Austin Booker
Career Summary
Kansas defensive lineman selected by Chicago.
Austin Booker played college football at Minnesota and Kansas before Chicago selected him in the fifth round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
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High School
State champion at Center Grove.
Booker attended Center Grove High School in Greenwood, Indiana, and helped the team win the 2020 Class 6A state title. He also played basketball.
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College Career
Breakthrough season after transferring.
After beginning at Minnesota, Booker played in 12 games for Kansas in 2023 and recorded 56 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and eight sacks.
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Path to the NFL
Selected 144th overall in 2024.
The Bears traded a 2025 fourth-round pick to Buffalo to select Booker with the 144th overall pick in 2024.
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Career Accomplishments
Earned Big 12 honors.
Booker was named first-team All-Big 12 and the conference's Newcomer of the Year for his 2023 season.
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MFT PLAYER RANKINGS
Current player ranking
MFT Score: 84.2
2026 preseason baseline. Position-relative and updated through the site’s weekly review process.