Derrick Brooks

Total tackles	1,713
Sacks	13.5
Forced fumbles	24
Fumble recoveries	4
Passes defended	84
Interceptions	25
Defensive touchdowns	7
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Derrick Brooks
	Brooks wearing his Super Bowl XXXVII jersey in 2003
South Florida Bulls
Title	Chief operating officer
Personal information
Born	April 18, 1973; Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
Position	Linebacker (No. 55)
High school	Booker T. Washington ; (Pensacola, Florida)
College	Florida State (1991–1994)
NFL draft	1995: 1st round, 28th overall pick
Career history
Playing
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1995–2008);
Operations
	Tampa Bay Storm (2011–2017); Co-owner & president; South Florida Bulls (2025–present); Chief operating officer;
Awards and highlights
	Super Bowl champion (XXXVII); NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2002); Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (2000); 5× First-team All-Pro (1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005); 4× Second-team All-Pro (1997, 1998, 2001, 2003); 11× Pro Bowl (1997–2006, 2008); 3× NFL solo tackles leader (1998, 2000, 2004); NFL combined tackles leader (1998); NFL 2000s All-Decade Team; NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team; PFWA All-Rookie Team (1995); Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ring of Honor; Tampa Bay Buccaneers No. 55 retired; Bart Starr Award (2004); National champion (1993); Jack Lambert Trophy (1994); Unanimous All-American (1993); Consensus All-American (1994); ACC Defensive Player of the Year (1993); 3× First-team All-ACC (1992–1994); Florida State Seminoles Jersey No. 10 honored;
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles
Total tackles	1,713
Sacks	13.5
Forced fumbles	24
Fumble recoveries	4
Passes defended	84
Interceptions	25
Defensive touchdowns	7
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
	Pro Football Hall of Fame
	College Football Hall of Fame

Derrick Dewan Brooks (born April 18, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for his entire 14-year career in the National Football League (NFL) with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brooks played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, earning consensus All-American honors twice. He was selected by the Buccaneers in the first round of the 1995 NFL draft. An 11-time Pro Bowl selection and five-time first-team All-Pro, Brooks was the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2002 en route to winning the franchise's first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXVII. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016.

Following his retirement, Brooks served as co-owner and president of the Tampa Bay Storm in the Arena Football League (AFL) from 2011 to 2017. In 2025, he became the chief operating officer for the South Florida Bulls athletics program.