Player Career

Austin Booker Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Austin Booker story

Austin Booker built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Greenwood, IN wearing No. 9, spending time with Kansas and Minnesota. The clearest part of Austin Booker's career was his defensive production: 57 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Kansas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Austin Booker's production has multiple signals. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas and Minnesota.

The arc is straightforward: Austin Booker moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Minnesota

    2021-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kansas

    2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonMinnesota0
2022 Regular SeasonMinnesota19.24.11
2023 Regular SeasonKansas2143.914.820

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs BYU

Week 4 · W 38-27 · Conference game

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

89.7 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.

#2

vs Illinois

Week 2 · W 34-23

4

Havoc Plays

84.2 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.

#3

vs Kansas State

Week 12 · L 27-31 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

76.7 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.

#4

vs UCF

Week 6 · W 51-22 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

73.9 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.

#5

@ Texas

Week 5 · L 14-40 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

66.4 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Kansas

21 primary output · 43.9 efficiency · 14.8 usage

77.6

#2

2022 Regular Season · Minnesota

24.5

1 primary · 9.2 efficiency · 4.1 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Minnesota

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

7

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games