Dallas Cowboys select OG Tyler Booker with first-round pick

Name: NFL Draft: Cowboys select Tyler Booker in first round
Uploaded: 2025-04-24T20:31:05-05:00
Description: The Dallas Cowboys selected Alabama offensive guard Tyler Booker with the 12th overall pick in the NFL Draft. FOX 4's Jeff Kolb and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Nick Harris break down the pick and what was happening in the moments leading up to the pick being announced.

NFL Draft: Cowboys select Tyler Booker in first round

The Dallas Cowboys selected Alabama offensive guard Tyler Booker with the 12th overall pick in the NFL Draft. FOX 4's Jeff Kolb and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Nick Harris break down the pick and what was happening in the moments leading up to the pick being announced.

DALLAS - The Dallas Cowboys selected offensive guard Tyler Booker from Alabama with the 12th pick in the first round of the NFL Draft.

Booker will look to replace future Hall of Famer Zack Martin, who retired this offseason.

Tyler Booker

TAMPA, FL - DECEMBER 31: Alabama Crimson Tide offensive lineman Tyler Booker (52) protects the pocket during the ReliaQuest Bowl game between the Michigan Wolverines and the Alabama Crimson Tide on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at Raymond James Stadium

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Booker was a team captain on last year's Alabama team, starting all 13 games at offensive guard. He did not allow a sack last season.

Booker is 6 feet 5 inches tall and 325 pounds with 34 1/2 inch arms.

Scouts call him a powerful, downfill run blocker.

He finished 2024 being named first-team All-SEC and was a second-team AP All-American.

In 2023, he was named second-team All-SEC and was a Freshman All-SEC selection in 2022.

What they're saying:

"I'm blessed to be a Dallas Cowboy," Booker said shortly after being drafted.

Booker later shared a message to his doubters.

"I was a dude at [the University of Alabama]. I was that guy [in the SEC] for three years straight," he said.

At the NFL Draft Combine, the offensive lineman opened up about his playing style and gave a look inside his mind.

"The brand of football that I play, I make guys not like football anymore," said Booker. "The thing I love most about football is taking the love away from other people."