There was no question that linebacker Jordyn Brooks was the best player on the Texas Tech football team last year. Thursday, he became the first Red Raider since Pat Mahomes in 2017 to be taken in the first round of the NFL Draft when he was taken No. 27 overall by the Seattle Seahawks.
He becomes just the eighth Red Raider ever to go in the first round of the NFL Draft. What’s more, he’s the first Texas Tech defensive player to be a first-round pick since defensive tackle Gabe Rivera in 1983.
Despite playing with a shoulder injury for the final month of the 2019 season, he still ended up with 108 tackles (66 solo), including 20 that went for a loss.