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WR · #86 · Arizona Cardinals · week 9 vs Dallas Cowboys · Sun Nov 1 · 1:00 PM ET

Jalen Brooks

  • TYPE Deep threat
  • ROLE a starter
  • CLASS 2023 · R7 P244
  • EXP 3 seasons
  • AGE 25-28
  • DEPTH KR4

As of week 9, Jalen Brooks was a WR for ARI, age 26.3, 3 seasons of experience, drafted in round 7. In 2026 through week 8 he had played 7 games on 27% of snaps; his line was 13.5 receiving yards a game, 2.8 targets a game and a 6.5% target share (Deep threat by the published rule). Before 2026 he played 27 games (postseason included) over 3 seasons. His injury history held 2 episodes (ankle 1, knee 1), 1 of them reaching OUT; the last was a knee injury in 2024 week 18.

The full read

In short

In short

Jalen Brooks is a starter at kick returner for ARI — 64% of the snaps in his best week of 7. He has a not stated injury. His team has not listed him on the final report. We called him PLAY in week 8 and he did not play.

Our call

Injury report

The weekly roster read

The weekly roster read listed him on a reserve list. That is a list, not an announcement by his team, and it is not a reading of ours. His team has listed no game designation for him this week. Source: the weekly roster read of reserve lists (injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended).

No dated practice report for him in week 9

The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.

The evidence behind his current call

We have not read the news for this player this week.

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

  • Rec yds / game14 range 0.0–35

    wk 2–7 · 6 games

  • Targets / game2.8 range 0.0–7.0

    wk 2–7 · 6 games

  • Target share6.5% range 0–15

    wk 2–7 · 6 games

  • Snap share27.0% range 4–64

    wk 1–7 · 7 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

  1. 5%wk 1
  2. 4%wk 2
  3. 5%wk 3
  4. 5%wk 4
  5. 53%wk 5
  6. 53%wk 6
  7. 64%wk 7

Medical history

WhenInjuryWeeks on a reportWorst status
2024 · wk 16knee3Out
2024 · wk 3ankle1Questionable

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 2 episodes · 4 weeks on a report

  • ruled out
  • questionable

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.

Role

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 9

RoleWR6 · 27% snaps
Season2026 · 7 games through wk 8
Per game13.5 receiving yards · 2.8 targets · 6.5% target share
TypeDeep threat
Career3 seasons · 27 games before 2026
Injuries2 episodes · last: knee, 2024 wk 18
Bioage 26.3 · 3 seasons' experience · drafted round 7

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

About him

About himAs the record holds it
His rolea starter at kick returner — 64% of the snaps in his best week of 7
Listed on the depth chartnumber 4 at kick returner
Snaps played27% a week on average over 7 weeks, 64% at his highest, 32% on special teams
Build6 ft 2 in · 205 lb
CollegeSouth Carolina; Tarleton State; Wingate
Drafted2023, round 7 pick 244, by DAL
Age25-28 at the season's start
Experience3 seasons

When this call was made, and when the world knew

  1. PublicHis team's word was public as soon as it was filed.
  2. KickoffKickoff.

Last week, when he was on the report

Last weekHis team saidOur callPlayed
Week 8OutPLAYno

What this page does not show

the reader's opinion — it has not read him in week 9; the rest of his team's report.