Southern Miss ball-hawk turned NFL draft pick
In his Southern Miss career, Greg Brooks was a true playmaker in the secondary, finishing with 9 interceptions and 24 return yards across 35 games, which is the kind of ball production coaches love to trust in tight games. He paired that instinct with versatility and a proven track record as an undersized but feisty DB, and his four-year development helped launch him to the NFL as a 2004 sixth-round pick. If you want a defensive back who plays with awareness, urgency, and real turnover potential, Brooks is absolutely the type of defender worth caring about.
