Curtis Brooks Season 2016

2021: Exploded on the scene for the Bearcats in his sixth season, earning First-Team All-AAC honors by leading UC with 12.5 TFL and 7.5 sacks...Major enforcer on the interior...Had 10.5 TFL and 4.5 sacks his previous two years...Produced three TFL against Navy (tying Ty Van Fossen against USF for most TFLs this season) and two more versus SMU for a combined 30 yards...Total six tackles versus Alabama in the CFP Semifinals at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic...Leader of one of nation's top defenses...UC ranked fifth nationally in scoring defense (16.5) and No. 10 in total defense (318.4). The Bearcats also allowed only 4.5 yards per play to opponents, which was the fourth-fewest in the nation...Led by Brooks, Cincinnati had 39 sacks, which ranked No. 2 in the AAC and No. 18 in the country...Wrapped up five-year career with 162 tackles, 23 TFLs and 12 sacks over 60 games. 

2020: Played in all 10 games during the AAC Championship campaign with four starts. Key part of a front line which helped the Bearcats lead the American in rushing, scoring, pass efficiency and total defense...UC featured an elite defense which ranked in the NCAA's Top-15 in five categories, including tied for No. 3 in both interceptions (16) and No. 3 in team passing efficiency defense (101.26)...The Bearcats have forced a turnover in 20-straight games, the longest active streak in the NCAA FBS, totaling AAC highs with 55 passes defended and 16 interceptions...Totaled 27 tackles, including 3.0 tackles for a loss with 2.5 sacks. UC's front seven limited defenders to 3.1 yards per rush on the year...Forced his first career fumble at SMU..Tied his career high with five tackles at UCF...Had four tackles, a sack and QB hurry in the AAC Championship game against Tulsa...Earned his bachelor's degree and elected to return to Cincinnati in 2021 to use his extra year of eligibility. 

2019: Was in action during all 14 games, earning a pair of starts ... was in the team's Top-10 with 40 tackles, 7.5 for a loss, four QB hurries, two sacks, two pass break ups and a fumble recovery ... tied his career high of five tackles on three occasions, recorded statistics in every game and finished with multiple tackles on 12 occasions ... had a QB hurry and fumble recovery against UCLA ... tallied three tackles and a pair of QB hurries at Marshall ... broke out against UConn with five tackles and the first two sacks of his career ... earned his first career start at ECU.

2018: Played in 12 games, recording 23 tackles ... totaled a pair of tackles or more in eight games ... set a career mark with five stops against ECU ... finished with three tackles against Tulane, at UCF and in the Military Bowl vs. Virginia Tech.

2017: Played in all 12 games in the middle of the defensive line ... recorded 16 tackles ... had three stops in his UC debut against Austin Peay ... had two tackles against Marshall ... set a career best with his four tackles at USF ... had two stops against Temple and three at ECU.

2016: Redshirted

PRIOR TO UC: A second team selection to the All-Region 4A West squad ... second-team honoree on the DRB All-Metro Defensive Football Team ... GoDanRiver.com called him one of the area's most terrorizing defensive linemen ... totaled 82 tackles, 15.5 tackles for a loss, nine sacks, two fumble recoveries, a blocked field goal and a defensive touchdown as a senior ... also played basketball ... chose Cincinnati over East Carolina and Virginia among others.