Kennedy Brooks was born on October 8, 1998, he is an American football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma.
Brooks attended Mansfield High School in Mansfield, Texas. During his high school career, he had 7,658 yards and 96 touchdowns. As a senior in 2016, he was the recipient of the Landry Award as the top player in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. He committed to the University of Oklahoma to play college football.
Kennedy missed his first season at Oklahoma in 2017 with a shoulder injury and redshirted. He returned from the injury in 2018, to rush for 1,056 yards on 119 carries with 12 touchdowns.
On April 30, 2022, Brooks was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles following the 2022 NFL Draft. He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.
College statistics
| Oklahoma | ||||||||||||
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| Year | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 | 119 | 1,056 | 8.9 | 86 | 12 | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13 | 10 | 155 | 1,011 | 6.5 | 48 | 6 | 10 | 79 | 7.9 | 24 | 0 |
| 2020 | DNP | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 13 | 7 | 198 | 1,253 | 6.3 | 65 | 13 | 9 | 73 | 8.1 | 25 | 0 |
| Career | 38 | 17 | 472 | 3,320 | 7.0 | 86 | 31 | 29 | 209 | 7.2 | 25 | 0 |