Brandon Booker

Brandon Booker

No. 22 – Philadelphia Liberty
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(2015-02-02)February 2, 2015 (aged 48) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
College:	Arizona State University
ISFL Draft:	2037 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4
DSFL Draft:	2036 / Round: 5 / Pick: 35
Career history
Roster status:	Active

Brandon Booker (born February 2, 2015) is an American football cornerback for the Philadelphia Liberty of the National Simulation Football League (NSFL). Booker was drafted by Philadelphia with the fourth overall pick in the 2037 NSFL Draft. While in the DSFL, Booker played for the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers, who drafted Booker in the fifth round of the 2036 DSFL Draft. As a Myrtle Beach player, Brandon Booker was selected to the DSFL Pro Bowl, received Defensive Back of the Year votes, and won the Ultimini.

Early years

Brandon Booker was born on February 2nd 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. Booker attended Desert Vista High School, known for producing NFL players such as Devon Kennard, Zach Miller and Jalen Jelks. Booker was the stand-out performer for the school's track team and it's football program during his time there. Booker was used as a running back and a return specialist because of his speed and agility, and college scouts became aware of the high schooler via videos of him returning punts and kickoffs on ESPN.com and Youtube. In his senior season, Booker accumulated 1,745 scrimmage yards and 23 touchdowns. Booker also recorded four punt return touchdowns and two kickoff return touchdowns. Booker ran a personal best 10.61 seconds in the 100-meter dash during the state championships, a school record. The All-American Bowl selection tour visited Desert Vista High School, but controversially did not invite Booker to its combine or the game itself. Booker's high school coaches praised his grades and work ethic as much as his on-field play, and Booker would go on to graduate with a 3.9 GPA. Booker's character and physical traits made him very appealing to college scouts, and Booker was considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com. After much deliberation, Booker eventually announced on his personal Twitter account that he would be playing college football in-state for the Arizona State Sun Devils.

College career

Brandon Booker appeared in 13 games as a true freshman, primarily on special teams. Though he performed well as a special teams gunner and returner, Booker was unable to move his way up the depth chart at running back and played very few snaps on offense. Booker finished the season with just 19 carries for 114 yards. Booker also caught one pass for 12 yards. ASU's coaching staff gave Booker reps at cornerback and safety prior to his sophomore year, and Booker would end up starting 13 games as a defensive back during his sophomore season. Booker finished the season with 47 total tackles and four interceptions, which Booker's coach attributed to him meticulously studying film of the other team's offense prior to each game. Booker's final college season was even more successful and the junior cemented himself as a top cornerback prospect by forcing seven turnovers. Booker finished the season with 58 total tackles, six interceptions and a forced fumble. Booker returned one of these interceptions for a 4th quarter touchdown against the University of Arizona Wildcats, ASU's fiercest rivals. Brandon Booker elected to forego his final year of college eligibility and entered the 2036 DSFL draft.

College career statistics

			Rushing						Receiving				Tackles			Sacks	Interceptions		Other					Kick Returns			Punt Returns
Season	Team	GP	Att	Yds	Avg	Yds/G	Long	TD	Rec	Yds	Long	TD	Reg	TFL	Total	Sack	Int	IntTD	DefTD	FFum	FRec	PD	Safety	Yds	Avg	KR TD	Yds	Avg	PR TD
2033 (S18)	Sun Devils	13	19	114	6.0	8.8	36	0	1	12	12	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	259	23.5	0	296	11.8	0
2034 (S19)	Sun Devils	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	2	47	0	4	0	0	0	0	18	0	213	23.7	0	142	12.9	0
2035 (S20)	Sun Devils	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	56	2	58	0	6	1	1	1	0	21	0	140	23.3	0	109	10.9	0

Professional career

DSFL career

Ahead of the DSFL draft, Brandon Booker appeared in the 2036 Prospect Bowl for the Miami Grenadiers. As part of a Grenadiers defensive backfield that also included future DSFL stars Zamir Kehla and Matt Cross, Booker helped Miami to a 2-0 pool record and a NGFC title game appearance. Booker allowed just four receptions in his three games and finished the Prospect Bowl with a total of 9 tackles and 2 passes defended.

Booker was considered one of the top cornerback prospects ahead of the 2036 DSFL draft, but despite an early run on cornerbacks Booker fell to the fifth round. This allowed the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers to draft Booker with their first of two fifth round selections and made Booker the ninth cornerback prospect to be drafted.

Booker started in each of the Buccaneers' four preseason games and ahead of Myrtle Beach's opening game away to Kansas City it was announced that Brandon Booker would be the team's other starting cornerback alongside Rotticus Scott, who had been drafted by the Bucs the season prior.

Myrtle Beach began the season 2-0 and spent the entire season fighting for the number one seed in the SFC and the number one overall seed in the DSFL. Booker's play was solid throughout the season, and in Week 7 he had his breakout game in a home loss against the Tijuana Luchadores. Booker was targeted ten times in coverage, allowing just three receptions for 36 yards while intercepting two passes, returning one inside the Tijuana ten-yard-line to set up a Buccaneers touchdown.

Myrtle Beach finished the regular season with a 9-5 record, and as they held the head-to-head tiebreaker over Kansas City they were the number one overall seed. The Bucs bested the Norfolk SeaWolves 18-0 to win the SFC Championship Game in Booker's first career playoff appearance, advancing to the Ultimini.

There they played the Kansas City Coyotes, with Myrtle Beach as the home team given their superior head-to-head record. Quarterback Chris Ramos threw a touchdown pass and ran for 75 yards and another touchdown in one of his strongest performances of the season, and the Bucs comprehensively beat the Coyotes 27-10 to win their first Ultimini since relocating to Myrtle Beach and rebranding as the Buccaneers.

Booker ended the season having recorded 61 tackles, one forced fumble, two interceptions and 11 passes defended; and was elected by his teammates as one of the Buccaneers' team captains.

DSFL career statistics

Career statistics			Tackles			Sacks	Interceptions		Other
Season	Team	Games	Reg	TFL	Total	Sack	Int	IntTD	DefTD	FFum	FRec	PD	Safety
2036 (S21)	Buccaneers	14	61	0	61	0	2	0	0	1	0	11	0

NSFL career

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40‑yd dash	20‑ss	3‑cone	Vert jump	Broad	BP	Wonderlic
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	4.32 s	4.13 s	7.15 s	28.3 in (0.72 m)	10 ft 8.9 in (3.27 m)	12 reps	39

Achievements and records

Team

• Ultimini Champion (1): 2036 (S21) (XXI)
• SFC Champion (1): 2036 (S21)

Individual

• DSFL Pro Bowl Selection (1): 2036

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