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Jonathon Brooks is a Featured Back for Texas. Jonathon's 2023 season ranks in the 28th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 183 plays — a developing rate for the RB.
2023 Production
Rushing
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Jonathon Brooks is a Featured Back for Texas. Jonathon's 2023 season ranks in the 28th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 183 plays — a developing rate for the RB.
The centerpiece of the run game — high carry volume, used in early downs and goal-line, true workhorse role.
Rotational contributor. Smaller collective or local deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saquon Barkley | Penn State | 2016 | 288 | 0.340 | 3.9 | 97.9 |
| Dalvin Cook | Florida State | 2016 | 292 | 0.340 | 4.3 | 99.3 |
| Travis Etienne | Clemson | 2019 | 213 | 0.470 | 4.7 | 100.1 |
| James Flanders | Tulsa | 2016 | 266 | 0.390 | 4.9 | 103.7 |
| Saquon Barkley | Penn State | 2017 | 240 | 0.410 | 5.2 | 98.4 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Car | Rush Yds | Avg | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsRice | W37-10 | -10.2 | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 0.61 |
| 2 | @Alabama | W34-24 | 23.1 | 14 | 57 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 3 | vsWyoming | W31-10 | -3.6 | 21 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.
Car 21 · Rush Yds 104 · Avg 5.0 · Rush TD 2
| 164 |
| 7.8 |
| 0 |
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| 0.31 |
| 4 | @Baylor | W38-6 | -8.3 | 18 | 106 | 5.9 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 5 | vsKansas | W40-14 | 9.9 | 21 | 218 | 10.4 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0.64 |
| 6 | vsOklahoma | L30-34 | 15.0 | 22 | 129 | 5.9 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 8 | @Houston | W31-24 | -7.8 | 20 | 99 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | 51 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 9 | vsBYU | W35-6 | -3.3 | 16 | 98 | 6.1 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 0 | — |
| 10 | vsKansas State | W33-30 | 16.2 | 22 | 112 | 5.1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.16 |
| 11 | @TCU | W29-26 | 7.9 | 21 | 104 | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 0.38 |