Thomas Booker

Earl Thomas Booker IV (born November 11, 1999) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). 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.

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 (150th overall) by the Houston Texans.

On August 29, 2023, Booker was waived by the Texans.

Philadelphia Eagles On August 31, 2023, Booker was signed to the practice squad of the Philadelphia Eagles. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 18, 2024. He finished the 2024 season with 18 combined tackles and 1 sack, appearing in all 17 games. He won a Super Bowl championship when the Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40–22 in Super Bowl LIX.

Las Vegas Raiders On August 5, 2025, the Raiders acquired Booker from the Eagles in exchange for cornerback Jakorian Bennett.

On March 18, 2026, Booker re-signed with the Raiders on a one-year, $3.67 million contract.

NFL career statistics Legend Won the Super Bowl Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2022 HOU 10 1 15 11 4 0.5 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2024 PHI 17 1 18 8 10 1.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2025 LV 17 13 44 16 28 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0Career 44 15 77 35 42 1.5 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 7 1 0 1 0 0

Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2024 PHI 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Personal life Booker and former teammate Cooper DeJean worked with local Philadelphia youth non-profit Leveling the Playing Field, an organization dedicated to redistributing sports equipment to under-resourced sports programs around the city. He is active in politics, having campaigned for Kamala Harris in the 2024 United States presidential election, as well having spoken at the White House about gun violence.