Frisco, Texas – Alabama Crimson Tide All-American Offensive Guard Tyler Booker, Dallas Cowboys’ 12th overall pick in the 2025 NFL DraftI wasn’t a cowboy for a week.
But he already has both All Edge Edge Mika Parsons and Dallas owner and general manager Jerry Jones, ready to run through the brick wall after hearing him speak. Parsons interviewed Booker about Bleacher Report’s NFL Draft Live Reaction Show shortly after the latter was selected by Dallas. He cried out Parsons after hearing Booker talking about making his opponent lose his love for football while he was against him, “God, you got me some hype! Let’s go! Hey, welcome to our team!”
Jones is able to respond to people over 82 years old as Parsons’ fiery response while sitting next to Booker at a Friday afternoon introductory secretary press conference – with an equal response. He compared Booker’s leadership qualities and energy to Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin’s Hall of Fame Hall of Fame. Jones became poetic about Irvin, who inspired Dallas wide receiver Alvin Harper’s 70-yard reception with the Cowboys’ 30-20 NFC Championship Game victory in the 1992 season.
“Listen to Tyler and remember that I’ve never seen the Super Bowl that I would have the opportunity to participate without Michael Irvin,” Jones said Friday. “Michael, we know our competitors. We know our challengers, we know our spirits. But it’s part of Michael Irvin, who was the leader.
“For example, when Alvin Harper (who got a 70-yard catch) against San Francisco in the NFC Championship Game, but no one could believe the play was called, Harper might have thought Michael was supposed to have. He doesn’t even know what you’re doing, or even grab that ball. …The rest is history (Harper).
It was then revealed that Irvin set the play on that play a few years ago by building an off-field connection with Harper.
“Michael later told me, ‘Don’t you think it’s because we’re at the San Francisco finish line and we’re there?” Jones said. You’ve returned it for a long time. “He (Irvin) said that Alvin received a call in his hometown to talk to his Sertoma Club and he was about to ask me what to say. And I (Irvin) said, “Do you want to go with you to your hometown, Alvin, with you? I’ll go there with you. He (Irvin) said he’ll have to spend years doing it before you call it in a football match.”
At the end of that story, Jones turned to Booker, who sat next to him, praised the 21-year-old for having “the same” type of leadership juice and ability.
“It’s round the corner. It’s recognition. This boy has got it now. The same thing,” Jones said. “Obviously they’re different now. But what does it take to turn the corner, look at leadership, think ahead, and get one of these?”
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The next day, at a Cowboys’ draft press conference, Jones was forced to compare Booker and Irvin again, labeling both energies simply as electric and “contagious.” Dallas is safe to say they are sure there will be a cornerstone player on the offensive line for years to come.
“If you see a consensus or you see an agreement, you should be careful,” Jones said. “Who saw him (Booker) – coach, scout, what do you have – and they say, “God just knows this guy, shit, he makes you feel funny around him” he just has energy.
“It’s the energy of a very contagious room. Again, I compared it to Michael (Irvin). Well, they’re fundamentally separated worldwide in their lives and their type of things.
