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2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Alabama OG Tyler Booker

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From now until the 2025 NFL Draft, we hope to scout and create profiles for as many prospects as possible, examining their strengths, weaknesses, and what they can bring to an NFL franchise. These players could be potential top-10 picks, all the way down to Day 3 selections, and priority undrafted free agents. Today, a scouting report on Alabama OG Tyler Booker.

#52 Tyler Booker/OG Alabama – 6’5, 325 pounds (Junior)

MEASUREMENTS

Player Ht/Wt Hand Size Arm Length Wingspan
Tyler Booker 6’5/325 N/A N/A N/A
40-Yard Dash 10-Yard Dash Short Shuttle 3-Cone
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Broad Jump Vertical Bench Press
N/A N/A N/A

The Good

– Excellent play strength
– Great strength moving downhill
– Powerful arms to move defenders
– Great grip strength; when he gets hands on, the rep is over
– Displays good ability getting to the second level
– Excellent anchor, does not get pushed back vs bull rush
– Strong use of hands snuffs out handsy rushers
– Strong ability to fit hands inside
– Great help in pass protection on double teams
– Will thrive in a heavy gap scheme and some inside zone due to great power
– Great technique run blocking and in pass protection
– Craves contact as a puller
– Powerful punch that immediately kills pass rushers
– Smart player who handles stunts well
– Good body positioning in gap scheme
– Great recovery after losing a step
– Bullies defenders down the field
– Drives defenders to the ground on multiple occasions

The Bad

– Overall, average movement skills
– Slow mover when pulling or in wide zone
– Could struggle in a heavy outside zone scheme
– Lacks speed pulling and can whiff on blocks in space
– Can whiff on quick gap switches from assignment in run game
– Bad play speed in space

Bio

– Started 25 games at left guard and 1 game at left tackle across three years at Alabama
– 2024: 0 sacks, 3 QB hits, and 7 hurries in 395 pass block snaps
– Named Second Team All-America (Athletic)
– Selected to First Team All-SEC
– Named 2024 Preseason First Team All-American (ESPN)
– 2023: 2 sacks, 2 QB hits, and 11 hurries in 409 pass block snaps
– Missed one game vs USF due to back spasms
– Given Second Team All-SEC honors (Coaches)
– Named 2023 Preseason All-American (ESPN)
– 2022: 0 sacks, 2 QB this, and 3 hurries in 231 pass block snaps
– Appeared in 12 games as a freshman, rotating at the guard spots
– Started the Sugar Bowl at left guard
– 5-star prospect and No.