Cowboys 2026 roster rundown: G Tyler Booker

Contract Status

**Years Left:** 3 (plus 5th-year option) **2026 Cap Hit:** $5.08 million If he continues to be one of the better starting guards in the league, Booker is a tremendous value. His teammate Tyler Smith is currently the league’s highest-paid guard at $24 million a year, so pairing that with Booker’s rookie contract for the next few years is huge for Dallas’ cap management. We should get at least two more years of that benefit before his agent starts looking for more, but the Cowboys have control through the fifth-year option in 2029.

2026 Projections

**Role:** Starting RG **Roster Chance:** 100% Few Cowboys have more “boom” potential this year than Tyler Booker. This will be his first full offseason with the team and it’s highly-respected offensive line brain trust: Coordinator Klayton Adams and OL Coach Conor Riley. With more physical and technical development, Booker could make a big leap forward in his second season. And if we also get the third-year jump that we hope for from Beebe at center, that will be even more help for Booker as he moves forward. Or, who knows? Maybe the younger guy ends up helping the older. Obviously, Booker has little to worry about in terms of his roster spot. He doesn’t even face a tangible threat for the starting job. While Dallas is technically paying T.J. Bass more money in 2026, that’s a function of his restricted free agency status and not a reflection of any move into the starting line. Bass is a well-paid backup, while Booker is the superior player and a huge bargain as a starter. Inexperienced as he is, Tyler Booker is already one of the strengths of this roster. He enters 2026 with a head full of steam and a career already pointing toward greatness. If that momentum continues, he may start racking up other awards the way his predecessor used to.