Tahj Brooks (born May 13, 2002) is an American football running back for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
[1] As a true freshman at Texas Tech in 2020, he rushed for 255 yards on 69 carries with four touchdowns over 10 games.
[2] As a sophomore in 2021, he started four of nine games and led the team with 568 yards on 87 carries with seven touchdowns.
[5][6] In the first half of the 2023 season, Brooks finished with 100-yards rushing in four consecutive games, becoming the first Texas Tech running back to do so in the 21st century.
[11] Against Iowa State, Brooks became the Red Raiders' all-time leader in rush attempts; the following game, against Colorado, Brooks surpassed Byron Hanspard as the program leader in rushing yards.