Jordon Brookshire Season 2021

Final Bio

HONORS
* Two-time Mountain West Fall All-Academic Team (2020-21)

Signed with the Aztecs in January 2019 ... Excellent athlete, who is a dual-threat quarterback ...  Can throw on the run ... Came to SDSU from Laney College, which was profiled on Netlfix’s “Last Chance U” the year he arrived at San Diego State ... Entered 2020 as the co-backup quarterback, but dropped to fourth on the depth chart early on in the season ... Worked his way up to the starting quarterback for the team’s final two games of 2020 ... Entered 2021 competing for a starting spot with Lucas Johnson and Jalen Mayden, but was named the starting quarterback on Aug. 25 ... Was 5-2 as the SDSU’s starting quarterback over his career, including 4-1 in 2021.

SENIOR SEASON (2021)
Started five games at quarterback and played in six overall, missing two with an injury and not playing for five straight weeks from Oct. 23-Nov. 19 ... Was 62-for-122 (50.8 pct.) for 830 yards and three touchdowns with one interception, posting a 114.4 pass efficiency rating ... Also rushed 48 times for 158 yards (3.3 avg.) and five touchdowns ... His five rushing touchdowns ranked in a tie for 35th in the country among quarterbacks (second in MW) ... If you take away the 10 times he was sacked (for 62 yards), he rushed 38 times for 220 yards (5.8 avg.) and five touchdowns ... Earned the start against New Mexico State in the opener on Sept. 4, going 6-for-19 for 76 yards and an interception ... Was effective on the ground, rushing seven times for 30 yards (4.3 avg.), including an 18-yard touchdown which put the Aztecs in the lead for the first time with 3:01 left in the third quarter ... Was 10-for-14 (.714) for 183 yards and two touchdowns in a win at Arizona on Sept. 11, while adding eight rushes for seven yards and a 3-yard touchdown run ... Set career highs in completion percentage (.714), touchdown passes (2) and pass efficiency rating (228.37) ... Scored on a 3-yard rushing touchdown to put the Aztecs up, 14-0, which was his second straight game with a rushing score ... Later threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Bellinger and a 40-yard touchdown pass to Ethan Dedeaux ... Also completed a career-long 73-yard pass to Daniel Bellinger, SDSU’s longest pass since Ryan Agnew found Jesse Matthews for a 74-yard strike in the 2019 New Mexico Bowl against Central Michigan ... Received a grade of 75.8 by Pro Football Focus, the highest among any Aztec (min. 20 snaps) ... Along with Daniel Bellinger was named the team’s offensive player of the game ... Was on the travel squad but did not play against Utah on Sept. 18 because of an injury suffered in the second quarter of the previous game (which he completed) ... Also did not play against Towson on Sept. 25 ... Returned to play and start against New Mexico on Oct. 9, completing 11 of 24 passes for 130 yards with a long of 36 yards ... Also rushed five times for 45 yards (9.0 avg.) and two touchdowns ... Had a career-long 22-yard run in the game ... Improved to 4-1 as SDSU’s starting quarterback ... Threw a pass to nine different receivers ...  Scored a career-high two rushing touchdowns and now has four on the season ... Became the first Aztec quarterback with two rushing touchdowns in a game since Ryan Katz had three against Hawai’i on Oct. 6, 2012 ... Started against at San José State on Oct. 15, completing 13 of 27 passes for 132 yards without throwing a touchdown or an interception ... Also rushed eight times for 25 yards (3.1 avg.) with a long run of eight yards ... Did not play at Air Force on Oct. 23, against Fresno State on Oct. 30, at Hawai’i on Nov. 6, against Nevada on Nov. 13 or at UNLV on Nov. 19 ... Had a huge game off the bench against Boise State on Nov. 26, completing 11 of 15 passes for 192 yards and a touchdown without throwing an interception ... Broke his completion percentage record (73.3), while his 202.85 pass efficiency rating was the second-highest of his career (228.37 at Arizona on Sept. 11, 2021) ... Threw his third touchdown pass of the season (first since Sept. 11 at Arizona) and fifth of his career ... Scored his fifth rushing touchdown of the season, which is the most by an Aztec quarterback since Kevin O’Connell had 11 in 2007 ... Made his first appearances since Oct. 15 at San Jose State ... Led the team in both passing yards (192) and rushing yards (46) ... Was chosen as one of SDSU’s offensive players of the game ... Was 11-for-23 (47.8 pct.) for 117 yards in the start against Utah State in the Mountain West Championship game on Dec. 4 without throwing a touchdown or an interception ... Rushed 11 times for five yards despite being sacked four times ... If you take away the four times he was sacked for 19 yards, he rushed seven times for 24 yards (3.4 avg.) ... Played 53 snaps before giving way to Jalen Mayden for the final two series of the game ... Did not play against UTSA in the Frisco Bowl.

JUNIOR SEASON (2020)
Played in three games on the season with two starts ... Was 42-for-74 (56.8 pct.) for 410 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions, while owning a 106.81 pass efficiency rating ... Also rushed 45 times for 101 yards (2.2 avg.) with a long run of 20 yards ... If you take away the seven times he was sacked (for 37 yards), he rushed 38 times for 138 yards (3.6 avg.) ... Was not on the travel roster and did not play in each of the first five games of the season ... Entered the third series at Colorado State on Nov. 28 ... Finished the game 7-for-19 (36.8 pct.) for 50 yards with an interception ... Also rushed 13 times for 50 yards (3.8 avg.) with a long run of 20 yards ... Earned his first career start against Colorado State on Dec. 5, completing 14 of 24 pass attempts for 130 yards and a touchdown without throwing an interception ... Also rushed 23 times for 38 yards ... Ended up setting then career highs in completions (14), pass attempts (24), passing yards (130), pass efficiency rating (117.58) and rushing attempts (23) ... Became the fifth quarterback to win his starting debut over the last six chances (SDSU quarterbacks were 1-13 in the previous 14 debuts prior to this stretch) ... The touchdown pass was the first of his career ... The 23 rushing attempts matched Kevin O’Connell (vs. San José State on Sept. 24, 2005) for the most by an Aztec quarterback since at least 1996 ... Completed 21 of 31 passes for 231 yards with a touchdown in his second career start at No. 14/16 Brigham Young on Dec. 12 ... Ended up setting career highs in completions (21), pass attempts (31) and passing yards (231) ... The touchdown pass was his second of the season (and second of career).

REDSHIRT SEASON (2019)
Played in three games, one under the NCAA redshirt rule, saving a year of eligibility ... Did not attempt a pass, but ran five times for 15 yards (3.0 avg.) with a long run of seven yards ... Did not play in the first nine games of the season, but was on the travel roster ... Made his Division I debut vs. Fresno State on Nov. 15, running once for two yards ... Then carried three times for 11 yards (3.7 avg.) with a long of seven yards ... Had a 2-yard rush vs. Brigham Young ... Did not play vs. Central Michigan in the New Mexico Bowl.

AT LANEY COLLEGE (2018)
Led Laney College to the 2018 California Community College Athletic Association championship ... Team was 11-2 overall, winning its final six games, including a 40-35 win over Ventura College in the championship … Was named the MVP of the NorCal State championship game ... In his one season with Laney, was 180-for-285 (63.2 pct.) for 2,181 yards and 22 touchdowns against seven interceptions ... On the ground rushed for 750 yards and 15 touchdowns on 142 attempts (5.3 avg.) ... Was listed as a three-star recruit by Rivals.

AT SANTA ROSA JC (2017)
Played the 2017 campaign at Santa Rosa Junior College, completing 65 of 127 passes for 1,006 yards and 10 touchdowns, while rushing for 202 yards and a touchdown in 71 
carries.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played his prep ball at Cardinal Newman High, where he was named the all-Empire Large School Player of the Year as a senior in 2016 … Led the Cardinals to a 31-9 record in three seasons, including a 20-1 mark in the North Bay League.

PERSONAL
Jordon Lewis Brookshire was born Feb. 22, 1999, in Petaluma, Calif. ... Son of Darren and Sharon Brookshire ... A social science major.

SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Completions: 21 at No. 14/16 Brigham Young (12/12/20)
Attempts: 31 at No. 14/16 Brigham Young (12/12/20)
Passing Yards: 230 at No. 14/16 Brigham Young (12/12/20)
Passing Touchdowns: 2 at Arizona (9/11/21)
Long Pass: 73 at Arizona (9/11/21)
Completion Pct. (min. 12 att.): 73.3 (11-for-15) vs. Boise State (11/26/21)
Efficiency Rating (min. 12 att.): 228.37 at Arizona (9/11/21)
Carries: 23 vs. Colorado State (12/5/20)
Rushing Yards: 50 at Colorado (11/28/20)
Rushing Touchdowns: 2 vs. New Mexico (10/9/21)
Long Rush: 22 vs. New Mexico (10/9/21)