2025 NFL Draft Week Coverage

[bbgun]

They drafted a pure guard at 12, a guy they probably could have nabbed 10 picks later. Let that sink in.

 

[Doomsday]

They drafted a pure guard at 12, a guy they probably could have nabbed 10 picks later. Let that sink in.

Yeah I'm beyond disgusted.

 

[English Cowboy]

Think it's worth copying and pasting the McGinn scouting report on Booker that dbair posted in the other draft thread...

GUARDS​

1. TYLER BOOKER, Alabama (6-4 ½, 326, 5.34, 1): Third-year junior. “He’s a pretty safe bet to be the first guard,” one scout said. “He has the most solid foundation. Now he may be a little bit more of a gap-scheme than a run-off-the-ball wide-zone type. He’s a big body. Real big personality. He’s very much liked at the school. He’s been paid a lot of money. There’s some maturity there.” Rotated at both guards in 2022 before starting 25 games at left guard in 2023-’24. Last season, one of his starts came at left tackle. “Giant human being,” said a second scout.

“Heavy-handed, flexible, strong, smart, good athlete. Not a great puller or second-level guy but he’s a really good in-line player, run and pass. He’d be our starting right guard yesterday. Guards typically don’t go in the first round but he will. He could play some right tackle in some power schemes.” Five-star recruit from New Haven, Conn., and IMG Academy. “A guard like this, you could take him (first round),” said a third scout. “He’s not super talented or dynamic in any way but he’s big, moves well enough, plays on his feet, good football intelligence, he works. He’ll be good.” Arms were 34 ½ inches, size 11-inch hands were the largest at the position. “I don’t know if he’ll be a solid starter but I don’t think you’ll miss on him,” said a fourth scout. “I have him in the second round but you’ve got to find 32 and he may be one of those 32.” Tested poorly. Vertical jump (27 inches), broad jump (7-10) and bench-press reps (21) were the worst at the position.

 

[dbair1967]

McMillan's not even black. Pass.

Glad we didnt get him...seemed like a total dipshit

 

[dbair1967]

Boring un-sexy pick. But they usually turn out ok.

He's going to be a good player, but wished we could have moved down a few spots and got another pick or two.

3 pure interior OL's went in first 24 picks so teams arnt exactly shying away from them.

 

[dbair1967]

They drafted a pure guard at 12, a guy they probably could have nabbed 10 picks later. Let that sink in.

2 more interior OL's went after him, including Zabel at 18 and Jackson at 24. Booker was rated higher than them so its unlikely we could have moved that far.

There was also the oddity of NO trades after the Jax/Browns trade until the Giants moved up to 25, which means there probably was no real value being offered.

That said, I would have liked this more had we been able to move at least a few spots down and get him.

 

[dbair1967]

Yeah I'm beyond disgusted.

Not sure why you'd be disgusted. You claim to love old school smash mouth football.

We just got an old school smash mouth special. Kid has a great football attitude.

Our interior OL is a real strength now and that's a big plus in a division with the DL's (especially the DT's we see for 6 of our games every yr.

 

[dbair1967]

Think it's worth copying and pasting the McGinn scouting report on Booker that dbair posted in the other draft thread...

GUARDS​

1. TYLER BOOKER, Alabama (6-4 ½, 326, 5.34, 1): Third-year junior. “He’s a pretty safe bet to be the first guard,” one scout said. “He has the most solid foundation. Now he may be a little bit more of a gap-scheme than a run-off-the-ball wide-zone type. He’s a big body. Real big personality. He’s very much liked at the school. He’s been paid a lot of money. There’s some maturity there.” Rotated at both guards in 2022 before starting 25 games at left guard in 2023-’24. Last season, one of his starts came at left tackle. “Giant human being,” said a second scout.

“Heavy-handed, flexible, strong, smart, good athlete. Not a great puller or second-level guy but he’s a really good in-line player, run and pass. He’d be our starting right guard yesterday. Guards typically don’t go in the first round but he will. He could play some right tackle in some power schemes.” Five-star recruit from New Haven, Conn., and IMG Academy. “A guard like this, you could take him (first round),” said a third scout. “He’s not super talented or dynamic in any way but he’s big, moves well enough, plays on his feet, good football intelligence, he works. He’ll be good.” Arms were 34 ½ inches, size 11-inch hands were the largest at the position. “I don’t know if he’ll be a solid starter but I don’t think you’ll miss on him,” said a fourth scout. “I have him in the second round but you’ve got to find 32 and he may be one of those 32.” Tested poorly. Vertical jump (27 inches), broad jump (7-10) and bench-press reps (21) were the worst at the position.

0 sacks and only a few pressures allowed all season. Some miniscule number of "missed blocks" as well.

Kid's a good player with a real nasty streak. Just wished we could have at least gotten a 3rd or 4th to move down a few spots and still get him.

 

[dbair1967]

https://x.com/rjochoa/status/1915617125097492741
https://x.com/rjochoa
@rjochoa


Jerry Jones and Stephen Jones have openly defected both opportunities to speak and offer analysis to Brian Schottenheimer and Will McClay in their press conference following the selection of Tyler Booker. I recognize where the bar is here and not saying everything has changed, but this is in fact some change of scenery for how they operate. The Jones gentlemen are purposefully stepping back and letting other people be the faces of their team.

 

[dbair1967]

Post 1st rd PC

https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1PlJQMeDrAyJE

 

[dbair1967]

This is the video clip of Parsons show tonight interviewing Booker. His reaction to Booker's comments is pretty damn funny.

https://x.com/i/status/1915602961553674694

 

[dbair1967]

https://x.com/NickHarrisFWST/status/1915617305620267076
Nick Harris

@NickHarrisFWST

Cowboys owner and GM Jerry Jones said that everyone had a long debate yesterday about Tyler Booker and another player for over 30 minutes. Said it was funny how that exact scenario presented itself at 12. Team sources say that other player was Ole Miss DT Walter Nolen.

 

[dbair1967]

https://x.com/toddarcher/status/1915619900590088564

@toddarcher

Will McClay on Day 2 on Friday: “There’s a lot of good football players all over the board still.” Stephen Jones said the Cowboys have more than 12 names they could take in the second round and they have the 12th pick of the round.

 

[dbair1967]

https://x.com/rjochoa/status/1915621444018471379

@rjochoa

Brian Schottenheimer dropped a "knock the shit out of 'em"

 

[dbair1967]

https://x.com/Brandoniswrite/status/1915622463951528163

#Cowboys HC Brian Schottenheimer talking about the learning curve of Tyler Booker transitioning from left guard to the right side: “The ability to move him is something we don’t have any concerns about. He’s a damn good football player. Is there a little bit learning curve where they have to learn their stance and sets and things like that, but at the end of the day it’s football and you go one way really really fast and if somebody gets in your way you knock the shit out of them.” What a quote. Smash mouth football is back.

 

[dbair1967]

Booker is 6'4 1/2, about 322lbs, has a wingspan of 84 inches, has an arm length of nearly 35 inches and hands that are over 11 inches.

 

[InternetKing]

Results:

No. 1:Tennessee Titans | Cam Ward, QB, Miami
No. 2: Jacksonville Jaguars (via trade with Browns) | Travis Hunter, CB/WR, Colorado
No. 3: New York Giants | Abdul Carter, Edge, Penn State
No. 4: New England Patriots | Will Campbell, OT, LSU
No. 5: Cleveland Browns (via trade with Jaguars) | Mason Graham, DT, Michigan
No. 6: Las Vegas Raiders | Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
No. 7: New York Jets | Armand Membou, OT, Missouri
No. 8: Carolina Panthers | Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
No. 9: New Orleans Saints | Kelvin Banks Jr., OT, Texas
No. 10: Chicago Bears | Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan
No. 11: San Francisco 49ers | Mykel Williams, Edge, Georgia
No. 12: Dallas Cowboys | Tyler Booker, OG, Alabama
No. 13: Miami Dolphins | Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan
No. 14: Indianapolis Colts | Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State
No. 15: Atlanta Falcons | Jalon Walker, LB, Georgia
No. 16: Arizona Cardinals | Walter Nolen, DT, Ole Miss
No. 17:Cincinnati Bengals | Shemar Stewart, Edge, Texas A&M
No. 18: Seattle Seahawks | Grey Zabel, OG, North Dakota State
No. 19: Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State
No. 20: Denver Broncos | Jahdae Barron, CB, Texas
No. 21: Pittsburgh Steelers | Derrick Harmon, DT, Oregon
No. 22: Los Angeles Chargers | Omarion Hampton, RB, North Carolina
No. 23: Green Bay Packers | Matthew Golden, WR, Texas
No. 24: Minnesota Vikings | Donovan Jackson, OG, Ohio State
No. 25: New York Giants (via trade with Texans) | Jaxson Dart, QB, Ole Miss
No. 26: Atlanta Falcons (via trade with Rams) | James Pearce Jr., DE, Tennessee
No. 27: Baltimore Ravens | Malaki Starks, S, Georgia
No. 28: Detroit Lions | Tyleik Williams, DT, Ohio State
No. 29: Washington Commanders | Josh Conerly Jr., OT, Oregon
No. 30: Buffalo Bills | Maxwell Hairston, CB, Kentucky
No. 31: Philadelphia Eagles (via trade with Chiefs) | Jihaad Campbell, LB, Alabama
No. 32: Kansas City Chiefs (via trade with Eagles) | Josh Simmons, OT, Ohio State

 

[Doomsday]

Not sure why you'd be disgusted. You claim to love old school smash mouth football.

We just got an old school smash mouth special. Kid has a great football attitude.

Our interior OL is a real strength now and that's a big plus in a division with the DL's (especially the DT's we see for 6 of our games every yr.

None of this was my source of disgust. That we could have gotten this guy later, is.

 

[icup]

well well well look at the natural born leader that the cowboys just added to their OL unit

 

[English Cowboy]

Our fan base is up in arms because we didn't get another weapon for Dak. Dak is predominantly a one-read QB that spams the ball to CeeDee anyway, so that would have been a waste of a 1st round pick imo.

Besides, there's still a lot of very good no.2 WR options still on the board. Jayden Higgins, Jack Bech, Kyle Williams and Chimere Dike are all options I like.

One of the priorities for Day 2 should also be slot CB imo. We didn't/haven't replaced Jourdan Lewis yet (Elam isn't a slot CB). Someone like Jacob Parrish in the 3rd round would be ideal.