2026 Rush/Rec Stats
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4
YDS
14
TD
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YDS
48
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2026 Fantasy Outlook
You have to admire the perseverance, if nothing else. Brooks was a second-round pick in the 2024 draft, and the first running back off the board, despite seeing his college career end at Texas due to a torn ACL in his right knee. Rather than giving him a redshirt season, Carolina saw enough in his rehab to let him make him NFL debut in Week 12 of his rookie season. Two weeks and nine carries later, he re-tore his right ACL, an injury that wound up costing him the entire 2025 campaign. Prior to the initial knee injury, Brooks was drawing Jamaal Charles comparisons due to his elite burst and elusiveness with strong pass-catching skills, but even when healthy he never handled a heavy workload in college, so he's almost completely unproven in a feature role. The Panthers still have Chuba Hubbard around to handle the No. 1 job in the backfield, so if Brooks proves he's healthy and can stay that way, he could be eased into a complementary role. Hubbard lost the starting job to Rico Dowdle in 2025, though, and the door will be open for Brooks to do the same. First, though, he's got to show he can stay on the field and still has the ability to hit for big plays after his multiple knee surgeries. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
Signed a four-year, $8.42 million contract with the Panthers in May of 2024.
Logs five touches Sunday
Brooks notched four carries for 14 yards and one catch (on two targets) for 48 yards during Sunday's 59-37 loss to the Bears.
ANALYSIS
Brooks initially missed practice Sept. 1 due to general soreness before opening Week 1 prep with back-to-back limited practices due to a groin injury. A full practice Friday resulted in no designation for Sunday's game, but he played a distant second to Chuba Hubbard (13 touches, 87 yards from scrimmage and two total TDs) out of the Panthers backfield in the season opener. Perhaps by putting his recent health concern further in the rearview mirror, Brooks will be more involved in the offense next Sunday in Atlanta.
Brooks initially missed practice Sept. 1 due to general soreness before opening Week 1 prep with back-to-back limited practices due to a groin injury. A full practice Friday resulted in no designation for Sunday's game, but he played a distant second to Chuba Hubbard (13 touches, 87 yards from scrimmage and two total TDs) out of the Panthers backfield in the season opener. Perhaps by putting his recent health concern further in the rearview mirror, Brooks will be more involved in the offense next Sunday in Atlanta.
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Advanced NFL Stats
How do Jonathon Brooks' 2026 advanced stats compare to other running backs?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
Broken Tackle %
0.0%Positive Run %
100.0%% Yds After Contact
35.7%Avg Yds After Contact
1.3Rushing TD %
0.0%Touches Per Game
5.0% Snaps w/Touch
38.5%Air Yards Per Game
30.0Air Yards Per Snap
2.31% Team Air Yards
9.1%% Team Targets
5.9%Avg Depth of Target
15.0 YdsCatch Rate
50.0%Drop Rate
0.0%Avg Yds After Catch
26.0% Targeted On Route
40.0%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
How does the Falcons pass defense compare to other NFL teams this season?
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Overall QB Rating Against
76.0
Cornerbacks
45.8
Safeties
133.8
Linebackers
85.4
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2026 Jonathon Brooks Split Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2024
Despite ACL surgery in November 2023, Brooks was the first running back off the board in the 2024 Draft, going in the second round to the Panthers. The gamble didn't pay off, as the Texas product lasted only nine NFL carries before tearing his right ACL again. After undergoing a second surgery in January, there's no guarantee Brooks will play at all in 2025, with a late-season return a best-case scenario. Carolina has since signed Rico Dowdle and drafted Trevor Etienne to provide depth behind Chuba Hubbard, so the team will have no incentive to rush him.
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Will play Sunday
Brooks (groin) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Bears, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.
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Practicing again Friday
Brooks (groin) was in uniform for Friday's practice, his third straight session, Mike Kaye of ESPN.com reports.
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Limited participant Thursday
Brooks (groin) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.
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Declares himself 100 percent
Brooks (groin) said Wednesday he's 100 percent healthy and expects to play Sunday against the Bears, Steve Reed of the Associated Press reports.
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Officially limited Wednesday
Brooks (groin) was listed as a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.
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Canales optimistic for Week 1
Brooks, who missed practice both Tuesday and Wednesday with what has been described as "soreness," is still expected to be available for the Panthers' Week 1 game against the Bears, Mike Kaye of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Brooks has played in only three regular-season games since being taken in the second round of the 2024 Draft due to a pair of ACL surgeries, but he was able to participate in all of training camp and the first two preseason games of his career this summer. The third-year pro has been dealing with general soreness according to head coach Dave Canales, who wouldn't further specify what the location of the issue was.
Brooks has played in only three regular-season games since being taken in the second round of the 2024 Draft due to a pair of ACL surgeries, but he was able to participate in all of training camp and the first two preseason games of his career this summer. The third-year pro has been dealing with general soreness according to head coach Dave Canales, who wouldn't further specify what the location of the issue was.