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Chicago Bears select Austin Booker in fifth round of 2024 NFL Draft

The Chicago Bears selected Kansas Jayhawks defensive lineman Austin Booker in the fifth round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Booker enters the NFL after making a big impact for Kansas during the 2023 season. Booker only played one year for the Jayhawks after spending the 2021 and 2022 seasons at Minnesota. In 2023, the Indiana native recorded 56 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, eight sacks and two forced fumbles. His production in 2023 led to him being selected to the All-Big 12 First Team and named Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year. In 2022, Booker played in six games forMinnesota as a reserved defe…