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Austin Booker Chicago Bears · #94

Defensive End · 6' 6", 245 lbs · Greenwood, IN · Age 24

Austin Booker is a Defensive End for the Chicago Bears, drafted 144th overall, 2024. In 2026 he recorded 9 tackles, 2 sacks.

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Austin Booker

Season avg9 tkl · 2 sacks · 0 int

Career avg65 tkl · 8 sacks · 0 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

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Scouting report

Austin Booker — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

Defensive End · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Austin Booker is a Defensive End for the Chicago Bears, drafted 144th overall, 2024. In 2026 he recorded 9 tackles, 2 sacks.

Pass rush

C+

Run D

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B-

Run defense

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Disruption

Solid · defense

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Splash plays

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C+

Ball skills

Solid · defense

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Act II

Where Austin Booker stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #305 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

86Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Austin Booker — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+

Tackling

9 TKL

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A+

Pass rush

2.0 SACK

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Coverage

0 PD

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The engine

How the model sees Austin Booker

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027 modeled

2.8

sacks

1.6–4.0

tackles

10–30

0–1

0–2

games

3–13

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.

What moves the sacks line vs last season

Last season 2 → projected 3 sacks

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+0.8 sacks

Everything it reads

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3 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 24 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 17 / 10 / 4

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Austin Booker career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	Sack	FF	PD
2024	17	21	1.5	0	0
2025	10	35	4.5	1	3
2026 in progress · 4 games	4	9	2	1	0
Career	31	65	8.0	2	3

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Quinnen Williams 99%Arden Key 99%Malcolm Koonce 99%Sam Okuayinonu 98%Justin Eboigbe 98%Jalen Carter 97%

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Context

Are the Chicago Bears built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record

93off index

97def index

+56net

95%playoff odds

65roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A (93), defense A+ (97) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 89, pass rush 99, coverage 95.

How his role moves

Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Austin Booker

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2002-12-14

The beginning

Austin Booker is a Defensive End for the Chicago Bears, in his 3rd NFL season.

Chicago Bears

Turning pro

Drafted 144th overall, 2024 as a Defensive End.

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Austin Booker is a Chicago Bears defensive end, drafted 144th overall, 2024.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has recorded 65 tackles, 8 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 9 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

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Booker's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

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Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 245 lbs
Draft: 144th overall, 2024
Born: Greenwood, IN
Age: 24
Jersey: #94

Background

Austin Booker is from Greenwood, IN and is 24 years old. He was drafted 144th overall, 2024 and plays defensive end at 6' 6", 245 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has recorded 65 tackles, 8 sacks and 0 interceptions. Booker is currently on the Chicago Bears roster.

The person

Austin Booker is a rotational defensive lineman who has generated 8 sacks and 65 tackles across 3 seasons (2024–2026).

Pass rush8 career sacks with 2 forced fumbles.

Run defense65 career tackles up front.

Best season4.5 sacks in 2025.

Draft pedigree144th overall, 2024.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Austin Booker — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Austin Booker, answered.

What position does Austin Booker play?

Austin Booker is a Defensive End for the Chicago Bears.

When was Austin Booker drafted?

Austin Booker was drafted 144th overall, 2024.

How many seasons has Austin Booker played?

3 (2024–2026).

What are Austin Booker's career stats?

He has recorded 65 tackles, 8 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Austin Booker career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Austin Booker Chicago Bears · #94

Austin Booker — the report card

Where Austin Booker stands

Austin Booker — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Austin Booker

Austin Booker career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Chicago Bears built to win?

The Ballad of Austin Booker

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the field

Austin Booker — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Injury history

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