Michael Booker
{{Short description|American football player (born 1975)}}
{{Other people|Michael Booker}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Michael Booker
| number = 20, 33
| position = Cornerback
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|4|27}}
| birth_place = Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 200
| high_school = El Camino {{nowrap|(Oceanside, California)}}
| college = Nebraska
| draftyear = 1997
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 11
| pastteams =
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1997|1999}})
- Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2000|2001}})
| highlights =
- 2× National champion (1994, 1995)
- Second-team All-Big 12 (1996)
| statlabel1 = Tackles
| statvalue1 = 109
| statlabel2 = Interceptions
| statvalue2 = 8
| statlabel3 = Passes defended
| statvalue3 = 14
| pfr = B/BookMi20
}}
Michael Allen Booker Jr. (born April 27, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1997 to 2001. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football.
Early life
Michael Booker started playing football later in his childhood. Once he started his athletic skills and technique definitely showed up. While at El Camino High as a cornerback, Booker was a two-year starter and letterman under head coach Herb Meyer. Booker earned all-league honors twice, was named the Long Beach Pre-Telegram BEST in the West and was co-defensive player of the year in the Southern California area. Booker finished 12–2 in 1992 and ranked seventh in the state.
College career
During 1996, Booker was one of the most watched players at the University of Nebraska. Booker was the MVP on defense in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl against Florida. With his four-tackle, three-breakup, and interception touchdown performance he received attention from everyone including scouts from the NFL.
=Awards while at the University of Nebraska=
- Member of Two Nebraska National Championship Teams (1994, 1995)
- Second-team All-Big 12 (AP, Coaches, 1996)
- Fiesta Bowl Defensive MVP (1996)
- Nebraska Defensive Player-of-the-Game vs. Arizona State (1995)
Professional career
Booker was selected by the Atlanta Falcons with the 11th overall pick in the first round of the 1997 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1997 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Booker played 3 seasons with the Falcons, as well as in Super Bowl XXXIII, which the Falcons lost to the Denver Broncos.{{cite web| url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199901310atl.htm| title = Super Bowl XXXIII – Denver Broncos vs. Atlanta Falcons – January 31st, 1999 {{!}} Pro-Football-Reference.com| website = Pro-Football-Reference.com}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="4"| Tackles !colspan="4"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 1997 | ATL
| 15 || 3 || 21 || 19 || 2 || 0.0 || 3 || 16 || 0 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | ATL
| 14 || 6 || 35 || 32 || 3 || 0.0 || 1 || 27 || 0 || 27 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | ATL
| 13 || 1 || 23 || 20 || 3 || 0.0 || 2 || 10 || 0 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | TEN
| 15 || 1 || 19 || 15 || 4 || 0.0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | TEN
| 16 || 0 || 11 || 10 || 1 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 73 | 11 | 109 | 96 | 13 | 0.0 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
=Playoffs=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="4"| Tackles !colspan="4"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 1998 | ATL
| 3 || 3 || 7 || 6 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | TEN
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{1994 Nebraska Cornhuskers football navbox}}
{{1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football navbox}}
{{1997 NFL Draft}}
{{FalconsFirstPick}}
{{Atlanta Falcons 1997 draft navbox}}
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Category:Players of American football from Oceanside, California
Category:American football cornerbacks
Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football players
Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:Tennessee Titans players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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