Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Stanford
Thomas Booker
DE • 6'4" • 310 lbs • Ellicott City, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Thomas Booker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
74
High-end production for an edge defender
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Reliability
64
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Stanford
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Stanford
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Player Story
Thomas Booker built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive end from Ellicott City, MD wearing No. 4, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Thomas Booker's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Stanford
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 7
- Overall
- No. 150
- NFL Team
- Houston Texans
Thomas Booker, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Stanford. Thomas Booker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 159
- TFL
- 20.5
- Sacks
- 10
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Thomas Booker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Stanford · DE
- Career Tackles
- 159
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Stanford
- Top game
- UCLA
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Gilman · Stanford
- High school pipeline
- Gilman · 26 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 5 · Pick 7 · Houston Texans
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 59 tackles · DE 11th (top 4%) · Pac-12 40th (top 8%) · National 439th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Stanford | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 51.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Stanford | 11 | 24 | 3.5 | 3.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 51.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Stanford | 12 | 50 | 8.5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 67.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Stanford | 6 | 21 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 44 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Stanford | 12 | 59 | 5 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
Related Context
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Thomas Booker played DE for Stanford. Across 4 tracked seasons, Thomas Booker recorded 159 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Stanford.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Stanford paired 17.5 primary output with 31.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Stanford
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
31.7
Usage
8.9
Consistency
49.1
Best Game by takeover score
UCLA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kansas State: 0.5. USC: 0. Vanderbilt: 1.5. UCLA: 4. Oregon: 1. Arizona State: 1. Washington State: 2. Washington: 0. Utah: 1. Oregon State: 2.5. California: 0. Notre Dame: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kansas State: 3 by 17.5. USC: 6 by 25. Vanderbilt: 4 by 31.7. UCLA: 10 by 81.7. Oregon: 6 by 35. Arizona State: 3 by 22.5. Washington State: 4 by 36.7. Washington: 6 by 25. Utah: 4 by 26.7. Oregon State: 9 by 62.5. California: 2 by 8.3. Notre Dame: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 3 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 9 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UCLA
Best efficiency game
81.7 vs UCLA
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/28 | vs Notre Dame | L 14-45 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | vs California | L 11-41 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Oregon StateSplash game | L 14-35 | 9 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Utah | L 7-52 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/31 | vs Washington | L 13-20 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Washington StateSplash game | L 31-34 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Arizona State | L 10-28 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Oregon | W 31-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs UCLA10+ tackles · Splash game | L 24-35 | 10 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/19 | @ Vanderbilt | W 41-23 | 4 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/12 | @ USC | W 42-28 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Kansas State | L 7-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Thomas Booker story
Thomas Booker built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive end from Ellicott City, MD wearing No. 4, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Thomas Booker's career was his defensive production: 159 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, and 1 interception across 41 career games in the available record. That gives Thomas Booker's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Stanford
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Stanford | 11.5 | 21.4 | 6.5 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Stanford | 11.5 | 21.4 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Stanford | 17.5 | 31.9 | 9.9 | 6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Stanford | 6 | 24.6 | 6.6 | -11.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Stanford | 13.5 | 31.7 | 8.9 | 7.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UCLA
Week 4 · L 24-35 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
93.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 93.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Oregon State
Week 5 · W 31-28 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Arizona
Week 9 · W 41-31 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Washington State
Week 9 · L 38-41 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Oregon State
Week 11 · L 14-35 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Stanford
17.5 primary output · 31.9 efficiency · 9.9 usage
67.2
#2
2021 Regular Season · Stanford
58
13.5 primary · 31.7 efficiency · 8.9 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Stanford
51.8
11.5 primary · 21.4 efficiency · 6.5 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
13
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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