2025 Football Roster
Roster
Brooks Jr., Jason

Jersey Number 73
Jason Brooks Jr.
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 315
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Dobie HS
- Prev School:
- Oklahoma State
Bio
Prior to Houston
High School
Personal
- Spent 2022-24 seasons at Oklahoma State
- Began career at Vanderbilt (2020-21)
- 1,062 career snaps on offensive line
- 26 career games played including 12 starts
- Career starts: seven at left guard, four at right guard and one at right tackle
- Did not see action during 2024
- Appeared in eight games during 2023 (430 snaps)
- 393 snaps at left guard; 37 snaps on FG/XP kick
- Started first seven games at left guard before injury
- 63.1 PFF run-block grade ranked second among OSU o-linemen
- 2023 Second Team Academic All-Big 12
- Played in 11 of 13 games as a sophomore in 2022 (577 snaps)
- 516 snaps on o-line at four different positions
- Snaps: 239 at right guard, 181 at right tackle, 86 at left guard, 10 at left tackle
- Four starts – all at right guard (vs. K-State, Kansas, Iowa State and Wisconsin)
- 71.6 PFF run-block grade led all OSU o-linemen
- 71.6 run-block grade ranked fourth among Big 12 guards (min. 500 blocking snaps)
- Allowed just one sack in 290 opportunities
- Also 61 snaps on FG/XP kick
- Played six games as redshirt freshman at Vanderbilt in 2021
- Started 2021 season finale vs. Tennessee at right tackle
- 151 season snaps including 150 at three different o-line positions
- Snaps: 78 at right tackle, 52 at left guard and 20 at left tackle
- Redshirted 2020 season, playing in one game vs. Kentucky
- Appeared as inline blocker, playing three snaps, vs. Wildcats
High School
- Prepped at Dobie
- Three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports and rivals
- Rated among Top 60 guard prospects nationally by 247Sports
- Key contributor in the Longhorns’ 9-2 record
- Helped team to 2019 6A state playoffs
- Credited with 46 domination blocks as senior offensive tackle
- 2019 All-Region First Team
- Committed to Vanderbilt out of high school
Personal
- Nickname: Queso
- Hobbies: Fishing, bowling, dog stuff
- Dream job: rapper
- Something most people don’t know: I’m cold at bowling
- Chose UH because: It’s my hometown and my last year of college
- One word to describe himself on the field: aggressive
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: gumbo
- Biggest motivation for working hard: My future
- Favorite childhood memory was: Playing outside all day
- Sports hero: Reggie Bush/ Drew Brees got me into football
- Unique fact: I’m cold at bowling
- Game day ritual: Bump lud foe and Rio da young og and sniff smelling salts
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25
Camp Availability: Head Coach Willie Fritz
Monday, August 04