#9

Austin Booker

DL · Kansas · So. · #9

Chicago — drafted 2024, Rd 5, Pick 9, #144 overall
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Austin Booker

DL · Kansas · So · #9

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
R5 · #144
Chicago · 2024

Where He Ended Up · NFL

ChicagoEntering 3rd NFL season

#144Rd 5 · Pick 9
ChicagoEntering 3rd NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy
2023Kansas9-4HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Kansas553912.08.01----
2022Minnesota211.00.0------
Career574013.08.01----

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Michael Pleas Jr.’s 2020 season.

Southern Miss · 2020

#2

Davontae McCrae

North Texas · 2020

64%
#3

Avery Dunn

Michigan State · 2022

56%
#4

Logan Hall

Houston · 2021

All-AACNFL Rd 2 · Pk 1
55%
#5

Michael Green

Marshall · 2023

55%

Matches Michael on

TFL rate
Weight
Class year

Differs from Michael on

Height (higher)
Sack rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Leroy Harris III's sophomore season at Kansas (2025).

Kansas · 2025

#2

Drake Jackson

USC · 2021

All-SECNFL Rd 2 · Pk 29
78%
#3

Tyler Thomas

South Alabama · 2024

77%
#4

Daniel Ndukwe

Indiana · 2025

73%
#5

Adonijah Green

Louisville · 2024

70%

Matches Leroy on

Sack rate
TFL rate
Weight