Natrone Brooks (born December 11, 1999) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.
Early life Brooks grew up in Starkville, Mississippi and attended Starkville High School. During his high school career, he played in 40 games where he recorded 136 total tackles (88 solo and 48 assisted), 13 tackles for loss, one sack and six interceptions. He was a three-star rated recruit and originally committed to play college football at the University of Memphis but would later commit to Copiah–Lincoln Community College.
College career Copiah–Lincoln CC During Brooks' true freshman season in 2018, he recorded 24 total tackles (19 solo and five assisted), two interceptions and one tackle for loss. During the 2019 season, he played in nine games, finishing the season with 35 total tackles (26 solo and nine assisted), 5.5 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery.
Brooks announced that he would transfer to Southern Miss.
Southern Miss During the 2020 season, he played in and started in all 10 games and was one of two defensive players to do so (the other way Tahj Sykes). He finished the season with 39 total tackles (25 solo and 14 assisted), 3.5 tackles for loss for seven yards, an interception and eight pass breakups. During the 2021 season, he played in 11 games and started three of them, finishing the season with 18 total tackles (11 solo and seven assisted), two tackles for loss for two yards, an interception and nine pass breakups. During the 2022 season, he played in and started all 13 games, finishing the season with 30 total tackles (18 solo and 12 assisted), 3.5 tackles for loss for eight yards, two interceptions, four pass breakups and a fumble recovery. He also added 18 punt returns for 222 yards.
Professional career
Atlanta Falcons On May 15, 2023, Brooks was signed to the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent. He was waived by Atlanta on August 29, but was signed to the practice squad the next day. On September 9, Brooks was signed to the active roster but returned to the practice squad two days later. On January 6, 2024, he returned to the active roster and signed to a reserve/future contract two days later. He was waived by the Falcons on August 27, but was signed to the practice squad the next day. Brooks was promoted to the active roster on November 16.
On March 9, 2026, Brooks re-signed with the Falcons. He was waived on August 31.
Detroit Lions On September 10, 2026, Brooks was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad. He was released on September 28.
Minnesota Vikings On October 1, 2026, Brooks was signed to the Minnesota Vikings practice squad. On October 6, he was released from the practice squad.
NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Kick returns Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD Ret Yds Avg Lng TD FF Fmb FR Yds TD 2024 ATL 9 0 5 4 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 22 22.0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 ATL 17 1 10 8 2 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 15 288 19.2 26 0 0 1 0 0 0Career 26 1 15 12 3 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 16 310 19.4 26 0 0 1 0 0 0
References
External links Copiah–Lincoln Wolves bio Southern Miss Golden Eagles bio