KarlBooker

Made the team as a walk-on last fall … Coaching staff likes his potential … Has good height for a receiver … Also has good speed.

2002 (Freshman): Redshirted.

High School: Two-year all-state performer at Riverside HS in Belle, W. V. … Caught 44 passes as a senior, good for 1,112 yards and eight touchdowns … Had 33 receptions for approximately 700 yards and 10 TDs as a junior … Honorable- mention all-state as a soph when he grabbed 15 passes for 390 yards and six TDs … Holds all of the school records for pass receiving … Had three kickoff return touchdowns and one punt return TD during his career … Played in the North-South All-Star Game as a senior … Three-year starter whose teams compiled a 31-8 record … Coached by Richard Whitman … Three-year letterman on the basketball team … The school’s all-time leading scorer and an all-state pick as a junior and senior … Two-year member of the track team, running in the relay events … Member of the DECA Club, student council, and FCA … Principal’s list student … Named an Outstanding African-American Achiever and also attended Boys’ State.

Personal: Full name is Karl Wesley Booker … Born 10-16-83 in Charleston, W. V. … Son of Samuel and Deborah Booker … Major is telecommunications.