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KR Duane Brooks Named to All-Arena First Team

August 17, 2015 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Portland Thunder News Release


LAS VEGAS - Portland Thunder kick returner Duane Brooks (5-10, 185, Stephen F. Austin) has been named as a First-Team All-Arena selection following a record breaking 2015 season, the Arena Football League office announced today. Eighteen players in total have earned 2015 First and Second Team All-Arena Defensive team honors.

First Team All-Arena Defense

Second Team All-Arena Defense

DE Joe Sykes, Jacksonville

DE James Ruffin, Spokane

NG Jason Stewart, San Jose

MLB Tyre Glasper, Arizona

JLB Alvin Ray Jackson, Jacksonville

DB Jeremy Kellem, Arizona

DB James Romain, Philadelphia

DB Greg Reid, Jacksonville

KR Duane Brooks, Portland

DE Mike McAdoo, Arizona

DE Bryan Robinson, Philadelphia

NG Willie McGinnis, Cleveland

MLB Francis Maka, San Jose

JLB Terence Moore, Orlando

DB Ken Fontenette, San Jose

DB James Harrell, Tampa Bay

DB Rayshaun Kizer, LA

KR Brandon Thompkins, Orlando

Brooks led the League with 1,994 kickoff return yards and an AFL record eight kickoff return touchdowns in 2015. He added a ninth KRTD to his cumulative total in last Saturday's playoff loss to San Jose.

Duane received three AFL awards in 2015, having been acknowledged as the J. Lewis Small "Playmaker of the Week" for his four touchdown (2 TD Rec, 2 KRTD) performance in Week 11 vs. LA KISS, and was twice awarded with the AFL "Highlight of the Week", for both his record tying 57 yard touchdown return against the Spokane Shock in Week 18, and his record breaking 56 yard touchdown return against Las Vegas in Week 19.

Duane Brooks 2015 Game by Game Stats:

WK1 LA: 5 REC, 37 YDS, 1 TD; 3 RET, 44 YDS; 0.5 TKL WK2 TB: 2 REC, 18 YDS; 7 RET, 113 YDS WK3 SPK: 1 REC, 11 YDS; 5 RET, 120 YDS; 1 CAR, 8 YDS WK4 @ARI: 4 REC, 33 YDS; 5 RET, 97 YDS; 1 TKL WK5 @SJ: DNP WK6 @PHI: 7 RET, 154 YDS, TD WK8 LA: 1 REC, 6 YDS; 4 RET, 91 YDS, TD; TKL, FR WK9 @ORL: 12 REC, 101 YDS, 2 TDS; 6 RET, 130 YDS WK10 SJ: 3 REC, 29 YDS; 1 CAR, 1 YD; 10 RET, 269 YDS, 2 TDS; 1.0 TKL WK11 @LA: 5 REC, 54 YDS, TDS; 5 RET, 198 YDS, 2 TDS; 1.0 TKL WK12 ARI: 6 REC, 68 YDS, TD; 7 RET, 148 YDS, TD; WK13 SPK: 6 REC, 64 YDS; 4 RET, 73 YDS; WK14 @LV: 7 RET., 148 YDS WK16 JAX: 2 REC, 38 YDS; 3 RET, 57 YDS WK17 @SJ: 5 REC, 31 YDS; 6 RET, 106 YDS WK18 @SPK: 4 REC, 26 YDS; 3 RET, 71 YDS, TD WK19 LV: 2 REC, 15 YDS; 3 RET, 112 YDS, TD WK20 @ARI: 2 REC, 28 YDS, TD; 5 RET, 64 YDS PLAYOFF @SJ: 1 REC, 12 YDS; 7 RET, 138 YDS, TD



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