Austin Booker

Austin Booker (born December 14, 2002) is an American professional football defensive end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and Kansas Jayhawks.

Austin Booker

No. 94 – Chicago Bears
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	(2002-12-14) December 14, 2002 (age 22) Greenwood, Indiana, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:	Center Grove (Greenwood, Indiana)
College:	Minnesota (2021–2022) Kansas (2023)
NFL draft:	2024: 5th round, 144th pick
Career history
Chicago Bears (2024–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year (2023) First-team All-Big 12 (2023)
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Total tackles: 21 Sacks: 1.5 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

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	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	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)	4.78 s	1.69 s	2.80 s	4.47 s	7.28 s	32.5 in (0.83 m)	10 ft 0 in (3.05 m)
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[7][8]

Booker was selected by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round with the 144th overall pick of the 2024 NFL draft.^[9] He signed a four-year contract with the team on May 16.^[10]