Kendell Brooks

Kendell Brooks (born March 3, 2000) is an American professional football safety for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Greenville Crusaders and Michigan State Spartans and was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2023.

Early life Brooks was born on March 3, 2000, and grew up in Swansea, South Carolina. He attended Swansea High School and was an all-state selection. He began his college football career with the North Greenville Crusaders, posting 78 tackles (including 56 in 2019), two pass breakups and a fumble recovery while playing in 19 games across two seasons (2018–2019).

The 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and during that time Brooks worked for the family logging business, as a deliveryman at Pizza Hut, and as an employee at FedEx. He entered the transfer portal after the 2020 season and thought about joining FCS program Mercer before the FBS Michigan State Spartans called him.

In his first season with Michigan State, Brooks played mainly on special teams and posted nine tackles. He saw action on a total of 26 defensive snaps on the year.

Arizona Cardinals After going unselected in the 2023 NFL draft, Brooks was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent, being given $80,000 guaranteed in his contract which was the second-most of their undrafted signees. On August 29, 2023, Brooks was released by the Cardinals as part of final roster cuts before the start of the 2023 season.

Indianapolis Colts On January 9, 2024, Brooks signed a reserve/future contract with the Indianapolis Colts. He was waived on August 14.

Washington Commanders Brooks was signed by the Washington Commanders on August 20, 2024. He was released on August 27.

Tennessee Titans On September 2, 2024, Brooks was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad. On December 7, he was promoted to the active roster. Brooks made his NFL debut during Week 14's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on special teams.

On August 26, 2025, Brooks was waived by the Titans as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He was waived from the practice squad on September 1. On October 2, Brooks was re-signed to the practice squad and promoted to the active roster eight days later.

On August 30, 2026, Brooks was waived/injured and placed on injured reserve the next day after clearing waivers.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2024 TEN 5 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 TEN 11 2 23 12 11 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 16 2 24 12 12 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0