Is Chris Brooks playing this week?
No injury designationChris Brooks has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:36 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
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Age
26
Height
6'1"
Weight
219 lb
College
BYU; California
Experience
3 seasons
Draft
2023 · Undrafted
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 50.0?
Through just 15 touches across two games, Brooks' overall production per play beat the average back and lifted his grade, highlighted by a 15-yard catch-and-run against the Jets. His week 1 outing at Minnesota was much rougher, dragging the average down despite a strong week 2.
Lifting the grade
- EPA per touch of -0.049 ranked 19th of 49 RBs, above average for the position
- 15-yard catch pushed out of bounds vs the Jets in week 2 (+2.3 expected points)
- 14-yard run vs Minnesota in week 1 (+1.6 expected points)
Holding it back
- A 1-yard run on 3rd and 11 vs Minnesota (-1.2 expected points)
- An incomplete pass target vs Minnesota (-0.9 expected points)
- A -1 yard run vs the Jets in week 2 (-0.9 expected points)
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
-0.168
Success rate
27%
WPA (sum)
0.19
Opponent adj.
0.026
Plays graded
15
Advanced stats
2026 season · tracking data from NFL Next Gen StatsWhat do these mean?
- Rush yds over expected:
- Rushing yards above what the blocking and defenders in each carry would be expected to produce.
- Yds over exp / att:
- Rush yards over expected per carry.
- Carries over expected:
- Share of carries that gained more than expected.
- Expected rush yds:
- Yards the carries would be expected to gain on average, based on tracking data.
- Efficiency:
- Distance traveled per yard gained. Lower means a more direct, north-south runner.
- Vs 8+ in the box:
- Share of carries against eight or more defenders near the line.
- Time to line:
- Average seconds from the handoff to reaching the line of scrimmage.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.