Shippensburg University Athletics

2013 (Junior): Did not disappoint in his first shot as the starting running back in his third season…named to the All-PSAC East Second Team…led the team and ranked among the Top-10 in the PSAC with 908 yards rushing…averaged 90.8 rush yards per game…carried the ball 133 times for a 6.8 yard-per-carry average – third-best in the PSAC among players with at least 60 attempts…totaled six rushing touchdowns and added another as a receiver as the team's fourth-leading pass catcher with 31 grabs for 176 yards…totaled four 100-yard rushing games, including a three-game stretch in which he set a new career high in each game, capped off with a 158-yard effort against West Chester on a career-high 19 carries…also was the team’s top kickoff returner with 21 runbacks for 478 yards (22.8 yards per return), including an 89-yard touchdown at Millersville…led the team and ranked fifth in the PSAC with 1,562 all-purpose yards…was named the VFW Homecoming Offensive MVP for his effort against the Golden Rams…caught a career-high eight passes for a season-high 55 yards vs. IUP…had a career-long 69-yard rush vs. Kutztown…earned the Most Improved Red Raider Award at the team banquet.
 
2012 (Sophomore): Continued a role as the second running back for the Red Raiders and expanded his role on kick coverage in another productive year...led the team with 449 kickoff return yards on just 15 runbacks, an average of 29.9 yards per return...tallied 141 yards on just two returns in the NCAA playoffs at Winston-Salem State, including an 86-yard jaunt that set up a touchdown...ranked second on the squad with 302 rushing yards...only lost eight yards rushing on the season despite 57 carries...notched a career-high 11 receptions for 95 yards over the course of the year...posted a season-high 67 rushing yards on just five carries at West Chester...handed a season-high nine carries at Kutztown, totaling 58 yards...caught a career-high five passes for 58 yards at Kutztown.
 
2011 (Freshman): Emerged as a player with a lot of potential in his first collegiate season…made his debut in the fourth game of the year, at C.W. Post, and returned a kickoff 21 yards…played just six games with an injury sidelining him for the final two contests…still finished the season with the third-highest rushing total of the running backs (221 yards) on 46 carries for a 4.8 yard average…also caught five passes…ran for a 31-yard touchdown at home against Kutztown, his lone score and longest rush of the season…set career marks in his final contest of the season (at Millersville) with 82 yards rushing on 13 carries.
 
Conestoga High School: Thrived as a running back for the Pioneers under head coach John Vogan...received numerous awards...honored with All-Central League first team honors...named an offensive MVP, special teams MVP and team MVP...selected to play in the Valor Bowl...ran for over 3,100 yards as a three-year varsity regular...amassed 1,539 rushing yards and scored 21 touchdowns as a senior...tabbed as a philly.com Player of the Week...scored five touchdowns in one game against Upper Darby...also thrived in track & field as a sprinter.
 
About Brooks: Full name is Blair C. Brooks…is the son of Sherman B. Brooks III and Vanessa M. Brooks…majoring in economics with a concentration in business…has two siblings: Sherman and Aris.