Cowboys news: Rookie Tyler Booker keeps the aggression going at a youth camp

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Cowboys Tyler Booker can’t even turn off the aggression during youth camp – Randy Gurzi, Sports Illustrated

Dallas got a competitor.

Since his selection, the 6-foot-5, 321-pounder has won fans over. His aggressive style of play has them excited, as does his claim that he makes “guys not love football.”

Booker’s claim that he plays with unrelenting aggression isn’t just talk either. He proved as much by sharing a video from his youth football camp this weekend. Booker was running drills with one of the participants and playfully shoved him. He then shared the video with the caption, “How you do anything is how you do everything.”

Booker is committed to giving back to the youth, saying the kids remind them of himself when he was young. He added that he wouldn’t be who he was without the community, and wants to be someone these kids can look up to.

Booker joins an offensive line that has two other first-round picks in Tyler Smith (2022) and Tyler Guyton (2023). They’re trying to rebuild the dominance up front Dallas was once known for, with Booker being added as a key building block this offseason.

Cowboys fiercest camp battle will be at position they only invested $8 million in – Mike Crum, Cowboys Wire

Who will be a member of the committee in 2025?

The Cowboys haven’t invested much in the position financially, around $8 million, which means there isn’t much holding them back from an open competition. In years past, money has played a role in who saw snaps, but that won’t likely be the case in 2025.

Javonte Williams was one of the first players the team targeted in free agency, signing a one-year, $3 million deal. He is a young back who had an excellent rookie season with the Denver Broncos, but hasn’t been the same since he tore his ACL in 2022. New head coach and play caller Brian Schottenheimer has routinely spoken about wanting backs who are a threat in the passing game, and Williams does that. He is also a solid pass protector, which a team with questions at offensive tackle could desperately use. The way the team approached him in free agency, his fit with what the new play caller wants from the position, and his youth make him the likely top candidate to begin the year as the starter.

Jaydon Blue is another player who appears to have a guaranteed roster spot as a fifth-round pick who brings explosive playmaking out of the backfield. He never reached 200 touches in a single season in his college career, so he has fresh legs. A receiving weapon out of the backfielwith 42 receptions for 368 yards and six scores in 2024 , he also averaged over five yards a jaunt in his final year in Austin, combining for 1,098 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Cowboys’ biggest need in 2026 is already obvious (and won’t be an easy fix) – Marcus Mosher, The Landry Hat

Never too early to start looking ahead.

Cowboys will need a wide receiver once again going into 2026

Here is what Sikkema had to say about the position going into the year:

“The Cowboys recently traded for George Pickens, who will be their WR2 behind CeeDee Lamb for the upcoming season. But he is in the final year of his rookie deal, and if his performance doesn’t warrant an extension, then things get very thin in Dallas at that position. Special-teams ace KaVontae Turpin was the only other Cowboys receiver to earn a PFF receiving grade above 70.0 in 2024, and that includes tight ends and running backs.”

Trevor Sikkema, Pro Football Focus

It’s also worth mentioning that Jalen Tolbert is also scheduled to become a free agent after the 2025 season and he is coming off the best year of his career. Losing Pickens and Tolbert in the same offseason could significantly hurt their depth, especially if players like Jonathan Mingo and Ryan Flournoy don’t step up.

The best-case scenario would be for Pickens to have a monster season and for the Cowboys to find a way to retain him. But it sure feels like Dallas is viewing this as a rental season with the idea that they could gain a future compensatory pick by Pickens leaving in 2026.

3 players the Cowboys could trade before the season- LP Cruz, Blogging The Boys

It’s not too late to make a move.

Jalen Brooks

Since adding George Pickens in a trade, the Cowboys have two excellent wide receivers who can stretch the field and make circus catches. Jalen Tolbert also has improved steadily over the last few seasons and made a few big-time plays, like his game-winning touchdown catch versus the Pittsburgh Steelers last season.

While this is good for the Cowboys, this leaves Jalen Brooks in a precarious spot. At one time, he was vying for a chance as the team’s third or fourth receiver. Now, he’s seeing stiff competition to keep his place on the roster. Ryan Flournoy and Jonathan Mingo have flashed throughout OTAs and minicamp. Also, Brooks made some critical errors in the playing time he received. Despite being 25 years old, Brooks needs more time to develop. Unfortunately, time may be running out in Dallas. If he’s not a top-five receiver on the roster, he becomes disposable. Maybe a team that needs a fourth receiver like Brooks would like to make a deal.