Georgia Tech's LaMiles Brooks named to Wuerffel Trophy Award Watchlist

Brooks is set for a huge 2023 season for Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech safety LaMiles Brooks has been named to the Wuerffel Trophy Award Watchlist. 

Brooks is one of 11p student-athletes that has been placed on the watchlist that was released earlier today. The Wuerffel Trophy honors college football players who serve others and celebrates their impact and inspires greater service across the nation (Per Georgia Tech PR). 

Brooks is one of Georgia Tech’s most active student-athletes in the community across all sports. His long list of volunteer activities includes:

• Jackets Without Borders – international service trip to Villa del Rio, Puerto Rico, in May 2022 to help rebuild houses that were destroyed by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017;
• For Others – an organization that helps prevent vulnerable children from being placed in the foster care system;
• Michael Isenhour Toy Drive – annual service project spearheaded by Georgia Tech’s Student-Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB) to collect and deliver toys to the Atlanta Children’s Shelter during the holiday season;
• Children’s Health Care of Atlanta – was one of several Yellow Jackets that recently visited Children’s Scottish Rite to spend time with patients.

Brooks is also an active member of Tech’s SAAB and this summer has represented Georgia Tech at the 2023 Black Student-Athlete Summit in Los Angeles and the Atlantic Coast Conference Unity Tour in Washington, D.C (Per Georgia Tech PR). 

Georgia Tech safety LaMiles Brooks was named to the 2023 Wuerffel Award Watchlist / Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports

Semifinalists for the 2023 Wuerffel Trophy will be announced on November 2 and finalists will be announced on November 28. The formal announcement of the 2023 recipient is scheduled to be made on December 7 or 8 during The Home Depot College Football Awards on ESPN, and the presentation of the 2023 Wuerffel Trophy will take place on February 17, 2024, at the College Football Hall of Fame in downtown Atlanta (Per Georgia Tech PR). 

Brooks finished as the highest-graded player on Georgia Tech last according to PFF (Pro Football Focus) and his coverage grade of 86.8 was good for 21st in the country and fourth in the ACC. He finished as the 23rd highest-graded safety in the country according to PFF last season.

Brooks finished the season with 52 tackles and a team-leading three interceptions. His best performance came in a loss to Virginia when he finished with nine tackles and a pick-six.

He possesses the size to be a first-round pick as well at 6'2 192 LBS and is a physical tackler. He is going to be the new leader of the Yellow Jackets' defense with Charlie Thomas, Ace Eley, and Keion White gone.

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