Karl Brooks

Green Bay Packers

Pos IDL

Updated October 8, 2026

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Model Score

72.7 MODEL

2023

75.3

2024

75.7

2025

70.1

2026

72.7

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 →

STM Take

Rookie tier 4 (#28) breakout to tier 5 (#33) sophomore to tier 8 (#74) in 2025 is a 46-spot three-year regression for a 6th-round pick that confirms the rookie peak was situational. The Bowling Green MAC 2022 DPOY plus the 179th overall draft slot makes the rookie breakout remarkable. The 2026 question is whether Brooks returns to tier 6-7 territory or whether the structural tier 8 finish becomes the stable baseline.

Brooks came out of Bowling Green (MAC) as the Green Bay Packers' 6th-round pick (179th overall) in 2023 after winning the 2022 MAC Defensive Player of the Year. He has spent three years in the Packers' interior rotation. His STTM career runs tier 4 (#28) rookie breakout to tier 5 (#33) sophomore to tier 8 (#74) in 2025, a three-year decline arc.

Strengths

Rookie tier 4 (#28) breakout as a 179th overall 6th-round pick puts him in the outlier-positive class for late-round IDL prospects.
Bowling Green 2022 MAC DPOY plus three years of Packers system experience gives him real developmental foundation.

Concerns

46-spot three-year regression from tier 4 (#28) rookie to tier 8 (#74) in 2025 confirms the rookie breakout was situational.
Green Bay's broader defensive identity around multiple IDL investments compresses Brooks's structural snap share.

What to watch: Whether Brooks returns to tier 6 (top 50) in 2026 with the Packers or whether the structural tier 8 finish becomes the stable baseline.