Kobie Booker

Photo by: Jeff Harwell

Position:
TE
Class:
Freshman
Height:
6-0
Weight:
273
Hometown:
Barberton, Ohio
High School:
Barberton HS

As a Freshman (2017): Played in 12 games with three starts at tight end … one of only seven true freshmen to see game action and the only true freshman to earn a starting nod … had eight receptions for 126 yards and four touchdowns on the season … also had two kickoff returns for 29 yards … in the MAC Championship game against Toledo, had two receptions for 14 yards and a touchdown … in the win over Kent State, scored a 25-yard touchdown reception from QB Kato Nelson … it marked his third TD reception of the fall and his longest to date … put Akron on the scoreboard in the first quarter with a 13-yard touchdown reception for his first collegiate touchdown … at Toledo, notched another touchdown … put Akron on the scoreboard in the second quarter with his second career touchdown, a 25-yard pass from Thomas Woodson … made his first collegiate start in the win at Western Michigan … lettered.

High School: 2016 Associated Press All-Ohio Division II second-team defense honoree … 2016 Akron Beacon Journal All-Star Team selection … played tight end, all defensive line positions, and linebacker for coach Tony Gotto at Barberton HS … three-year starter … All-District honoree … as a senior, helped Magics to an 8-3 record en route to a OHSAA Division II playoff appearance … had 93 tackles, including 66 solos stops, nine TFL, two sacks, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and an interception returned for a touchdown … offensively, had 21 receptions for 441 yards and eight touchdowns … also rushed for one touchdown … participated in the 2016 FBC Thanks4giving All-Star game … recipient of the Ken Sennet Award … also played basketball.

Personal: Born May 14, 1998 … mother is Teresa Giavanini … has a brother Nathanial … older cousin Dante Booker, Jr., plays linebacker at Ohio State … exercise science/physiology major.