Defensive line, Kansas (from Minnesota), 2021–23
Austin Booker
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 245 lb
- Class (2023)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Greenwood, IN
- Born
- Dec 14, 2002
Austin Booker played defensive line at Minnesota (2021–22) and Kansas (2023). The Chicago Bears took Booker in round 5, No. 144 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career highat Oklahoma State, 20232sacks, career highvs. Illinois, 2023Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2023 Kansas 10 games, 55 tackles, 8 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. Illinois | W 34–23 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. BYU | W 38–27 | 7 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Texas | L 14–40 | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. UCF | W 51–22 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Oklahoma State | L 32–39 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Oklahoma | W 38–33 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Iowa State | W 28–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Texas Tech | L 13–16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Kansas State | L 27–31 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Cincinnati | W 49–16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Minnesota 2 games, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. Colorado | W 49–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Northwestern | W 31–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2024 Senior Bowl (National team, won 16–7).
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4½″ | |
| Weight | 240 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 81⅜″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.79 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.67 s | |
| Vertical jump | 32½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.28 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.47 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 28 games with a stat; latest team: Chicago Bears.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chicago Bears | 13 | 18 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Chicago Bears | 10 | 35 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Chicago Bears | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| NFL career | 28 | 67 | 10 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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