Alabama's first-round guard who stepped in for the retired Zack Martin and graded as the top rookie guard in the league.
Tyler Booker was a surprise first-round pick for Dallas in 2025, taken 12th overall to fill the void left by Zack Martin's retirement, and he answered by locking down the Cowboys' right guard spot from day one. He quickly established himself as one of the best young interior linemen in football.
Path to the league
Booker started 26 games over his final two seasons at Alabama, earning first-team All-American and first-team All-SEC honors in 2024 at 6-foot-5 and 321 pounds. The Cowboys selected him 12th overall in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, a pick many analysts viewed as a reach given his lower consensus ranking, but one made necessary by Zack Martin's retirement.
Career highlights
Booker was named to the Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team after his first season and graded as the top rookie guard among his draft class. His run-blocking presence was a clear boost to Dallas' ground game, with the team's rushing success rate rising to 43 percent on snaps he played.
2025 season recap
Booker started at right guard from Week 1 and played in 14 games as a rookie, missing three with a high ankle sprain suffered in Week 3. He allowed pressure on just 5.9 percent of his pass-blocking snaps, a mark that ranked 13th among all NFL guards with at least 400 snaps.
Sources
- ESPN: Assessing Tyler Booker and Cowboys' 2025 rookie draft class
- Dallas Cowboys: Tyler Booker
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Guard
- Group
- offense
- College
- Alabama
- Hometown
- New Haven, CT, USA
- Age
- 22
- Status
- active
