Dak Prescott
Rayne Dakota “Dak” Prescott is an NFL quarterback who plays for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for Mississippi State before he was selected by the Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
Although he was supposed to be a backup to Tony Romo during his rookie season, Dak Prescott ended up serving as the starting quarterback when Romo was injured in the preseason. Prescott was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year that season, also earning a spot at the Pro Bowl.
- Team: Dallas Cowboys
- Position: Quarterback
- Height: 6’2″
- Accomplishments: NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, two Pro Bowl appearances
- Drafted: Selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
- Throwing arm: Right
- Nickname: The Fortress
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Coming off a gruesome ankle injury, Dak Prescott is already dealing with a new setback in training camp. Will Jerry Jones make sure his team doesn’t suffer the effects of not having a legitimate backup?
Hall of Famer Troy Aikman discusses the pressure that comes along with being the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys and says Dak Prescott is the best leader in the NFL today.
Dak Prescott expects the Dallas Cowboys offense to be the best in the NFL in 2021 and offensive coordinator Kellen Moore says Dak will be the same quarterback he was before his ankle injury.
Dak Prescott cashed in this offseason and now faces pressure to live up to his $160 million contract extension. Meanwhile, the quarterback Jerry Jones wanted to take in the 2016 NFL Draft will make less than $70,000 to throw passes up in Canada.
Dallas Cowboys VP Stephen Jones wishes the team would have taken care of the Dak Prescott situation sooner rather than later. Signing the star QB two years ago would have saved a lot of unnecessary drama and tension, as well as saved the Cowboys a good deal of money.
Dak Prescott’s injury looked horrific, but what he did next sounds even worse. The Dallas Cowboys quarterback shared what happened in the moments after the compound fracture and ankle dislocation. He told ESPN’s Sage Steele he tried to re-set his ankle by himself, banging it against the turf.
Dak Prescott knows what he’s looking for in this year’s Dallas Cowboys and he knows what week he needs to see it by. Prescott has targeted Week 5 and statistics show that, by that point, Cowboys fans will have a pretty good idea of how the season is going and if the playoffs are possible.
Former Mississippi State and current Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was in Omaha, NE to watch his school make history. They won the university’s first-ever national championship when they defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores 9-0. Now there are only two Power 5 teams left that don’t have any team championships in any sport.
Dak Prescott is coming off a devastating ankle injury, but he has all the confidence in the world heading into the 2021 NFL season.
Dak Prescott said at minicamp that the three most important players on the Dallas Cowboys will also be returning from injury in 2021. Offensive lineman La’el Collins, Tyron Smith, and Zach Martin all missed significant time in 2020 but their return could help return the Cowboys to the top of the NFC East this season.
