The Dallas Cowboys surprised everyone on Thursday when they made Alabama guard Tyler Booker their 12th overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft. This was the third time in four years that the team took an offensive lineman in the first round. Oddly enough, this line rebuild resembles the same decisions they made a decade ago when they selected Tyron Smith, Travis Frederick, and Zack Martin in the first round, all within four years from 2011-2014.
One by one, that group of All-Pros started deteriorating. That seems like a harsh word, but it’s fitting considering how these once elite players started to wear down.