Tyler Booker NFL Draft 2025 Scouting Report for Dallas Cowboys IOL

The Dallas Cowboys selected Alabama IOL Tyler Booker with the No. 12 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft.

Tyler Booker is a two-year starter at left guard inside Alabama's run-first (60-40 run-pass split), shotgun, RPO-heavy, multiple-run scheme. Booker has a massive, dense build with good arm length, very good play strength and adequate athletic ability.

Booker is a stout run blocker with excellent square power to deliver jolt at the point of attack with his best work coming as the drive man on double-teams, down, pin and base blocks. Booker generates quick displacement off the ball before bracing and clamping defenders up with churning feet and a nasty demeanor to finish at a high level. He has enough initial burst and movement skills to intersect and blot out smaller targets on pulls and short climbs but will lose steam and tracking ability as space expands on longer developing runs and screens.

Tyler Booker Highlights

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In pass protection Booker does a nice job playing square to limit rushers' options and box them into his frame where his stifling stopping power and grip strength clamps, anchors down and ends the rep quickly. He will also deliver jarring blows on adjacent rushers when uncovered to clear the pocket. Booker shows mediocre foot quickness and lateral agility that results in soft edges against adept counter moves, signaling some limitations against higher-end, widely aligned rushers and sub-package looks.

Overall, Booker is a powerfully built guard with commanding play strength, power, and a tone-setting demeanor who can get manipulated out of position when isolated against high-end rushers but will solidify the pocket against the bull-rush and dish out body blows as a finisher.

MEASUREMENT AND WORKOUT RESULTS

HEIGHT: 6'5"

WEIGHT: 321

HAND: 11⅛"

ARM: 34½"

WINGSPAN: 84¼"

40-YARD DASH: 5.38

3-CONE: 7.96

SHUTTLE: 4.65

VERTICAL: 27"

BROAD: 7'10"

POSITIVES

— Massive, dense build with good arm length and very good play strength.

— Comes off the ball square in the run game with low pads and excellent square power.

— Excels on down, pin and angle-drive blocks using his frame, power and core strength to displace and secure rush lanes.

— Has enough burst to get out on pulls, lead and blot out smaller targets.

— Regularly stifles the bull-rush with a stout, firm anchor.

— Punishing, heavy-handed demeanor to deliver body blows when uncovered in pass protection and knockdown finishes in the run game.

NEGATIVES

— Mediocre foot quickness and redirect skills can create soft edges against counter moves.

NOTES

— Born on April 12, 2004

— 4-star recruit from the 2022 class, per 247Sports

— 2023: AP First-Team All-SEC

— 2024: AP Second-Team All-American, Team Captain

— 27 career starts at left guard (26) and left tackle (one)

— Trained under Duke Manyweather at OL Masterminds in preparation for the combine

GRADE: 7.8 (Potential Impact Player — 2nd Round)

OVERALL RANK: 32

POSITION RANK: IOL2

PRO COMPARISON: O'Cyrus Torrence

Written by B/R NFL Scout Brandon Thorn