Thomas Booker - Football 2018 - Stanford Cardinal

PositionDE

Weight279 lbs

Height6-4

ClassFreshman

HometownEllicott City, Md.

Career Accolades

As a Senior (2021)

All-Pac-12 second team defensive line - Coaches, Phil Steele
William V. Campbell Trophy finalist
Senior CLASS Award first team
CoSIDA Academic All-America first team
CoSIDA Academic All-District
Lott IMPACT Trophy quarterfinalist
Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Outstanding Senior Award
Team Captain
Stanford Defensive Player of the Game (Week 3, Vanderbilt)
Started all 12 games of the season
Made a career high 59 tackles, with 5.0 TFLs
Added 1.5 sacks, six QB hurries and a pass breakup
Had four tackles, two solo, in the win at No. 14 USC (Sept. 11)
Had 0.5 TFL, four total, and a QB hurry at Vanderbilt (Sept. 18)
Had a career day against No. 24 UCLA, posting a career-high 10 tackles, with 1.5 sacks (Sept. 25)
Blocked a PAT, the third of his career, and made four tackles at Washington State (Oct. 16)
Made nine tackles, 0.5 for a loss, with two QB hurries against Oregon State (Nov. 13)

As a Junior (2020)

All-Pac-12 first team all purpose/special teams (Coaches)
All-Pac-12 second team defensive line (Coaches, Phil Steele)
CoSIDA Academic All-America first team
CoSIDA Academic All-District
Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll
Phil Moffatt Award, given to most outstanding special teams player
Frank Rehm Award, given to most outstanding players of Big Game
Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 30)
Lott IMPACT Trophy semifinalist
Team Captain
Played in and started all six games
Finished the season with 21 tackles, three tackles for loss and one sack
Added two pass breakups, one fumble recovery and two blocked PATs
Blocked what would have been the game-tying extra point with 58 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to seal a 24-23 victory over California in the 123rd Big Game ... also recovered his second career fumble in the win over the Golden Bears (Nov. 27)
Blocked his second PAT attempt of the season, including the second in as many games, at No. 23 Washington (Dec. 5)
Collected five tackles, including four solo and one for loss, and a pass breakup in a double-overtime win at UCLA (Dec. 19)

As a Sophomore (2019)

All-Pac-12 honorable mention
Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll
Played in all 12 games and started six
Finished fourth on the team with 50 tackles, was third with four sacks and third with 8.5 tackles for loss
Added three pass breakups, two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble
Recorded seven tackles at UCF
Recorded a career-best two sacks, including both in the first half, en route to posting eight tackles at Oregon State
Recorded a career-best nine tackles vs. UCLA
Five tackles, including two for loss, a QB hurry and a forced fumble that resulted in a loss of 14 yards vs. Arizona

As a Freshman (2018)

Pacific Takes Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
Jimmy Rogers, Jr. Most Valuable Lineman of Sun Bowl
247 Sports True Freshman All-America Team
Played in all 13 games and started three
Fourth on the team with 3.5 sacks
Finished with 28 tackles (14 solo), 4.0 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery, one interception and two pass breakups
Four tackles (two solo), one sack in collegiate debut vs. San Diego State (Aug. 31)
One tackle and first career interception in win over UC Davis (Sept. 15)
Three tackles (one solo) and a fumble recovery in win at Arizona State (Oct. 18)
Five tackles (two solo) and 0.5 tackle for loss in Sun Bowl win over Pitt (Dec. 31)

Prior to Stanford

Prepped at Gilman (Md.) under head coach Timothy Holley
Four-star recruit by Rivals, ESPN and PrepStar
Nation’s 211th best recruit by ESPN, 205th by PrepStar
Nation’s 16th-best defensive end by PrepStar and 23rd by ESPN
Nation’s 21st-best strong-side defensive end by 247Sports
Nation’s 18th-best defensive tackle by Rivals
Maryland’s seventh-best recruit by Rivals, ESPN and PrepStar, 10th by 247Sports
39 tackles, five sacks, 9.0 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, two passes defended as a senior
77 tackles, four sacks, 14.0 tackles for loss, one interception, two blocked field goals as a junior
Seven catches for 112 yards and one touchdown as a junior
12 receptions for 151 yards and three touchdowns as a sophomore
10 tackles, six sacks and 7.0 tackles for loss in four games as a sophomore
2016 USA Today all-state first team
Two-time all-Metro first team (2016-17)
Baltimore Touchdown Club Super 22 selection
Led team to 2015 state title
Led team to two football league titles
National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete nominee
Also competed in basketball and track
Led team to Maryland Interscholastic Athletics Association Indoor Track Championships title
First in shot put (48-6.5) at Maryland Interscholastic Athletics Association Indoor Track Championships
Track team captain
Senior class vice president
Chinese Honor Society

Personal

Full name is Earl Thomas Booker IV
Son of Ava Lias-Booker and Earl Thomas Booker III
Father played football at Wisconsin, started at outside linebacker as a freshman
Sister, Sydney, graduated from law school at Duke
Sister played junior varsity tennis at Princeton
Cousin, Corbin Booker, played lacrosse at Brown
Uncle, Richard E. Lias, played football at St. Francis
Attended Stanford High School Summer College Program before senior year of high school
High school teammate of current Stanford teammate Dorian Maddox and former Cardinal Devery Hamilton

2019

Defensive End

6-4 / 281 lbs

2020

Defensive End

6-4 / 310 lbs

2021

Defensive End

6-4 / 309 lbs

Thomas Booker Season 2018