While Booker’s selection comes as a surprise to some outside of the organization, the Cowboys view it as a needed response to the dominant defensive

After the first round of the NFL draft was completed late Thursday, the Cowboys leaders met with the media and talked about Tyler Booker.

The Cowboys had 12 players with first-round grades in this draft. Booker was the highest-rated player on the board when Dallas was on the clock and was the team’s seventh or eighth-rated player in this draft, a person with knowledge of the club’s rankings told The Dallas Morning News.