Biography
2011 OUTLOOK: Enters the fall camp No. 1 on the depth chart at corner.
JSU CAREER
2010: Saw action In all 12 games for the Gamecocks as a junior, earning the start in the defensive backfield in four…had 36 tackles, 27 solo, out of the backfield, which was ninth on the team and was third among JSU DBs…recorded one sack and two tackles for a loss, while also notching a quarterback hurry...posted four stops against Ole Miss, including three solo tackles...registered a pass break up in the season opener...recorded four stops and broke up a pass against Chattanooga...recovered the fumble on the kick off after JSU took a 21-17 lead late in the 4th quarter against UTC...credited with a trio of tackles against Georgia State...totaled five solo stops against Eastern Illinois, including a tackle for loss...recorded a pass break up against EIU...assisted on a pair of tackles against Murray State...tallied five stops against UT Martin, including his first career sack...registered one stop against Tennessee State...finished the Austin Peay contest with a pair of solo stops...made a pair of stops against Tennessee Tech…in the playoffs against Wofford, had four solo tackles and one of his four pass break-ups on the year.
2009: Appeared in all 11 games for the Gamecocks as a sophomore…was second on the team and in the OVC in fumbles recovered at .27 per game…racked up 26 tackles, 14 solo, out of the defensive backfield, while breaking up three passes...credited with two tackles, one solo, and had a fumble recovery in the season opener against Georgia Tech (9/5)...registered a season and career-high eight tackles, for solo, with two fumble recoveries against Florida State (9/12) to earn OVC Defensive Player of the Week honors...had five tackles, one solo, versus Alabama A&M (9/19)...registered three tackles, one solo, and a pass break up at Murray State (10/10)...had a solo tackle and a pass deflection against Eastern Illinois (10/24)...had two tackles and broke up a pass against Eastern Kentucky (11/21).
2008: Saw action in all 11 games as a true freshman, earning the starting nod twice…finished the season with 26 tackles, 18 solo, one interception and seven pass breakups…recorded two tackles for a loss…earned his first career start on Nov. 1 vs. Austin Peay…had one solo tackle in the Tennessee State game (11/15)...recorded three tackles, two solos, versus Tennessee Tech (11/8)...tied a career-high with four tackles and set a career-high with three pass deflections versus Austin Peay (11/1)...recorded two tackles, one behind the line, and a pass break up versus UT Martin (10/23)...had two pass break ups against Murray State (10/18)...posted two tackles and a pass break up in the Eastern Kentucky game (10/11)...had four tackles, two solos, and a tackle behind the line against Southeast Missouri (10/4)...recorded one tackle in the Eastern Illinois game (9/27)...had a career-high four tackles and his first career interception vs. Chattanooga (9/20)...played in his first collegiate game against Georgia Tech (8/28) and saw action against Alabama A&M (9/6).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Ronnie Sikes at Lanett High School…was an honorable mention All-State selection as a senior after recording 453 yards on 45 catches and scoring 15 touchdowns…also had three punt returns for touchdowns…was a first-team All-Area selection for three years…was named the Opelika-Auburn News Offensive Player of the Year in 2007…set a school record by scoring five touchdowns in a game as a senior vs Wicksburg in the second round of the state playoffs…was named team co-Most Valuable Player as a senior…was named Who’s Who Among American High School Students and was an honor student.
PERSONAL: Full name is Jawaan Deante Booker…son of Lavaria Booker…born on January 29, 1990…has one older sister, Tisha, and two brothers, Tae and T.J…his cousin, Marcus Pollard is currently playing NFL with the Atlanta Falcons…majoring in technology at JSU.
