Mike Renner projected Alabama guard Tyler Booker to Houston at No. 25, arguing the franchise must ‘throw C.J. Stroud a bone’ after trading his blind‑side tackle. Booker’s 87.9 PFF pass‑block grade, 33 bench reps, and 9.35 RAS make him the consensus safest IOL in the class. Renner noted Houston finished 29th in adjusted sack rate despite Stroud’s elite pocket presence—proof the unit needs immediate help. Betting markets list Booker as +200 favorite to be first guard taken; Renner sees value on under 31.5 and exact‑team Texans. Fantasy drafters can maintain aggressive Stroud/Collins stacks knowing protection will improve.

Ryan Wilson applauded Cincinnati grabbing Alabama tackle Tyler Booker at No. 17 after Jonathan Jones bumped him up the board. Booker’s sluggish 5.34 forty and sub‑par shuttle dinged his combine stock, but Wilson stressed that his game tape shows a mauler who allowed just one sack on 412 pass‑pro reps. Pairing last year’s first‑rounder Amarius Mims at right tackle with Booker on the left would give Joe Burrow two 6‑foot‑6, 330‑plus bookends and end the musical‑chairs approach that led to 84 QB hits the past two seasons. Wilson acknowledged edge rusher is a need with Trey Hendrickson on the trade block, yet called offensive line “far thinner than edge” in this class. He advised bettors to smash Booker Under 22.5 draft slot (+110) before the market catches up to late steam.

Scott Smith flagged Alabama guard Tyler Booker as a live long‑shot to be the Colts’ first‑round pick, countering market group‑think that has Indianapolis locked into a tight end. Smith’s sources say Chris Ballard is focusing on raw power and run‑blocking dominance rather than pure Relative Athletic Score this year, and Booker scored elite marks on double‑team win rate and gap‑scheme success in SEC play. Booker has already taken an official visit to Indy and, per Smith, would immediately form one of the league’s nastiest interior duos alongside Quenton Nelson. Caesars currently offers +320 on the Colts’ first pick being an offensive lineman and 25‑to‑1 on Booker in exact‑player markets. Smith believes those numbers will shorten once teams finalize boards, noting Houston is rumored to covet Booker at pick 23, so Indianapolis may need to act at 14 if they want him.