2012 HOUSTON TEXANS MEDIA GUIDE - Parent Directory - NFL.com

BRANDON BROOKSGUARDHeight: 6-5 | Weight: 346 | College: Miami (Ohio) |Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisc. | Rookie |1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2012: 23 |Acquired: D3b, 2012 (76th overall) | 2012 GP/GS: 0/0 |Career GP/GS: 0/0 | Teams: Houston, 2012 |HEADERTEXANS BIOS79TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in the third round (76th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.COLLEGE:• Started 41-of-45 games he played: 15 at left guard, 14 at left tackle and 12 at right guard• Registered 287 knockdowns and 47 touchdown-resulting blocks• Had touchdown-resulting blocks on 35 of the Redhawks’ 40 rushing touchdowns in his career• Three-time All-Mid-American Conference second team selection• All-American honorable mention, Super Sleeper Team and All-MAC first-team selection by The NFLDraft Report earning second-team All-MAC accolades from the league’s coaches and media• Shifted to right guard for his senior campaign, starting all 12 games• Earned All-MAC second team recognition as a junior, despite playing in only seven games• Started all 12 games at left tackle and earned All-MAC second team honors as a sophomore as hewas credited with 12 touchdown-resulting blocks• Named the RedHawks’ Freshman of the Year, starting all 12 games at left guard, grading 81percent for blocking consistency while coming up with 70 knockdowns• Redshirted as a freshman in 2007PERSONAL:• Attended Riverside University High School (Milwaukee, Wis.) where he played on both theoffensive and defensive side of the ball• Named two-time team MVP and team captain as a senior, leading the team to an 11-2 record and aberth in the state playoffs• Also lettered in basketball and baseball• Psychology majorwww.HoustonTexans.comtwitter.com/TexansPR