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Arkansas sees veteran DL return to transfer portal after 1 season with Hogs
By Andrew Olson
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After 1 season at Arkansas, Anthony “Tank” Booker Jr. will look to finish his college football career elsewhere. Booker is reportedly going back to the transfer portal to find a new home for 2024.
Booker joined Arkansas ahead of the 2023 campaign, arriving from Maryland. The veteran defensive lineman has 1 remaining season of eligibility.
Arkansas defensive tackle Anthony ‘Tank’ Booker has hit the transfer portal. #wps
— Trey Biddy (@TreyBiddy) December 12, 2023
Booker appeared in 11 games for Arkansas off the bench in 2023. He recorded 19 tackles on the season, including 2 for loss. Booker logged 5 tackles, his season-high, against Auburn and was credited with a half sack in the Kent State game.
Booker’s first transfer came after 4 seasons at Maryland. Graduates are able to transfer a second time with immediate eligibility.
At Maryland, Booker played in 30 games for the Terrapins. His most productive season came in 2022, when he made 13 appearances, including 2 starts. Booker logged 27 tackles, including 17 solo stops and 5 TFLs, with 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and 1 pass breakup, all career highs, in the 2022 campaign.
We’ll see what’s next for the veteran lineman from Cincinnati.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
