Representing the USC Trojans, Brackins also finished runner-up in the 60 meter hurdles at the 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.

[3] Brackins signed a letter of intent to compete for the University of Southern California out of high school, but he actually joined the Baylor Bears track and field team for one year instead, where he qualified for both the indoor and outdoor long jump NCAA championships placing 7th and 17th respectively.

In his first senior national final at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Brackins finished 14th in the long jump.

[2] Brackins was born on 29 July 2003 and grew up in Lee's Summit, Missouri, a suburb of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

[3][9] His father Johnny Brackins Sr. was a collegiate athlete that had competed at the United States Olympic trials in the past.