Whitney Houston probably doesn’t come up in many of the phone calls when NFL teams notify their first-round draft picks of their selection. But the singer did on Thursday night when the Dallas Cowboys let Alabama guard Tyler Booker know he’d been chosen at No. 12 in the 90th NFL Draft.

When Tyler Booker was selected by the Dallas Cowboys as the No. 12 overall pick of the 2025 NFL draft, the former Alabama football offensive lineman didn't hide his excitement. "I’m just glad to be a Cowboy," Booker told ESPN. "This is really a dream come true. It’s truly a blessing."

Head Coach Brian Schottenheimer said this about Booker: "I'm not just excited about the player. I'm extremely excited about the person."