2023 Football Roster
Roster
Brooks, Antonio

Jersey Number 20
Antonio Brooks
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Missouri City, Texas
- High School:
- Fort Bend Marshall HS
- Prev School:
- Kilgore College
Bio
As a Senior (2023)
- Appeared in eight games (384 snaps)
- Made six starts
- Four starts at strong safety; two starts at free safety
- 168 snaps came at free safety
- 55 snaps on special teams
- 32 tackles (25 solo) including one TFL
- Three times produced seven tackles
- Combined 14 tackles in consecutive weeks at Baylor (Nov. 4) and vs. Cincinnati (Nov. 11)
- Fourth on team with seven tackles at Baylor
- Fourth on team with seven tackles vs. #8/8 Texas (Oct. 21)
- Four tackles in his first two games vs. UTSA (Sept. 2) and Texas Tech (Sept. 30)
As a Junior (2022)
- Appeared in seven games (114 snaps)
- Made one start at boundary safety, coming at Navy (Oct. 22)
- Missed final six games due to injury
- 12 tackles including 11 solo stops
- Three solo stops at Texas Tech (Sept. 10)
- Three solo stops at Memphis (Oct. 7)
As a Sophomore (2021)
- Appeared in 13 games as a key special teams’ contributor
- Two solo tackles vs. Grambling (Sept. 18)
- Season-high three tackles at Temple (Nov. 13)
Prior to Houston
- Spent 2019-20 at Kilgore College
- Nation’s No. 58 overall JUCO player (247Sports)
- No. 9 overall JUCO cornerback (247Sports)
- No. 2 JUCO player in Texas
- In 10 games during 2019, produced 49 tackles
- 3.5 tackles for loss, three INTs and 2.5 sacks in 2019
- Chose Houston over Arizona, Baylor and Louisiana, among others
High School
- Played at Missouri City’s Ford Bend Marshall
- 56 tackles and 15 tackles for loss in 11 games as a senior
- 88 tackles and 19 for loss as a junior
- Rushed for 900 yards on 124 carries as a sophomore
- Five 100-yard performances and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore
- Nickname (given by his roommates): Tone
- Hobbies: games, eat and having fun
- Played against teammates AJ Haulcy at Marshall and also played with Sedrick Williams and Moses Alexander at Kilgore JUCO and played against Hasaan Hypolite.
- Dream job outside football: real estate
- Hidden talent: baseball
- Chose UH because this is his hometown
- he doesn’t fear anything but respects all
- One word to describe himself on the field: one of the greats
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: burgers and steaks
- His motivation for working hard: his community because they count on him
- Sports hero: Ed Reed
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Colorado
Friday, September 12
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25