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Jersey Number 9
Dakyus Brinkley
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- High School:
- Katy HS
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
NAME PRONUNCIATION
Get to Know Dak...
- At what age did you start playing football and how did you get into football?
- I started playing football at 6 years old and my football family got me into it.
- Who is your biggest role model?
- My dad. He's the reason why I love football.
- Who was your favorite player growing up and who do you model your game after?
- Von Miller.
- Tell us about your hometown/where you're from?
- I'm from Katy, Texas, the best in the district.
- How would you describe your game to someone who hasn't seen you play?
- Electrifying.
2025: Played in all 12 games, recording 15 tackles (8 solo, 7 assisted), 5.0 tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks... Fresno State: Saw the first action of his career and recorded five tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss... Wagner: Recorded one tackle in the win over Wagner... at Missouri: Had one tackle against Missouri...at UCF: Made one tackle which was a tackle-for-loss...at Texas Tech: Recorded one solo tackle...Oklahoma State: Made one solo tackle...at Arizona: Part of back-to-back sacks, sacking Fifita for a 7-yard loss, followed by an assisted sack with redshirt senior DJ Withers. The sacks were the first of his career...at Iowa State: Recorded a career-high 2.0 tackles-for-loss on three total tackles...
2024: Did not see game action as a freshman.
High School: Rated a four-star prospect by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN…Ranked No. 249 on the ESPN300 with a scout grade of 81…Has a 5.8 rating from Rivals, which rates him as the No. 54 prospect in Texas and the No. 24 outside linebacker in the country…Has been invited to play in the 2023 U.S. Army All-American Bowl…Selected to the All-Greater Houston Preseason Team…Named to the final ballot for the 2023 Whataburger Super Team…Also competes in track and plays basketball…Coached by Gary Joseph at Katy HS.
Personal: Son of Jasper and Kellie Brinkley…Father Jasper played linebacker at South Carolina and later in the NFL for seven seasons, spending time with the Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants…Step mom Kellie Wells Brinkley won the bronze medal in 110 meter hurdles in the 2012 Olympics…Has six siblings…Chose Kansas over offers from Oklahoma, Missouri, Oregon, Texas, Kansas State and others.
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