Ja'Corey Brooks

Ja'Corey Brooks (born October 31, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver. Brooks played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and Louisville Cardinals and signed with the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent in 2025.

Early life Brooks was born on October 31, 2001, in Miami, Florida. He initially attended Booker T. Washington Senior High School, catching 99 passes for 1,281 yards and 18 touchdowns as junior en route to a state championship. After the season, Brooks transferred to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Brooks committed to play college football at Alabama.

College career Brooks mostly saw playing time on special teams as a freshman with the Alabama Crimson Tide. He caught a nine-yard pass for his first collegiate reception in Alabama's 59–3 win over New Mexico State Aggies on November 13, 2021. Brooks saw his first significant playing time against Auburn and caught two passes for 49 yards and a touchdown in Alabama's 24–22 overtime win. He started in place of injured receiver John Metchie III in the 2021 Cotton Bowl Classic against Cincinnati and had four receptions for 66 yards and a touchdown in a 27–6 win. In 2022, Brooks played in all 13 games, starting eight, recording 39 receptions for 674 yards and eight touchdowns. He also recorded a blocked punt on special teams.

Brooks suffered a torn labrum during training camp in fall 2023, an injury that ended his season prematurely after only eight games and three receptions. On December 15, 2023, Brooks announced that he would be transferring to Louisville. Brooks had his best statistical season catching 61 passes for 1,013 yards and 9 touchdowns, and received First Team All-ACC honors.

+ College statistics Season Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg TD 2021 15 2 15 192 12.8 2 2022 13 8 39 674 17.2 8 2023 8 0 3 30 10.0 0 2024 12 12 61 1,013 16.6 9 Career 48 22 118 1,909 16.1 19

Professional career

Brooks signed with the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2025. He was waived by the team on August 26, and was re-signed to their practice squad the following day. On November 29, the Commanders placed Brooks on the practice squad injured list. He signed a reserve/futures contract with the Commanders on January 5, 2026. Brooks was released by Washington on June 2.