In a recent interview, Boston College head coach Bill O'Brien shared his thoughts on the Dallas Cowboys' draft picks, focusing mainly on their first two selections, Tyler Booker and Donovan Ezeiruaku. He believes that Dallas absolutely nailed the picks. Having coached both players at different points in their college careers, O'Brien also offered insights into their leadership qualities and potential in the NFL.
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00:00Bill O'Brien accepted the head coaching job at BC.
00:17This is from Dallas.
00:17Scott was.com in February of 2024.
00:19He met one player before meeting the rest of the team.
00:22That was Donovan as a Raku.
00:23O'Brien said right away.
00:24You could tell that he was a very focused guy.
00:26You could tell he was very intense,
00:28smart, and he really helped us in our first year
00:30because he brought right or he bought right in
00:33and he was one of the main leaders of the team.
00:35He practiced every day and just a great guy to coach
00:37and we're going to miss him.
00:39Tommy writes that any collegiate head coach
00:40would miss a player of the tally.
00:4180 tackles, 20 and a half tackles for loss
00:44and 16 and a half sacks in their first season on the job.
00:46But as a Raku's impact on the defense
00:48stretched beyond the stat sheet last year,
00:50O'Brien said he actually won us single-handedly
00:53won us two or three games by strip sacking the quarterback,
00:56getting the ball back to the offense.
00:57He's just a very explosive player,
01:00a guy that just relentlessly rushes the passer,
01:02a relentless defender really.
01:04He plays 100 miles an hour on every play.
01:06And that's one of the things that really pops about him
01:07when you watch him.
01:08He is a go, go, go motor player.
01:10So I feel the best emotionally about Booker
01:14and all the personality stuff and the interviews
01:16and everything right now is off the charts.
01:18But I feel the most solid and good about that pick.
01:22Yeah, as a Raku's a guy,
01:23that's a double-digit sack player.
01:24Like, there's no reason when you look at his projection
01:28and what he put on tape
01:30that he can't get you 10 sacks in a season at some point.
01:32Everyone seems to love that selection.
01:35And again, a guy who...
01:37Booker is such an easy one to get the attention
01:40for the leadership
01:40and just the command and the presence
01:43as such a young guy.
01:45Yeah, it's so easy to see that with him.
01:47But as a Raku was...
01:48Like, that's a team captain at Boston College.
01:50And that was a guy who has a very magnetic personality
01:53and has, like, in some of his dealings with the media,
01:56has been funny.
01:57Like, they'll talk to him about growing up
01:59where he did in the Northeast
02:00and, you know, saying,
02:01did your family grow up Eagles fans?
02:03And he goes, they're Cowboys fans now.
02:04That's all that matters.
02:06That's all we're focusing on now.
02:07They're Cowboys fans.
02:08But Bill O'Brien just gave him
02:09a ton of really high marks.
02:11Said he checks every box as a leader.
02:13He said he was a leader in every phase.
02:15He was in the front row of the team meetings.
02:16He was a guy that worked very, very hard
02:18in the weight room.
02:18Stayed extra after practice, before practice, extra film.
02:22He was a voice that everybody listened to on the team.