Good bye Derrick Frost? Redskins go with the top rated punter in round six. Not really all that surprising when you factor in their lack of interest in going above the minimum contract with Frost earlier this off-season.
DRAFT PROFILE
Strengths: Powerful, generally puts good air under the ball and gets excellent distance on kicks. Accurate, can place the ball inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, and kick away from dangerous kickoff return man. Efficient and gets rid of the ball quickly.
Weaknesses: Handled the holding duties but has not kicked off while at Georgia Tech and lacks ideal versatility.
Overall: Brooks enrolled at Georgia Military College out of high school, averaging nearly 40.0 yards per punt in two seasons (2004-’05). He transferred to Georgia Tech in 2006, appearing in all 14 games and averaging 45.5 yards on 79 punts (with a long of 63 yards and 35 punts downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line). As a senior in 2007, he averaged 45.1 yards on 65 punts (with a long of 77, 33 punts downed inside the 20 and 21 fair catches). Brooks was named to the All-America second team in ’06 and won the Ray Guy Award (given to the nation’s top punter) in ’07. He also was the Yellow Jackets’ holder on placekicks. Brooks may not be the most versatile kicker in this year’s draft and he could still become a little more consistent but no other punter possesses his blend of touch and power so he could get drafted as early as the fifth round.
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