After injuring his right leg in a Thursday practice, sophomore running back Jourdan Brooks may miss the spring, but will not require surgery according to Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano.

Brooks’ immediate status is unknown, but he is able to walk without help and has not practiced since his injury.

The Jermantown, Md. native led all Rutgers running backs last season with six rushing touchdowns and was second on the team behind Kordell Young with 516 rushing yards.

Rutgers sophomore running back Jourdan Brooks got his legs tangled with linebacker Marvin Booker during practice No. 7 of the spring yesterday and injured his lower right leg.

Brooks remained down for approximately five minutes before standing up and limping around with assistance. The extent of his injury is not yet known, but head coach Greg Schiano said that he will be evaluated later and that he is concerned.

As a redhsirt freshman last season, Brooks ran for 516 yards in 11 games and led all RU running backs with six rushing touchdowns.