Football

Purdue lands commitment from Cal grad transfer back

Purdue bolstered its back unit on Wednesday with a commitment via the transfer portal from Cal back St. Christopher Brooks.

The 6-1, 235-pound Brooks may be a grad transfer United Nations agency was a member of the category of 2018. he’s the third portal commitment on the day for Purdue, connection Iowa wideout Tyrone player and reddish-brown receiver Elijah Canion.

Brooks crystal rectifier the Golden Bears with 607 yards speeding last year, notching four TDs on the bottom. He contend in only 3 games throughout the pandemic season of 2020 with sixty five yards speeding once he crystal rectifier Cal with 914 yards speeding in 2019 with eight TDs. Brooks leaves Cal with one,734 yards speeding and fourteen TDs. He conjointly created fifty catches for 345 yards and 7 TDs.

Brooks, erstwhile referred to as St. Christopher Brown, can be part of a back unit in West Lafayette that’s losing Zander Horvath however is slated to come back junior King Doerue and sophomore Dylan landscapist. Purdue signed 2 running backs on Wednesday: Kentrell Marks and Publius Terentius Afer Thomas.

Brooks is Purdue’s sixth portal commitment since the regular season complete, connection Adams State football player Bryce jazz musician, FL International guard Sione Finau, Kansas State corner Tee Denson and player and Canion. throughout the season, the Boilermakers added American state back Sampson James.