Devontae Booker
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| No. 23 Denver Broncos | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 27, 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Sacramento, California | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 219 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Sacramento (CA) Grant Union | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Utah | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 4 / Pick: 136 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Devontae Booker (born May 27, 1992) is an American football running back for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Utah. He was drafted by the Broncos in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
College career
Booker attended American River College from 2011 to 2013. In 2011, he had 793 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns and in 2012, he had 1,472 yards and 15 touchdowns. He was originally expected to transfer to the University of Utah prior to the 2013 season, but was unable due to academic reasons. He stayed at American River College and did not play football in 2013.[1] Booker officially transferred to Utah in 2014.[2] He entered the season splitting time with Bubba Poole, but eventually became the main running back.[3][4] He finished the year with 1,512 yards on 292 carries and 10 touchdowns. As a senior, Booker played in the first ten games before a torn meniscus in his knee ended his season.[5] He finished the year with 1,261 yards on 268 carries and 11 touchdowns.
College statistics
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| Year | Team | GP | Att | Yards | Avg | TDs | Rec | Yards | TDs |
| 2014 | Utah | 13 | 292 | 1,512 | 5.2 | 10 | 43 | 306 | 2 |
| 2015 | Utah | 10 | 268 | 1,261 | 4.7 | 11 | 37 | 316 | 0 |
| College Totals | 23 | 560 | 2,773 | 5.0 | 21 | 80 | 622 | 2 | |
Professional career
Booker was drafted by the Broncos in the fourth round (136th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.[6] Booker opened the season as the No. 2 running back behind C. J. Anderson. On his first NFL carry against the Carolina Panthers, Booker fumbled the ball and was recovered by former Grant High School teammate Shaq Thompson. Booker re-entered the game, and finished with three carries for eight yards. Booker had his first career touchdown against the Houston Texans on October 24 after Anderson left the game with an injury. After Anderson was lost for the season, Booker became the starting running back the following week against the Chargers. He was the starter for the Broncos the next five games until the Broncos claimed Justin Forsett off waivers, who started the final three games. Booker finished his rookie year playing in all 16 games with six starts, rushing 174 times for 612 yards and four touchdowns along with 31 receptions for 265 yards and one touchdown.
References
- ↑ "Roundabout path to Utah Utes pays off for RB Devontae Booker – Pac-12 Blog- ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ↑ "Hometown Report". sacbee.
- ↑ Dirk Facer (October 1, 2014). "Devontae Booker is now the top Runnin' Ute". DeseretNews.com.
- ↑ "Utah Utes find a winning identity with Devontae Booker running ability – USC Trojans- ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ↑ Devontae Booker tore meniscus vs. Arizona, out for regular season
- ↑ Hayre, Chris (April 30, 2016). "Broncos select RB Devontae Booker in the fourth round". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved April 23, 2017.