Anthony Booker Jr.: DT · SMU · #10.
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Anthony Booker Jr.
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for three head coaches at three programs in six seasons: Mike Locksley, Sam Pittman and Rhett Lashlee. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Duke — Week 9, 2024.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
11 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 29-24@ Nevada | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Houston Christian | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 66-42vs TCU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-16vs Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 40-10@ Stanford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-27@ Duke | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 38-28vs Boston College | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 10-38@ No. 5 Penn State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
9%1 hurry11 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
45.3%
436 pass / 527 run
Plays / game
68.8
14 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
455 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Maryland, Arkansas and SMU, 77 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2024
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 4 schools: Mario Cristobal, Mike Locksley, Sam Pittman and Rhett Lashlee.
