The first Day 1 selection of the 2025 draft has agreed to terms with their new team. Guard Tyler Booker has a deal in place with the Cowboys, as first reported by ESPN’s Todd Archer. 
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Booker was selected 12th overall, a slot which contains plenty of upfront money as part of the fully guaranteed compensation first-round picks receive on their initial contracts. Archer notes the pact is worth a total of $22.55MM. Booker will collect a $13MM signing bonus.
Dallas was linked to other positions in the build-up to Day 1, but the team had Booker as its top remaining player when on the clock at No. 12. As a result, the Cowboys added the Alabama product and by doing so used a first-round pick on an offensive linemen for the third time in the past four years. Booker will aim to join Tyler Smith and Tyler Guyton as a starter up front in 2025 and for years to come.
As expected, future Hall of Famer Zack Martin retired this offseason, ending his decorated 11-year run in Dallas. That decision created a vacancy in the starting lineup at right guard, and Booker could step into it as a rookie. He is on the books for at least the next four years, but the team will be able to keep him in place through the 2029 campaign by means of the fifth-year option.
Arizona wideout Tetairoa McMillan would have been Dallas’ pick had he been available. Instead, the Panthers drafted him at No. 8, leading the Cowboys to pivot to Booker; that has left a need at the receiver spot deep into the offseason. As the Cowboys explore their options on that front with their rookie camp opening today, Booker will begin competing for a first-team gig.
Hiring Martin on as an O-line coach wouldn’t be the worst idea.