in yards … Led the Pac-12 in 30-yard (7) kickoff returns and 40-yard returns (4) … One of three Pac-12 players with a 50-yard run and 50-yard reception on the season … Accounted for 15 first downs, including 12 on the ground … Broke eight runs of 10 or more yards … Had three receptions for 73 yards … vs. Portland State (Sept. 8): Had a career-high 21 rushes for 107 yards and two touchdowns … Marked seventh career 100-yard game and third career game with multiple rushing TDs … vs. UCLA (Nov. 3): Broke a 54-yard TD run in the fourth quarter … Finished with five carries for 73 yards.
As A Junior (2017)
Played in 12 games with back-to-back starts against Utah and at Washington … Accounted for more than 1,000 all-purpose yards for the second straight season with 1,002 yards … One of nine Pac-12 players with over 1,000 all-purpose yards in 2016 and 2017 … Finished with 498 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 93 carries ... Hauled in 15 catches for 144 yards and one TD … Had a pair of 100-yard performances on the ground and broke 14 runs of 10+ yards … Converted 29 first downs with 23 coming on runs and six on catches … Took the opening kick-off of the season 100 yards for a touchdown against Southern Utah and was the only Pac-12 player with a kickoff return for a TD in 2017 … Ranked third in the Pac-12 in kickoff return average (25.7) with 14 returns for 360 yards … vs. Southern Utah (Sept. 2): Totaled a career-high 238 all-purpose yards, highlighted by the 100-yard kickoff return … Also had nine rushes for 32 yards and two receptions for yards … vs. Cal (Sept. 30): Rushed 16 times for 76 yards and touchdown in the win … vs. Utah (Oct. 28): Broke runs of 21, 23 and 56 yards en route to 105 yards on just six carries … The 23-yard run resulted in his second rushing TD of the season … vs. Arizona (Nov. 18): Had a career-high 19 carries for 124 yards in the 20-point win … Accounted for five rushing first downs and had four runs over 10 yards.
As A Sophomore (2016)
» Coaches Pac-12 All-Conference second team
» Skeie’s Award (Team’s Most Outstanding Offensive Player – Voted on by Teammates)
Finished second on the team with 771 rushing yards on 101 carries … Played in all 12 games … Led the Pac-12 with a 7.63 yards per carry average, a figure that ranked sixth nationally among players with 100+ carries … Ranked 12th in the Pac-12 in rushing yards and tied for 10th in rushing touchdowns (9) … Had three 100-yard rushing performances, all in Pac-12 play … Scored a TD in eight different games … Finished third on the team with 1,089 all-purpose yards … Added 17 catches for 155 yards and a TD to go along with 137 yards on kickoff returns … Had 25 runs of 10+ yards and a team-best 11 that went for 20+ yards … Accounted for 40 first downs, highlighted by 34 on the ground … Opened the season with a rushing TD in four straight games … at Nebraska (Sept. 17): Scored a career-high three touchdowns on just seven carries, highlighted by a 20-yard run to opening the scoring … vs. Colorado (Sept. 24): Rushed for a team-best 120 yards on 16 carries with a 1-yard TD run in the second quarter … at California (Oct. 21): Totaled a season-high 209 all-purpose yards … Hit the century mark on 15 carries for 109 yards and a touchdown … Also added three catches for 38 yards … vs. Arizona State (Oct. 29): Broke a career-long 58-yard TD run to highlight his second straight 100-yard performance … Rushed for a career-high 132 yards on just nine carries and also had a season-best 39 yards receiving on two catches … Had 70+ yards rushing in each of the last two Pac-12 road games at Utah (Nov. 19) and at Oregon State (Nov. 26).
As A Redshirt Freshman (2015)
Played in 10 games … Averaged 9.0 yards per rush en route to 288 yards and three touchdowns on 32 carries … Broke 11 runs of 10+ yards, including four of 20 or more … Accounted for 15 first downs, highlighted by 14 on the ground … Hauled in five catches for 20 yards … vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 5): Ran for 63 yards on six carries, including TD runs of 12 and 15 yards, in collegiate debut … vs. California (Nov. 7): Four of seven carries went for 10+ yards en route to first career 100-yard rushing game … Finished with a season-high 101 yards … vs. No. 7 TCU (Jan. 2): Rushed for 50 yards on just three carries in the Alamo Bowl, highlighted by a season-long 42-yard run and five-yard TD in the second quarter.
As A Freshman (2014)
Utilized a redshirt … Named the program’s Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Year … Doubled as a key component on school's national championship track team as a true freshman, running the lead leg on the seventh-fastest 4x100 relay in school history at the NCAA West Regional meet in Austin, Texas … The quartet finished with the 10th-fastest prelim time at the NCAA Championships in Eugene … Clocked a season-best 10.59 100 meters at the Trojan (USC) Invitational and scored fourth indoors in the MPSF Championships in the 60 (6.71).
High School
Four-star and top 200 prospect by ESPN … Rated the No. 170 player in the class and No. 14 running back by ESPN … Finished as the No. 7 all-purpose back and a four-star in the 247Sports composite rating … Named to the Gainesville Sun all-area team as a senior … Ran for 1,242 yards and nine touchdowns while averaging 7.2 yards per carry … Also returned a pair of kickoffs for 101 yards while eclipsing 100 yards from scrimmage in seven of 11 games … Totaled a season-high 220 yards (9.6 avg.) vs. Citrus one week after rushing for 182 yards (12.1 avg.) and two TDs against Vangard … Breakaway speed epitomized by his 93-yard scoring run to beat Madison County as well as his 10.56 100-meter clocking ... The Hurricanes posted a 9-3 record and reached the regional semifinals in 2013 under head coach Mark Latsko … Transferred from Buchholz High School after running for 583 yards his sophomore season … Chose Oregon over Auburn, FIU, Florida, FAU, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kentucky, Miami, Nebraska, Ohio State, Ole Miss, South Florida, UCF, UCLA, Utah, Vanderbilt and others.
» Had seven career 100-yard rushing games, including three with single-digit carries.
» Totaled 3,302 all-purpose yards over his career.
» Averaged 6.6 yards over 283 carries and rushed for 1,863 yards.
» Just over 20 percent (58) of his career carries went for over 10 yards.
» One of nine Pac-12 players with over 1,000 all-purpose yards in both 2016 and 2017.
As A Senior (2018)
» Phil Steele Pac-12 All-Conference third team (KR)
» Doak Walker Award Watch List
» Paul Hornung Award Watch List
» Pro Football Focus Pac-12 Team of the Week (Week 2)
Made six starts and played in 12 games … Totaled 927 all-purpose yards … Rushed 57 times for 306 yards and four touchdowns … Returned 21 kickoffs for 548 yards, good for an average of 26.1 … Ranked third in the Pac-12 in kickoff return average and fifth in yards … Led the Pac-12 in 30-yard (7) kickoff returns and 40-yard returns (4) … One of three Pac-12 players with a 50-yard run and 50-yard reception on the season … Accounted for 15 first downs, including 12 on the ground … Broke eight runs of 10 or more yards … Had three receptions for 73 yards … vs. Portland State (Sept. 8): Had a career-high 21 rushes for 107 yards and two touchdowns … Marked seventh career 100-yard game and third career game with multiple rushing TDs … vs. UCLA (Nov. 3): Broke a 54-yard TD run in the fourth quarter … Finished with five carries for 73 yards.
As A Junior (2017)
Played in 12 games with back-to-back starts against Utah and at Washington … Accounted for more than 1,000 all-purpose yards for the second straight season with 1,002 yards … One of nine Pac-12 players with over 1,000 all-purpose yards in 2016 and 2017 … Finished with 498 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 93 carries ... Hauled in 15 catches for 144 yards and one TD … Had a pair of 100-yard performances on the ground and broke 14 runs of 10+ yards … Converted 29 first downs with 23 coming on runs and six on catches … Took the opening kick-off of the season 100 yards for a touchdown against Southern Utah and was the only Pac-12 player with a kickoff return for a TD in 2017 … Ranked third in the Pac-12 in kickoff return average (25.7) with 14 returns for 360 yards … vs. Southern Utah (Sept. 2): Totaled a career-high 238 all-purpose yards, highlighted by the 100-yard kickoff return … Also had nine rushes for 32 yards and two receptions for yards … vs. Cal (Sept. 30): Rushed 16 times for 76 yards and touchdown in the win … vs. Utah (Oct. 28): Broke runs of 21, 23 and 56 yards en route to 105 yards on just six carries … The 23-yard run resulted in his second rushing TD of the season … vs. Arizona (Nov. 18): Had a career-high 19 carries for 124 yards in the 20-point win … Accounted for five rushing first downs and had four runs over 10 yards.
As A Sophomore (2016)
» Coaches Pac-12 All-Conference second team
» Skeie’s Award (Team’s Most Outstanding Offensive Player – Voted on by Teammates)
Finished second on the team with 771 rushing yards on 101 carries … Played in all 12 games … Led the Pac-12 with a 7.63 yards per carry average, a figure that ranked sixth nationally among players with 100+ carries … Ranked 12th in the Pac-12 in rushing yards and tied for 10th in rushing touchdowns (9) … Had three 100-yard rushing performances, all in Pac-12 play … Scored a TD in eight different games … Finished third on the team with 1,089 all-purpose yards … Added 17 catches for 155 yards and a TD to go along with 137 yards on kickoff returns … Had 25 runs of 10+ yards and a team-best 11 that went for 20+ yards … Accounted for 40 first downs, highlighted by 34 on the ground … Opened the season with a rushing TD in four straight games … at Nebraska (Sept. 17): Scored a career-high three touchdowns on just seven carries, highlighted by a 20-yard run to opening the scoring … vs. Colorado (Sept. 24): Rushed for a team-best 120 yards on 16 carries with a 1-yard TD run in the second quarter … at California (Oct. 21): Totaled a season-high 209 all-purpose yards … Hit the century mark on 15 carries for 109 yards and a touchdown … Also added three catches for 38 yards … vs. Arizona State (Oct. 29): Broke a career-long 58-yard TD run to highlight his second straight 100-yard performance … Rushed for a career-high 132 yards on just nine carries and also had a season-best 39 yards receiving on two catches … Had 70+ yards rushing in each of the last two Pac-12 road games at Utah (Nov. 19) and at Oregon State (Nov. 26).
As A Redshirt Freshman (2015)
Played in 10 games … Averaged 9.0 yards per rush en route to 288 yards and three touchdowns on 32 carries … Broke 11 runs of 10+ yards, including four of 20 or more … Accounted for 15 first downs, highlighted by 14 on the ground … Hauled in five catches for 20 yards … vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 5): Ran for 63 yards on six carries, including TD runs of 12 and 15 yards, in collegiate debut … vs. California (Nov. 7): Four of seven carries went for 10+ yards en route to first career 100-yard rushing game … Finished with a season-high 101 yards … vs. No. 7 TCU (Jan. 2): Rushed for 50 yards on just three carries in the Alamo Bowl, highlighted by a season-long 42-yard run and five-yard TD in the second quarter.
As A Freshman (2014)
Utilized a redshirt … Named the program’s Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Year … Doubled as a key component on school's national championship track team as a true freshman, running the lead leg on the seventh-fastest 4x100 relay in school history at the NCAA West Regional meet in Austin, Texas … The quartet finished with the 10th-fastest prelim time at the NCAA Championships in Eugene … Clocked a season-best 10.59 100 meters at the Trojan (USC) Invitational and scored fourth indoors in the MPSF Championships in the 60 (6.71).
High School
Four-star and top 200 prospect by ESPN … Rated the No. 170 player in the class and No. 14 running back by ESPN … Finished as the No. 7 all-purpose back and a four-star in the 247Sports composite rating … Named to the Gainesville Sun all-area team as a senior … Ran for 1,242 yards and nine touchdowns while averaging 7.2 yards per carry … Also returned a pair of kickoffs for 101 yards while eclipsing 100 yards from scrimmage in seven of 11 games … Totaled a season-high 220 yards (9.6 avg.) vs. Citrus one week after rushing for 182 yards (12.1 avg.) and two TDs against Vangard … Breakaway speed epitomized by his 93-yard scoring run to beat Madison County as well as his 10.56 100-meter clocking ... The Hurricanes posted a 9-3 record and reached the regional semifinals in 2013 under head coach Mark Latsko … Transferred from Buchholz High School after running for 583 yards his sophomore season … Chose Oregon over Auburn, FIU, Florida, FAU, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kentucky, Miami, Nebraska, Ohio State, Ole Miss, South Florida, UCF, UCLA, Utah, Vanderbilt and others.
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