Hokie Club59 - Barry BookerPosition: Defensive Tackle
Class: r-Sophomore
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 279 lbs.
High School: Amherst
Hometown: Amherst, Va.
Came on during the spring and put himself in contention for the backup duties behind senior Jonathan Lewis ... A young player with a good upside ... Showed some play-making ability ... Still has some work to do in terms of his body and getting stronger at the point of attack, but has a chance to help out this fall ... Should only get better with experience ...2004: Played in one game ... Recorded one solo tackle and one assist ... Also had a quarterback hurry and a forced fumble ... Recorded a 350-pound bench and a 316-pound power clean in spring testing ...
2003: Worked to add weight while taking a redshirt year ... Spent most of practice time at tackle ... Bench pressed 350 pounds and had a 500-pound back squat during spring max testing ... Posted a sack for the winning White team in the 2004 Maroon-White game ... Finished the game with a total of four tackles ...
High School: Played a number of positions for Coach Scott Abell at Amherst, including tight end, fullback and defensive tackle ... Named an all-region selection for the Atlantic region by PrepStar as a defensive lineman ... Was a 2002 AA second-team all-state selection by The Associated Press as a defensive lineman ... A first-team selection to the 2002 AA Coaches all-state team at the defensive end position ... Notched 68 tackles and 13 sacks on defense while rushing for 250 yards and catching nine passes for three touchdowns on offense his senior season ... Registered 10 sacks and was named to the all-district team as a junior ... Rated the No. 24 defensive tackle in the nation by Tom Lemming on ESPN.com ... The No. 17 player in Virginia as ranked by SuperPrep magazine ... Rated the No. 18 player in Virginia by The Roanoke Times ... One of the top 40 linebackers/defensive ends in the ACC area as ranked by the preseason G&W Recruiting Report ...
Personal: Barry Nathaniel Booker, Jr. ... Born 11/13/85 in Fort Campbell, KY ... Son of Barry and Patsy Booker ... Enrolled in university studies.
| Tackles | G | UT | AT | Tot. | Loss | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2005 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2-9 | 0-0 |
| 2006 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 7-41 | 1.5-21 |
| 2007 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 10.5-39 | 4-29 |
| Career | 40 | 41 | 72 | 113 | 19.5-89 | 5.5-50 |
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