With the 2025 season winding down, a few players across the NFL are starting to earn recognition for their production.
On Tuesday, ESPN unveiled its NFL All-Rookie teams. The Dallas Cowboys were represented on the list by right guard Tyler Booker and defensive end Donovan Ezeiruaku.
Booker, Dallas’ first-round selection in the 2025 NFL draft, was included as a first-teamer at right guard. According to ESPN, Booker owns a 93.7% pass block win rate and a 76.0% run block win rate through 13 starts.
“Booker moves people. It’s a sight to see. He’s already one of the most imposing guards in the downhill running game, and while his sheer size will always create some disadvantages on the move or against quick pass rushers, he’s much better in pass protection than expected for a rookie of his heavy-footedness,” ESPN’s Ben Solak wrote. “In Booker’s best games, he has been a key engine of the Cowboys’ offensive success, and that will continue for years to come.”
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Meanwhile, Ezeiruaku was included as a second-team selection at edge rusher. The Cowboys’ second-round draftee has appeared in 16 games this season, posting 39 total tackles, 12 quarterback hits, nine tackles for loss and two sacks.
“Ezeiruaku looked a bit like a luxury pick in April, but once Micah Parsons was traded to Green Bay in August, he suddenly became a key part of Dallas’ rotation. Ezeiruaku has the tools of a productive outside pass rusher, but it’s his play against the run at 6-foot-2, 248 pounds that really impresses,” Solak wrote. “Ezeiruaku is behind only Carter among rookie edge rushers in run stop EPA and has eight tackles for zero yards or negative gain on the season.”
Players like Booker and Ezeiruaku will be a key part of Dallas’ future moving forward. The Cowboys close out the 2025 season Sunday against the New York Giants.
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