2022 Football Roster
Roster
Michael Brooks
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 305
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Cedar Grove HS
Versatile offensive lineman with starting experience at guard … Also capable of playing center or tackle … Big, strong blocker … Excels in the run game … One of six returning offensive linemen with starting experience from last season.
2022 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in 11 games during the season ... Started against #16 Mercer at right guard for his lone start of the year.
2021 at Gardner-Webb: Started the season’s final six games games at right guard … Helped Runnin’ Bulldogs top the 400-yard mark offensively three times in those six weeks ... Part of an offensive line group that helped Gardner-Webb post its highest scoring average in 16 seasons, dating back to the 2005 campaign.
Spring 2021 at Gardner-Webb: Played in all four games … Saw action at both guard positions … One of the team’s top backups up front … Part of an offensive line unit that helped Gardner-Webb improve drastically in the run game.
2019 at Tennessee State: Redshirted.
High School: Played at Peach State powerhouse Cedar Grove (Ga.) High under Coach Jimmy Smith ... Rated as a two-star prospect by 247Sports.com ... Two-way lineman rated as one of the top-200 defensive tackles in the national for the Class of 2019 ... Earned Class 3A All-State honors as a senior ... Also an All-Region and two-time All-DeKalb County choice ... Led Saints to a pair of Class 3A State Championships ... Originally signed with Tennessee State after considering a host of Football Championship Subdivision offers from Gardner-Webb, Campbell, Southern and Florida A&M.
