Bucky Brooks

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Bucky Brooks

| image = Bucky Brooks.jpg

| caption = Brooks in 2022

| number = 81, 22, 45, 33

| position = Cornerback
Return specialist

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|1|22}}

| birth_place = Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 192

| high_school = Millbrook (Raleigh)

| college = North Carolina

| draftyear = 1994

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 48

| pastteams =

Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1994}})
Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1995|1996}})
Jacksonville Jaguars (1996–{{NFL Year|1997}})
Green Bay Packers (1997)
Kansas City Chiefs (1997–{{NFL Year|1998}})
Oakland Raiders (1998)

| highlights =

Super Bowl champion (XXXI)

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 15

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 1

| statlabel3 = Return yards

| statvalue3 = 574

| pfr = BrooBu20

}}

William Eldridge "Bucky" Brooks Jr. (born January 22, 1971) is an American sportswriter and former professional football player.{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BROOKBUC01 |title=Bucky Brooks |access-date=September 19, 2008 |publisher=databasefootball.com |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218125101/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BROOKBUC01 |archive-date=February 18, 2010 }} He played for five National Football League (NFL) teams in a five-year career, primarily as a kick returner.{{Cite web |title=Bucky Brooks Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrooBu20.htm |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was drafted in the second round of the 1994 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills with the 48th overall pick.{{Cite web |title=1994 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1994/draft.htm |access-date=March 31, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

Brooks is in his sixth season as an analyst for NFL Network and NFL.com. He contributes weekly columns, as well as video features including "Scout’s Take" and "On the Beat" on NFL.com, and offers interactive analysis on the latest NFL topics and headlines with weekly live online chats. He is currently the co-host on the podcast 'Move the Sticks', alongside Daniel Jeremiah.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nfl/move-the-sticks-with-daniel-jeremiah|title=NFL: Move the Sticks with Daniel Jeremiah & Bucky Brooks on Stitcher}} The two ex-scouts produce multiple podcasts each week during the NFL season and focus on topics such as NFL and NCAA game previews and reviews, and NFL Draft scouting. For the 2010 season, Brooks returned as an analyst for Thursday Night Football, NFL.com's in-game coverage of the Network's eight live, regular season game broadcasts. NFL.com/LIVE: Thursday Night Football presents a live show throughout the game including “live look ins” of the game, reports from the field and highlights. He is also a frequent guest on NFL.com's Dave Dameshek Football Program podcast, appearing approximately once per week to discuss the NFL Draft and various listicles created for NFL.com.

In the 2024 pre-season, Brooks has also been a commentator for the Jacksonville Jaguars TV Network.

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 5

| height in = 11 5/8

| weight = 189

| dash = 4.57

| ten split = 1.60

| twenty split = 2.67

| shuttle = 4.43

| cone drill =

| vertical = 35.5

| broad ft =

| broad in =

| bench =

| arm span = 32 1/4

| hand span = 8 3/4

| wonderlic =

| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=23801 |title=Bucky Brooks, Combine Results, CB - North Carolina |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=April 29, 2022}}

}}