
Looking for a change of scenery, Brooks transferred to Illinois for the 2024 season. However, he struggled to find his footing in Champaign, playing only 158 defensive snaps across seven games as a rotational reserve behind Kaleb Patterson and Torrie Cox Jr. ...Brooks fell behind cornerbacks Kaleb Patterson, Torrie Cox Jr., and Jaheim Clarke.Limited Snaps: He only played 158 defensive snaps all season. He did not start a single game and finished with just five tackles.....As of March 2025, Terrance Brooks is no longer on the Illinois football team. After transferring from Texas to Illinois in 2024, he struggled to secure a spot in the rotation, playing limited snaps before departing the program. His location for the 2026 season is currently unknown following his departure from Illinois. A former four-star, top-100 national recruit from Little Elm, Texas, the 6-foot, 205-pound defender initially built his reputation with the Texas Longhorns. During his 2023 sophomore campaign in Austin, he started 13 games, earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors, and recorded three interceptions While he hasn’t consistently cracked the early 2026 top-100 lists dominated by premium cornerback prospects, his profile shares structural similarities to Ashton Stamps and Jaylon Braxton, where a transfer and changing team dynamics has heavily impacted his initial algorithmic placement.
| Season | Team | GP | TklTackles | PDPasses Defended | IntInterceptions | TFLTackles for Loss | SacksSacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Illinois | — | 5 | 1 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | Texas | — | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Texas | — | 8 | 1 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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Terrance Brooks is a 2027 NFL Draft Safety prospect out of Illinois Fighting Illini. This profile tracks his college production season by season, his consensus stock across Fanspeak community big boards, and how he stacks up against the rest of the draft class. Use it to scout his game, compare him to other prospects, and project where he lands in the 2027 NFL Draft.
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