Austin Booker

Austin Booker is an American football defensive end. He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and Kansas Jayhawks.

Austin Booker

Kansas Jayhawks – No. 9
Position	Defensive end
Class	Redshirt Sophomore
Personal information
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career history
College	Minnesota (2021–2022) Kansas (2023)
Bowl games	2024 Senior Bowl
High school	Center Grove (Greenwood, Indiana)
Career highlights and awards
Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year (2023) First-team All-Big 12 (2023)
Stats at ESPN.com

High school career

Booker attended Center Grove High School in Greenwood, Indiana. As a junior, he had 67 tackles and eight sacks. He committed to the University of Minnesota to play college football.^[1]

College career

Booker played at Minnesota from 2021 to 2022. After redshirting his first year, he played in six games in 2022 and had two tackles. After the season, he entered the transfer portal and transferred to the University of Kansas.^[2][3] In his lone season at Kansas, he played in 12 games and had 56 tackles and eight sacks.^[4] After the season, he entered the 2024 NFL draft.^[5] He sat out the 2023 Guaranteed Rate Bowl in order to prepare for the draft.^[6]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	Vertical jump	Broad jump
6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1.94 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	33+7⁄8 in (0.86 m)	9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m)	4.79 s	1.67 s	2.80 s	32.5 in (0.83 m)	10 ft 0 in (3.05 m)
All values from NFL Combine^[7]^[8]

References

1. Neddenriep, Kyle (May 31, 2020). "Football recruiting: Center Grove's Booker commits to Minnesota, Pike's Montgomery cuts list". Indianapolis Star.
2. Greder, Andy (December 1, 2022). "Gophers defensive end Austin Booker plans to transfer out". St. Paul Pioneer Press.
3. Laddha, Shreyas (March 23, 2023). "Kansas took two D-line transfers from Minnesota. They think Jayhawks are 'hungrier'". The Kansas City Star.
4. Beas, Mike (October 3, 2023). "Center Grove grad Booker excelling after transfer to Kansas". Daily Journal.
5. Guskey, Jordan (January 5, 2024). "Kansas football defensive lineman Austin Booker declares for 2024 NFL draft". The Topeka-Capital Journal.
6. Laddha, Shreyas (December 24, 2023). "Kansas Jayhawks football's Dominick Puni, Austin Booker opt out of Guaranteed Rate Bowl". The Kansas City Star.
7. "Austin Booker Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
8. "2024 NFL Draft Scout Austin Booker College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

External links

• Minnesota Golden Gophers bio
• Kansas Jayhawks bio