Thomas Booker

Earl Thomas Booker IV (born November 11, 1999) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal.^[1]

Thomas Booker

Booker with the Stanford Cardinal in 2021
No. 47 – Las Vegas Raiders
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1999-11-11) November 11, 1999 (age 25) Ellicott City, Maryland, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	301 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school:	Gilman (Baltimore, Maryland)
College:	Stanford (2018–2021)
NFL draft:	2022: 5th round, 150th pick
Career history
Houston Texans (2022) Philadelphia Eagles (2023–2024) Las Vegas Raiders (2025–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (LIX) 2× Second-team All-Pac-12 (2020, 2021)
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Total tackles: 33 Sacks: 1.5 Pass deflections: 2 Stats at Pro Football Reference

College career

Booker was a four-star recruit coming out of Gilman School, having grown up in Ellicott City, Maryland.^[2] He was then a three-year starter for Stanford, playing in 43 games. In his final season he had 59 tackles and 1.5 sacks, totalling 159 tackles and 10 sacks for his career, along with 20.5 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble, and one interception.^[3][4] He was named to All-Pac-12 teams in each of his last 3 seasons and was a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy.^[5]

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 3+3⁄8 in (1.91 m)	301 lb (137 kg)	33+1⁄4 in (0.84 m)	10+5⁄8 in (0.27 m)	4.94 s	1.69 s	2.85 s	4.41 s	7.33 s	9 ft 2 in (2.79 m)	31 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[6][7][8]

In the run-up to the 2022 NFL draft Booker was seen as a high level developmental prospect, expected to play as a rotational defensive lineman.^[9]

Houston Texans

Booker was selected in the fifth round (150th overall) by the Houston Texans.^[3][4]

On August 29, 2023, Booker was waived by the Texans.^[10]

Philadelphia Eagles

On August 31, 2023, Booker was signed to the practice squad of the Philadelphia Eagles.^[11] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 18, 2024.^[12] He finished the 2024 season with 18 combined tackles and 1 sack, appearing in all 17 games.^[13] He won a Super Bowl championship when the Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40–22 in Super Bowl LIX. ^[14]

Las Vegas Raiders

On August 5, 2025, the Raiders acquired Booker from the Eagles in exchange for cornerback Jakorian Bennett.^[15]

Personal life

Booker and former teammate Cooper DeJean worked with local Philadelphia youth non-profit Leveling the Playing Field, an organization dedicated to redistributing sports equipment to under-resourced sports programs around the city.^[16] He is active in politics, having campaigned for Kamala Harris in the 2024 United States presidential election, as well having spoken at the White House about gun violence.^[17]