Cowboys grab OL Tyler Booker with 12th overall pick

The Dallas Cowboys selected Alabama offensive lineman Tyler Booker in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, 12th overall.

Booker marks the third time in the last four years that the Cowboys have used a first-round pick on an offensive lineman. They picked Tyler Guyton in 2024 and Tyler Smith in 2022.

Booker could help fill the void left by nine-time Pro Bowl guard Zack Martin, who retired this offseason.

Pre-draft profile

Booker is the top guard in this year's draft. In an offensive line class filled with athletes, the Alabama standout offers a breath of fresh air with some old-school power. He's got overwhelming size, strength, and length to create easy movement off the ball. Booker can drop the anchor in pass protection and neutralize a bull rush with ease, and he processes the game at a high level to pass off and pick up assignments against stunts. He's also more fluid than his combine numbers may suggest, efficiently pulling around the edge or working up to the second level. While finesse rushers can exploit Booker's lateral movement, that's assuming he doesn't get his heavy hands on them first. The rep is over when that happens. Booker should be an impact starter in a power running scheme from Day 1.