Thomas Booker
Earl Thomas Booker IV is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League. He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal.
College career
Booker was a four-star recruit coming out of Gilman School, having grown up in Ellicott City, Maryland. 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. He was named to All-Pac-12 Conference football teams|All-Pac-12] teams in each of his last 3 seasons and was a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy.Professional career
Pre-draft
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.Houston Texans
Booker was selected in the fifth round by the Houston Texans.On August 29, 2023, Booker was waived by the Texans.