Tyler Booker played for Nick Saban at Alabama for only two years, but their relationship goes back at least a decade.

Booker began attending Saban’s football camps in 2015, as noted during ABC’s NFL draft broadcast on Thursday. After the former Crimson Tide guard was selected No. 12 overall by the Dallas Cowboys, ABC showed a photo montage of Saban and Booker together through the years.

“It feels good to be bigger than him,” Saban quipped after a photo of the coach and an 11-year-old Booker popped up on the screen.

The 6-foot-5, 321-pound Booker is expected to be an immediate impact player in the NFL, and Saban lauded him for his leadership along with his ability as an offensive lineman.

“This guy is a fantastic young man,” Saban said. “I mean, smart, and you talk about a good leader. Very physical, very tough. Gets movement in the run, that’s why people like him so much. This guy’s got tremendous muscle mass, which I think is very important to be a power player in the NFL. … This guy’s got it all.”

Booker was the first Alabama player off the board on Thursday, with this year’s draft marking the 17th straight at least one representative of the Crimson Tide was selected in the first round.