He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils and the North Alabama Lions.
In December 2010, Brooks recorded three tackles, one sack for minus-11 yards and two blocked extra points in the Territorial Cup against the Arizona Wildcats.
[5] For his senior year, Brooks decided to transfer to the University of North Alabama for personal reasons.
During the 2019 season of the Austrian Football League, Brooks served as the defensive coordinator of the Prague Black Panthers.
[13] For the 2023 season of the European League of Football (ELF), Brooks was hired by the Prague Lions under head coach Zach Harrod.
[14][15] In his first season in the ELF, Brooks had eight and a half sacks, 14 tackles for loss and four forced fumbles for the Lions.