New Dallas Cowboy Tyler Booker's girlfriend shared heartwarming message before NFL Draft

The Dallas Cowboys selected Alabama offensive guard Tyler Booker with the 12th overall pick in the NFL Draft.

On Thursday, Booker's girlfriend, Kalani Bagsby, shared an emotional message to the lineman.

What they're saying:

"Today is the day! You have talked to me about today since we first met and it’s finally here. No matter what happens tonight, just know that I’m so proud of you. Watching your growth through these past years has been an honor. Thank you for allowing me to come on this journey with you baby. I got you 4L and after! ITS DRAFT DAY BABY," Bagsby wrote on a picture of the couple.

Source: KalaniBagsby/Instagram

After Booker was selected by the Cowboys, she made another post.

"How bout them Cowboys," she said while sharing a post from the Crimson Tide.

Tyler Booker

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - APRIL 24: Guard Tyler Booker of Alabama celebrates after being selected twelfth overall pick by the Dallas Cowboys during the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field on April 24, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo

The backstory:

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.

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

The Source: Information in this article comes from social media posts made by Kalani Bagsby, the NFL and the Dallas Cowboys.

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