After being selected 12th overall by Dallas in the 2025 NFL draft, Booker flew to Texas to be officially welcomed by the Cowboys. Also waiting for him was world-famous bootmaker Lucchese.

The Dallas Cowboys claimed they were going to take "the best player on the board" with the 12th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, and they decided to fill a need along their offensive line with the selection of Alabama Crimson Tide All-American guard Tyler Booker.

The Dallas Cowboys' selection of Alabama guard Tyler Booker wasn't met with a ton of fanfare on social media. It seems the sentiments were shared, mostly, among the draft community as well. While most of the so-called expert opinions were in agreement that it made sense for the club to use resources on continuous improvement of the offensive line,