Arkansas DL transfer Tank Booker commits to SMU
Arkansas defensive lineman Anthony “Tank” Booker committed to SMU, he announced on social media. The 6-4, 351-pounder will have one year of eligibility remaining as a graduate transfer.
It’ll be Booker’s third school in as many years. He previously transferred to Arkansas from Maryland ahead of the 2023 season. SMU beat out Baylor and Texas Tech for his pledge.
In 41 career games, Booker has 2.5 sacks and 10.5 tackles for loss. He’s also got a pair of forced fumbles. Booker has been a solid player later in his career, but has struggled to find a starting role. He’s started just two games in his career, both in his final season at Maryland. He played in 11 games but started none with the Razorbacks during the 2023 season.
Booker played high school football at Winton Woods (Ohio) High School, where he was a three-star prospect. He was the No. 862 overall recruit in the 2019 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
Booker keeps SMU’s transfer portal momentum going
Booker joins Texas A&M defensive back Deuce Harmon, Oklahoma offensive lineman Savion Byrd, Ohio State defensive lineman Omari Abor, Oklahoma offensive lineman Nate Anderson, West Virginia defensive tackle Mike Lockhart, Miami EDGE Jahfari Harvey, Georgia defensive lineman Jonathan Jefferson and Oregon wide receiver Ashton Cozart as commitments for SMU from the NCAA Transfer Portal. The window for transfers opened on Dec. 4 and the Mustangs are hard at work hoping to assemble a quality roster for their first season of ACC play in 2024.
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To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.
The portal has been around since Oct. 15, 2018 and the new calendar cycle within the portal begins each August. For example, the 2021-22 cycle started Aug. 1. During the 2020-21 cycle, 2,626 FBS football players entered the transfer portal (including walk-ons). That comes after 1,681 entered during the 2019-20 cycle and 1,709 during the abbreviated 2018-19 cycle. In comparison, 1,833 Division I basketball players entered the portal during the 2020-21 cycle after totals of 1,020 in 2019-20 and 1,063 in 2018-19.
