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Brooks scored first NFL TD; positioned for RB1 role with Hubbard hamstring injury.

The Carolina Panthers' third-year running back scored his first NFL TD in Friday night's win at Jacksonville, an important milestone even if it doesn't officially count. Brooks tore an ACL near the end of the 2023 season at the University of Texas, an injury that likely knocked him out of the first round of the 2024 draft. Taken in Round 2, he reinjured the knee in his rookie year and ultimately missed the entire 2025 season. The source notes: 'Brooks has been the talk of Panthers camp and has a shot to take over the RB1 role as Chuba Hubbard deals with a hamstring injury.' This suggests Brooks is positioned to assume a lead role if Hubbard's injury persists.

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