Jordyn Brooks
Miami DolphinsModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 17 games
Draft & College
He went well ahead of consensus.
Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.
Comps
STM Take
2024 tier 1 (#5) Dolphins STTM peak plus the $26M contract plus the 2025 tier 5 (#37) regression confirms the structural ceiling is highly team-fit and scheme dependent. The Texas Tech Big 12 27th overall draft pedigree plus six years of NFL starter reps give him real career foundation. The 2026 question is whether Brooks returns to tier 2-3 territory with the Dolphins or whether the structural tier 5 finish becomes the stable late-prime baseline.
Brooks came out of Texas Tech as the Seattle Seahawks' 1st-round pick (27th overall) in 2020 and spent four years in Seattle before signing a three-year, $26M deal with the Miami Dolphins in 2024 free agency. He delivered a tier 1 (#5) STTM peak in 2024 with Miami. His STTM career runs tier 5 (#38) in 2022, tier 8 (#67) in 2023, tier 1 (#5) peak in 2024, and tier 5 (#37) in 2025.
Strengths
- 2024 tier 1 (#5) STTM peak plus the Texas Tech 27th overall draft pedigree establishes structural top-10 LB ceiling at peak.
- Six years of NFL starter reps across two systems plus the $26M Dolphins contract gives him real veteran market value.
Concerns
- 32-spot regression from tier 1 (#5) in 2024 to tier 5 (#37) in 2025 confirms the ceiling is highly team-fit and scheme dependent.
- Miami's broader defensive identity around the Tua Tagovailoa offensive instability compresses the structural support around Brooks.
What to watch: Whether Brooks returns to tier 3 (top 25) in 2026 with the Dolphins, the threshold for confirming the 2024 ceiling can be recaptured.