2026
2026 season · RB · #25 · 2nd season
Tahj Brooks
Age 24 · 5'9" · 220 lb · Texas Tech · Pick 193 overall (2025). Listed RB3 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 2% across 7 games.
- How goodBrooks has -2.1 EPA on 3 touches; percentiles arrive once he reaches 30 touches.
- Fantasy0.1 standard points a game, RB98 of 107.0.1 half-PPR points a game, RB99 of 107.0.1 PPR points a game, RB100 of 107.
- How he's usedTahj gets a fingerprint once he reaches 30 touches; the bars show his shares so far without a league percentile.
- LatelyTouches are steady: 1 a game over his last three against 0.4 for the season.
- This weekA middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Falcons rank 14th vs the run, allowing -0.08 EPA per designed carry.
How good is hehis line against the league at his position
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards per carry | 2.0 | |||
| Rush EPA per carry | -0.71 | |||
| EPA per targetreceiving, 5+ targets | - | |||
| Broken tacklesper touch | 0% | |||
| Explosive rate10+ run, 20+ catch per touch | 0% |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touches per game | 0.4 | |||
| Receiving sharetargets per touch | 0% | |||
| Yards per touch | 2.0 | |||
| Success rate | 0% | |||
| Total EPA | -2.1 |
Graded once he reaches 30 touches. 70 backs qualify so far.
Brooks scores 0.1 standard points a game, RB98 of 107 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 0.0; 0 boom weeks (12+) and 6 busts (under 5). Next up, in Week 9, the Falcons allow the 4th-most standard points to RBs, 21.7 a game.
Brooks scores 0.1 half-PPR points a game, RB99 of 107 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 0.0; 0 boom weeks (16+) and 6 busts (under 6.5). Next up, in Week 9, the Falcons allow the 4th-most half-PPR points to RBs, 24.4 a game.
Brooks scores 0.1 PPR points a game, RB100 of 107 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 0.0; 0 boom weeks (20+) and 6 busts (under 8). Next up, in Week 9, the Falcons allow the 4th-most PPR points to RBs, 27.1 a game.
How this is measured
Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the RB24 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.
How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when
Tahj gets a fingerprint once he reaches 30 touches; the bars show his shares so far without a league percentile.
How this is measured
Every trait is a share of his own touches, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying backs; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.
Brooks has -2.1 EPA on 3 touches; percentiles arrive once he reaches 30 touches.
How this is measured
Every carry and target this season, split by what happened. Catches divide at the catch: the yards in the air and what came after. Runs are per carry, the receiving parts per target. The percentile is him among the qualifying backs, higher is better, so a cost smaller than most ranks high. The parts add up to the totals above; the career strip counts seasons with at least 30 touches.
On the field
By depth of target
Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle
By depth
Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it
The game
at FalconsBernabeu
CIN −3 · O/U 52.5
The defense vs the run
a middle-of-the-pack matchup
His history
First meeting this season
His status
A middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Falcons rank 14th vs the run, allowing -0.08 EPA per designed carry. He has averaged 2 yards a game against middle defenses this season.
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Snap | Car | Yds | TD | Tgt | Rec | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs TB W 33-276th D | 6th vs the run | 3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 2 | at HOU W 20-625th D | 25th vs the run | 2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 3 | at PIT L 27-305th D | 5th vs the run | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 4 | vs JAX L 17-221st D | 1st vs the run | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 5 | at MIA W 31-2419th D | 19th vs the run | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 6 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 7 | at BAL W 35-1322nd D | 22nd vs the run | 6% | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -2.1 | |
| 8 | vs TEN W 43-3620th D | 20th vs the run | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 9 | at ATLSun Nov 8 · next up | ||||||||
| 10 | vs PITSun Nov 15 | ||||||||
| 11 | at WASMon Nov 23 | ||||||||
| 12 | vs NOSun Nov 29 | ||||||||
| 13 | at CLESun Dec 6 | ||||||||
| 14 | vs KCSun Dec 13 | ||||||||
| 15 | at CARSun Dec 20 | ||||||||
| 16 | at INDSun Dec 27 | ||||||||
| 17 | vs BALThu Dec 31 | ||||||||
| 18 | vs CLESun Jan 10 | ||||||||
| 7 games | 2% | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | YPC | EPA/car | EPA/tgt | 10+ | Brk tkl | Snap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs TB W 33-276th D | 6th vs the run | - | - | - | 3% | ||
| 2 | at HOU W 20-625th D | 25th vs the run | - | - | - | 2% | ||
| 3 | at PIT L 27-305th D | 5th vs the run | - | - | - | 0% | ||
| 4 | vs JAX L 17-221st D | 1st vs the run | - | - | - | 0% | ||
| 5 | at MIA W 31-2419th D | 19th vs the run | - | - | - | 0% | ||
| 6 | Bye week | |||||||
| 7 | at BAL W 35-1322nd D | 22nd vs the run | 2.0 | -0.71 | - | 6% | ||
| 8 | vs TEN W 43-3620th D | 20th vs the run | - | - | - | 0% | ||
| 9 | at ATLSun Nov 8 · next up | |||||||
| 10 | vs PITSun Nov 15 | |||||||
| 11 | at WASMon Nov 23 | |||||||
| 12 | vs NOSun Nov 29 | |||||||
| 13 | at CLESun Dec 6 | |||||||
| 14 | vs KCSun Dec 13 | |||||||
| 15 | at CARSun Dec 20 | |||||||
| 16 | at INDSun Dec 27 | |||||||
| 17 | vs BALThu Dec 31 | |||||||
| 18 | vs CLESun Jan 10 | |||||||
| 7 games | 2.0 | -0.71 | - | 0 | 2% |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs TB W 33-276th D | 6th vs the run | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | at HOU W 20-625th D | 25th vs the run | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | at PIT L 27-305th D | 5th vs the run | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | vs JAX L 17-221st D | 1st vs the run | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | at MIA W 31-2419th D | 19th vs the run | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Bye week | |||||||
| 7 | at BAL W 35-1322nd D | 22nd vs the run | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | vs TEN W 43-3620th D | 20th vs the run | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | at ATLSun Nov 8 · next up | |||||||
| 10 | vs PITSun Nov 15 | |||||||
| 11 | at WASMon Nov 23 | |||||||
| 12 | vs NOSun Nov 29 | |||||||
| 13 | at CLESun Dec 6 | |||||||
| 14 | vs KCSun Dec 13 | |||||||
| 15 | at CARSun Dec 20 | |||||||
| 16 | at INDSun Dec 27 | |||||||
| 17 | vs BALThu Dec 31 | |||||||
| 18 | vs CLESun Jan 10 | |||||||
| 7 games | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Touches are steady: 1 a game over his last three against 0.4 for the season. 7 straight games below a starter's median in touches. Week 8 was his season low in yards.
How this is measured
Bars are his week. The shaded band is the league's middle half at his position, every qualifying player-game this season, and the dashed line is its median. The solid line is his trailing three games. An × on the baseline is a game his team played without him; a dotted tick is the bye.
He has faced the 9th-toughest slate vs the run: his opponents rank 14.0 of 32 on average (league middle 16.6). Ahead: 2 of his next 10 are top-10 vs the run and 5 are bottom-10, starting with the Falcons (14th, away) in Week 9.
The slate · played solid, ahead dashed
His line by defense faced
| Defenses | G | Touches/g | Yds/g | EPA/touch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | – |
| 11 to 22Middle | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | -0.71 |
| 23 to 32Bottom-10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | – |
| All games | 7 | 0.4 | 1 | -0.71 |
Yards against the rank of the defense
His production barely moves with the opponent (r = 0.37); it has traveled.
Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year
His best year was 2025, 54 scrimmage yards in 12 games. This season's 1.2 a game puts him on pace for 20 over 17, short of it.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | EPA/touch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CIN | 12 | 16 | 45 | 2.8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -0.67 |
| 2026 | CIN | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.71 |
| Career | 1 tm | 17 | 19 | 51 | 2.7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -0.68 |
How this is measured
Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.
Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates
- Depth chart
- RB3 · 3WR 1TE
- Injury report
- clean
- Red zone touches
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- Third down
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- Explosive plays
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- Drops
- 0 on 0 targets
- Broken tackles
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- Play action
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- Contested
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| Player | Touches | Yds | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|
 Chase BrownRB | 136 | 529 · 1 TD | -29.1 |
 Ja'Marr ChaseWR | 61 | 492 · 6 TD | +28.2 |
 Tee HigginsWR | 61 | 726 · 4 TD | +51.9 |
 Samaje PerineRB | 46 | 206 · 2 TD | +2.6 |
 Mike GesickiTE | 24 | 241 · 6 TD | +19.0 |
 Dohnte MeyersWR | 24 | 185 | +3.3 |
 Joe BurrowQB | 20 | 70 · 2 TD | +1.7 |
 Erick AllTE | 9 | 56 | +3.1 |