Tyler Booker will be tested early in his rookie debut with the Cowboys.
Call it a slap in the face or added motivation, whatever the case the Dallas Cowboys will hit the road to kickoff the 2025 NFL season against the Philadelphia Eagles and witness them hang their second Super Bowl banner.
Any time these two teams square off against one another it’s a tough, physical matchup. These two bitter rivals would like nothing more than to pound their opponent into submission and we should expect nothing less of them in the season opener.
A lot of star power will be featured in this game for both teams, but all eyes could be on Dallas’ first-round draft pick Tyler Booker after he pretty much dropped the gauntlet down to the Eagles All-Pro defensive tackle Jalen Carter.
Cowboys OG Tyler Booker was asked who the player in the NFL he’s most excited to line up against is.
His answer: Eagles DT Jalen Carter
— Nick Harris (@NickHarrisFWST) April 25, 2025
Tyler Booker, a two-year starter at Alabama, never played against Jalen Carter during the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs matchups during their collegiate careers. Now NFC East rivals, they will see each other twice a year for the foreseeable future.
Booker is hoping to replicate his success with the Cowboys after being a key cog for Alabama’s offensive line. His first test as a professional will be going up against one of the best young DTs in the league, Jalen Carter, who coming off a Super Bowl-winning, Pro Bowl season.
This is a matchup Tyler Booker wanted and the NFL delivered. The 6’5″, 321-pound Booker will get his shot at the 6’3″, 314-round Carter to see if he can witness the “love for the game leave his opponents eyes”.
“[People] get so excited to play football… until they come across Tyler Booker.”
“I start to see that love leave their eyes, that’s what makes me love the game.”
This quote from Cowboys’ new OL Tyler Booker pic.twitter.com/qSHwPgNOIY
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 25, 2025
The Tyler Booker verses Jalen Carter head-to-head battle is the kind of matchup that makes this game all the more intriguing. This is a great way to kick off the 2025 NFL season for both teams and gives us the first glimpse of what future meetings could look like.
While no one really knows how the outcome of this game will turn out, the one thing we do know is that there is going to be a lot of hard-hitting and trash talk taking place in this Week 1 matchup. So get your popcorn ready. Things are about to get interesting.