Center Nysier Brooks, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native, is the second player to sign his national letter of intent with the Cincinnati Bearcats for the 2016-17 season. The 6-foot-10, 235-pound center for Life Center Academy, located in Burlington, New Jersey, is a three-star prospect. Brooks has a 247Sports Composite score of 87, which is simply a compiled score from the major media recruiting services, and is considered the No. 7 prospect in the state of New Jersey, the No. 27 center in the country and 197th player nationally, according to 247Sports. ESPN has Brooks ranked the sixth best player in the state with a rating of 77.