Chris Brooks Jr. holds the WR-Z · Starter spot in Wisconsin Badgers’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Chris Brooks Jr. logged a 2.6% overall usage rate in 2025.

Chris Brooks Jr. is a 6'2", 220-pound wide receiver from St. Louis, Missouri, who attended St. Louis University School. A three-star recruit in the 2022 class, Brooks made his collegiate debut in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl versus Oklahoma State in December 2022. After missing the 2023 season due to injury, he appeared in all 12 games in 2024, primarily on special teams, and caught his first collegiate pass for 27 yards against Nebraska. In 2025, Brooks played in all 12 games with 10 starts, finishing with 11 catches for 124 yards—both career highs—including an 18-yard reception against Minnesota. He earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in both 2023 and 2024.

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