DeMarvion Overshown: Cowboys draft pick Tyler Booker has 'the energy we need'

Tyler Booker has already made a great impression on Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown.

Alabama Crimson Tide G Tyler Booker is selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Out of all the selections the Dallas Cowboys made during the 2025 NFL draft, their first was the one that received the most criticism. At No. 12 overall, they took Alabama's Tyler Booker, who was seen as the top-rated guard in the class but was called a reach at that point in the draft.

Those who play the game might not agree. DeMarvion Overshown, for example, was thrilled to see the Cowboys land Booker.

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What stood out to Overshown was the excitement Booker showed when his name was called. The third-year linebacker called Dallas football a "religion" in Texas and said Booker had "the energy we need in the building to get where we want to go."

#Cowboys DeMarvion Overshown was a big fan of the Tyler Booker pick and the energy he showed after getting drafted.

“That’s the energy we need in the building to get where we want to go.”

(🎥: @uninterrupted on IG) pic.twitter.com/GuSDqRbeMv

— Brandon Loree (@Brandoniswrite) May 1, 2025

Overshown added that "we want somebody to love the game of football, take the will out of the opponent." That lines up with Booker's approach, who said he makes "guys not love football."

Alabama G Tyler Booker celebrates after the offense scored a touchdown during the A-Day scrimmage at Bryant-Denny Stadium. | Gary Cosby Jr.-Imagn Images

Booker will have some big shoes to fill with Zack Martin retiring this offseason. He joins a line that has plenty of youth and a lot of first-round picks named Tyler.

At left tackle, they have second-year pro Tyler Guyton with 2022 first-round pick Tyler Smith next to him at left guard. It's a revamped unit with Cooper Beebe at center and the veteran Terence Steele rounding things out at right tackle.

For years, the Cowboys had a dominant line led by Martin, Tyron Smith, and Travis Frederick. Their focus as of late has been rebuilding that line, and Booker could be the final piece of the puzzle.

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