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he trained with my buddy Reef, uh, who was really good at at rehabbing these these crazy knee injuries. He had Digs last year. He had John Quint Judkins last year... I'm not overly worried about Brooks. I think the price is beautiful. We saw what Rico Dowel did last year kind of out of the blue or unexpecting anyway. Why can't it be Brooks in the same offense this year with maybe a couple more weapons?... if you're buying a guy that's at this range, I don't think you're going to find much of a higher upside guy, right?
STACKED’s take
Brooks' ACL rehab with specialist Reef is reassuring; price and talent support targeting.
Brooks trained with Reef, a specialist who successfully rehabilitated complicated knee injuries for players like Stefon Diggs, John Quentin Judkins, and CeeDee Lamb. The source is not overly worried about Brooks' ACL injury, noting that retears are typically reinforced thoroughly during rehab; since Brooks has already completed one rehab cycle, he knows the process and just needs to repeat it. The source views Brooks' price as beautiful and his talent as legitimate—he was the top running back in his college class and took over after Bijan Robinson at Texas. The source sees high upside in Brooks at his draft price, comparing his potential to Rico Dowel's unexpected breakout last year in the same offense. With possibly more weapons added this year, the source asks why Brooks couldn't replicate Dowel's emergence. The source emphasizes that at Brooks' draft range, you won't find a higher-upside player, and notes he was a legitimate top-tier college prospect despite a weak running back class.
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