For a rookie, Tyler Booker has made quite the impression on the Cowboys locker room.
Say what you want about the Dallas Cowboys, but one thing they do better than most is draft offensive linemen.
And last year, it appears, was no different.
The Cowboys selected guard Tyler Booker out of Alabama, and he immediately went to task, shoring up the right-hand side of the offensive line.
Stepping in for Zack Martin, you could make the case that aside from the odd misstep here and there (part of being a rookie), Booker more than held is own in Brian Schottenheimer's offense.
But more than his play, it was Tyler's mentality that captured Cowboys Nation's attention.
"I make guys not love football anymore," Booker famously said after he was drafted.
Yep, that'll do it.
That mentality is what the Cowboys needed on their offensive line.
After playing 14 games in his rookie season, Tyler was rewarded with a spot in the Pro Football Writers All-Rookie team. A nod to his excellent work in 2025, which included allowing the lowest pressures (17) per dallascowboys.com's Tommy Yarrish.
But that isn't the best part of what Booker did this season.
As it turns out, he's developed into something maybe not many thought he would, or at least this quickly.
"We were talking about exit interviews, every player that came in, I asked them who are the leaders, the guys that have influence," Schottenheimer said. "Of course, everybody would go with Dak, Quinnen, Kenny Clark, Osa. Certainly, on offense, they all talked about Tyler Booker.
"This guy is an alpha. This guy is an elite football player. This guy, I think, could be one of the most dominant guards in football for a long, long time."
That is quite a feather in Tyler's cap.
And in truth, it isn't the least bit surprising after listening to him post-draft and during training camp.
It was a rookie season to remember for the Alabama guard, and now he turns for Year 2 with quite the set of expectations on him. Not only on the field, but off it, too.
Booker stepped into Martin's shoes the best he could (no one will ever replicate Zack) on the field, and off it, he emerged as a leader of Schottenheimer's offense.
An alpha, indeed.