Brooks Alexander Barnard (born November 4, 1979) is an American football punter.
He walked onto the football team and entered the 1999 season as the back-up punter and as a holder.
He set a school record of 44.7 yards per punt, which surpassed Scott Milanovich's 43.8-yard average in 1993.
He was included on the watch list for the Ray Guy Award for college football's most outstanding punter.
Against Georgia Tech, he correctly brought down a high snap for the game-tying field goal that allowed a Maryland overtime victory.
Barnard finished his time at Maryland as the school career-leader in punting average.
[7] In 2003, Barnard was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Chicago Bears on April 29 and then released on August 25.
[8] He was then signed as a free agent by the New England Patriots, and during the 2003 season, played in one game and kicked ten punts for 365 yards, including one touchback and four inside the opponents' 20-yard line.