Lorenzo Booker at Philadelphia Eagles training camp in 2009
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth: | June 14, 1984 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Oxnard, California | ||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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College: | Florida State | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2007 / Round: 3 / Pick: 71 | ||||||||||||||
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Rushing yards: | 230 |
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Average: | 3.8 |
Rushing TDs: | 0 |
Receptions: | 47 |
Receiving yards: | 362 |
Receiving TDs: | 0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Lorenzo Adarryll Booker (born June 14, 1984) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State.
Booker has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Hartford Colonials, Minnesota Vikings, and Chicago Bears.
Booker attended St. Bonaventure High School in Ventura, California, where he was a letterman in football and track. In football, he played as a running back. As a senior, Booker ran for 2878 yards and 50 touchdowns, and also had 16 receptions for 300 yards along with three more touchdowns. He was widely regarded as the nation's top running back prospect and was named a Parade All-American and to the PrepStar Dream Team. He also earned USA Today All-USA first-team honors and was ranked by Rivals.com as the number 3 overall prospect in the country and a five star recruit. In his junior year, Booker had an equally-impressive 3103 yards and 49 touchdowns, and for his three-year career had 8502 rushing yards and 137 touchdowns, both state records. During this time, he led his team a 42-0 record.
In track & field, Booker competed as a sprinter and jumper. In sprints, he got PR of 10.8 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 22.2 seconds in the 200-meter dash. In the jumping events, he cleared more than 22 feet (6.80m) in the long jump.