The Read: Brooks is the kind of depth running back who survives because coaches can actually use him on Sundays. He is not a runway-speed fantasy lottery ticket or a decorative preseason box score. The appeal is sturdy: size, contact balance, pass-protection utility, special-teams value, and enough rushing efficiency to keep the offense on schedule when the starter needs a breather. In dynasty, that makes him less thunderbolt and more fire extinguisher: not glamorous, but you are glad it is there when smoke starts curling under the door.