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Tahj Brooks Cincinnati Bengals · #25

Running Back · 5' 9", 220 lbs · Manor, TX · Age 24

Tahj Brooks is a Running Back for the Cincinnati Bengals, drafted 193rd overall, 2025. In 2025 he ran for 45 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns, adding 1 receptions.

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Cincinnati Bengals · #25 · Running Back

Tahj Brooks

Season avg45 rush yds · 0 td · 1 rec

Career avg45 rush yds · 0 td · 1 rec

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

45rush yds

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1rec

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Scouting report

Tahj Brooks — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C-

Running Back · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Tahj Brooks is a Running Back for the Cincinnati Bengals, drafted 193rd overall, 2025. In 2025 he ran for 45 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns, adding 1

Rushing

C-

Receiving

C-

Scoring

Rushing volume

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Scoring

Solid · offense

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C-

Receiving

Average · offense

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All-purpose

Average · offense

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C-

Volume share

Average · offense

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Act II

Where Tahj Brooks stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #1339 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

10Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Tahj Brooks — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

B+

Rushing

45 YDS

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C-

Scoring

0 TD

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B-

Receiving

9 YDS

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B+

All-purpose

54 YDS

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The engine

How the model sees Tahj Brooks

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026 modeled

rush yds

43–49

0–0

rec

1–1

rec yds

9–10

games

15–17

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.

What moves the rush yds line vs last season

Last season 45 → projected 46 rush yds

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+0.9 rush yds

Everything it reads

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1 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 24 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 16

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Tahj Brooks career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Rush	TD	Rec	Rec yds	Scrim
2025	16	45	0	1	9	54
Career	16	45	0	1	9	54

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Dylan Laube 98%Ray Davis 97%LeQuint Allen Jr. 94%Rasheen Ali 90%Trevor Etienne 89%Brashard Smith 86%

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Context

Are the Cincinnati Bengals built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record

95off index

55def index

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63%playoff odds

27roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A+ (95), defense C- (55) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 93, pass rush 50, coverage 60.

How his role moves

Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Tahj Brooks

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2002-05-13

The beginning

Tahj Brooks is a Running Back for the Cincinnati Bengals, in his 2nd NFL season.

Cincinnati Bengals

Turning pro

Drafted 193rd overall, 2025 as a Running Back.

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Tahj Brooks is a Cincinnati Bengals running back, drafted 193rd overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 1 season (2025) he has rushed for 45 yards and 0 touchdowns and caught 1 pass.

Chapter

Most recently he ran for 45 yards with 0 touchdowns and added 1 reception in 2025.

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Brooks's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 220 lbs
Draft: 193rd overall, 2025
Born: Manor, TX
Age: 24
Jersey: #25

Background

Tahj Brooks is from Manor, TX and is 24 years old. He was drafted 193rd overall, 2025 and plays running back at 5' 9", 220 lbs.

Over his 2025 season he has run for 45 yards and 0 touchdowns while adding 1 catches. Brooks is currently on the Cincinnati Bengals roster.

The person

Tahj Brooks is a depth and special-teams back who has amassed 54 scrimmage yards and 0 rushing touchdowns over his 2025 rookie season.

Rushing45 career rushing yards and 0 touchdowns.

Receiving back1 receptions for 9 yards out of the backfield.

Best seasonRan for 45 yards in 2025.

Draft pedigree193rd overall, 2025.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Tahj Brooks — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Tahj Brooks, answered.

What position does Tahj Brooks play?

Tahj Brooks is a Running Back for the Cincinnati Bengals.

When was Tahj Brooks drafted?

Tahj Brooks was drafted 193rd overall, 2025.

How many seasons has Tahj Brooks played?

1 (2025).

What are Tahj Brooks's career stats?

He has rushed for 45 yards and 0 touchdowns and caught 1 pass.

Tahj Brooks career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Tahj Brooks Cincinnati Bengals · #25

Tahj Brooks — the report card

Where Tahj Brooks stands

Tahj Brooks — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Tahj Brooks

Tahj Brooks career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Cincinnati Bengals built to win?

The Ballad of Tahj Brooks

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

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Off the field

Tahj Brooks — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Weekly matchups

Injury history

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