Kevin Brooks (American football)

Kevin Brooks

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Personal information

Date of birth:

February 9, 1963 (age 54)

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Height:

6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)

Weight:

277 lb (126 kg)

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NFL Draft:

1985 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17

Career history

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

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Kevin Craig Brooks (born February 9, 1963) is a former American football player. He played college football as a defensive tackle for the University of Michigan from 1981 to 1984 and was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten Conference player in 1983 and again in 1984. He was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round (17th overall pick) of the 1985 NFL Draft. He played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as a defensive tackle for the Cowboys from 1985 to 1988 and as a defensive end for the Detroit Lions from 1989 to 1990. He appeared in 69 NFL games and recorded 15.5 quarterback sacks.

Brooks was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1963. He attended Mackenzie High School in Detroit, where he played football as a defensive lineman. He graduated in 1981.

Brooks enrolled at the University of Michigan in the fall of 1981 and played college football for head coach Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1981 to 1984. He played at the outside linebacker as a freshman before moving to the defensive tackle position in 1982. As a sophomore, he started seven games at defensive tackle for the 1982 Michigan Wolverines football team.