2021 Football Roster

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4 Thomas Booker

  • Position
    Defensive End
  • Class
    Senior
  • Height
    6-4
  • Weight
    309
  • Hometown
    Ellicott City, Md.
  • High School
    Gilman
  • Major
    Economics

Biography

Career Accolades

  • 2022 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
  • William V. Campbell Trophy finalist (2021)
  • Senior CLASS Award first team (2021)
  • Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America first team (2020, 2021)
  • Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District (2020, 2021)
  • All-Pac-12 first team all purpose/special teams - Coaches (2020)
  • All-Pac-12 second team defensive line - Coaches, Phil Steele (2021)
  • All-Pac-12 second team defensive line - Coaches, Phil Steele (2020)
  • Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 30, 2020)
  • All-Pac-12 honorable mention - Coaches (2019)
  • Pacific Takes Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2018)
  • Jimmy Rogers, Jr. Most Valuable Lineman of Sun Bowl (2018)
  • 247 Sports True Freshman All-America Team (2018)
  • Three-Time Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll (2019-21)
  • Two-time team captain (2020-21)
  • Outstanding Senior Award (2021)
  • Phil Moffatt Award (2020)
  • Frank Rehm Award (2020)

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

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2018Freshman

    Defensive End
    6'4" 279 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2019Sophomore

    Defensive End
    6'4" 281 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2020Junior

    Defensive End
    6'4" 310 lbs
    34
  • 4

    2021Senior

    Defensive End
    6'4" 309 lbs
    4