Austin Booker
Kansas Jayhawks – No. 9
PositionDefensive end
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Sophomore
Personal information
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolCenter Grove (Greenwood, Indiana)
Career highlights and awards
  • Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year (2023)
  • First-team All-Big 12 (2023)

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

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Football recruiting: Center Grove's Booker commits to Minnesota, Pike's Montgomery cuts list". Indianapolis Star.
  2. ↑ "Gophers defensive end Austin Booker plans to transfer out". St. Paul Pioneer Press. December 1, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kansas took two D-line transfers from Minnesota. They think Jayhawks are 'hungrier'". The Kansas City Star.
  4. ↑ "Center Grove grad Booker excelling after transfer to Kansas". Daily Journal. October 3, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Kansas football defensive lineman Austin Booker declares for 2024 NFL draft". The Topeka-Capital Journal. January 5, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Kansas Jayhawks football's Dominick Puni, Austin Booker opt out of Guaranteed Rate Bowl". The Kansas City Star.
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