#4 Quarterback

Dak Prescott

Height / Weight
6'2" / 238 lbs
Born
Jul 29, 1993 (30)
College
Mississippi State
NFL Draft
2016: Rd. 4, No. 135 (DAL)
NFL Career
9th Season
Nationality
American
Net Worth
$36 million
SEASON STATS
2023
CMP%
69.5
+0.3
TD/INT
36/9
YDS/G
265.6
+17.3
RTG
105.9
+10.0
PLAYER INFO
Full Name: Rayne Dakota Prescott
Nickname: Dak, The Raynemaker
Place of Birth: Sulphur, Louisiana
Education: Mississippi State
Parents: Peggy Prescott, Nathaniel Prescott

Dak Prescott Stats, Bio, Age, Net Worth, & Career

Rayne Dakota Prescott is a quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. Prescott played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. He was selected by the Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. 

Prescott was elevated to Cowboys' starting quarterback after Tony Romo was injured in the preseason. As a starter, Prescott was phenomenal, helping the Cowboys clinch the top seed in their conference. Prescott set several rookie quarterback records and was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, and also earned a Pro Bowl selection. 

In Week 5 of the 2020 season, Prescott suffered a right ankle injury, and was carted off the field. His diagnosis was a suffered compound fracture and dislocation to his right ankle, and he underwent surgery the same night, ending his season. Prescott was placed on season-ending injured reserve on October 19, 2020. 

The injury didn’t prevent Prescott from becoming one of the NFL’s highest-paid quarterbacks. Dallas signed Prescott to a four-year, $160 million contract. In the first two years of the deal, Prescott led the Cowboys to consecutive 12-win seasons. 

Prescott did throw a league-high 15 interceptions in the 2022 season. Prescott won his second career playoff game before coming up short in the divisional playoffs, once again. The Cowboys haven’t been back to the NFC Championship Game since winning their last Super Bowl in the 1995 season.

Dak Prescott Football Career

Dak Prescott High School Career (Haughton High School)

Prescott attended Haughton High School in Haughton, Louisiana, where he played football for the Buccaneers. As a senior, he completed 159-of-258 passes for 2,860 yards and 39 touchdowns. He also rushed for 951 yards and 17 touchdowns and led Haughton to become 2010 District 1-AAAA Champions. 

Dak Prescott College Career (Mississippi State Bulldogs)

In his first season as a full-time starter in 2014, Prescott led the Bulldogs to a 10–2 regular-season record, the first No. 1 ranking in program history, and led them to the Orange Bowl. During the 2014 season, Prescott broke an impressive 10 school records, including single-season passing yards (3,449), total yards of total offense (4,435), passing touchdowns (27), and total touchdowns (41). 

He was named the Manning Award Player of the Week five times, the 2014 SEC Offensive Player of the Week three times, the Athlon Sports, Davey O'Brien, Maxwell Award Player of the Week two times each, and was the 24/7 Sports National Offensive Player of Week.

Prescott finished his career third in SEC history in total yards, and fourth in total touchdowns. He holds 38 school records.

Dak Prescott NFL Career

During Prescott's rookie season, starting QB Tony Romo sustained an injury, leaving an opening at the most important position on the team. Prescott seized the opportunity, and went on to win many NFL quarterback rookie records, which earned him plaudits and awards. He was named the 2016 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year award. 

Prescott has become a bonafide franchise quarterback and one of the league’s most prolific passers. He’s engineered the NFL’s top offense twice since 2019. Prescott has 24,943 passing yards, 166 passing touchdowns and 65 interceptions. Prescott’s 97.8 passer rating is tied for the eighth-best in history.

Dak Prescott Net Worth, Salary, Endorsements & Career Earnings

Prescott’s once-modest professional salary was greatly increased by all his endorsement deals. Prescott was reported to make over $50 million a year off endorsements alone, details Cowboys Newswire. That was more than 25 times his salary in 2019. 

According to Fox Business, some of Prescott's endorsements include Campbell’s Chunky Soup, 7-Eleven, New Era, Sleep Number, Oikos, Pepsi, and Citibank. 

Prescott signed his franchise tag for one year, $31 million with the Cowboys in June 2020.

Prescott’s new four-year contract to start the 2021 season includes an average annual value of $40 million. Prescott received a $66 million signing bonus, which allowed him to make $75 million in the first year of the new deal.

According to Fox Business, some of Prescott's endorsements include Campbell’s Chunky Soup, 7-Eleven, New Era, Sleep Number, Oikos, Pepsi, and Citibank. 

Prescott signed his franchise tag for one year, $31 million with the Cowboys in June, 2020.

Dak Prescott Personal Life

Prescott has two older brothers, Tad and Jace, an older sister, Natalie Prescott-Smith, and an older half-brother, Elliott Prescott, from his father's previous marriage.

He established the The Faith Fight Finish Foundation in her honor, which helps people deal with adversity. Prescott currently resides in Frisco, Texas. He is a huge advocate for mental health awareness.

Awards & Achievements

Awards and Honors by Type:
1 x NFL Rookie of the Year
2016
1 x Offensive Rookie of the Month
2016
Pro Bowls:

2× Pro Bowl

2016, 2018

Awards and Honors by Year:
2016
NFL Rookie of the Year, Offensive Rookie of the Month

Dak Prescott Quotes

  • “If you're a competitor, you want to win. That's enough to play for, simple as that.”
  • “I'm hard on myself. I'm my biggest critic.”
  • “I want to go where I'm the difference. I want to make something out of nothing. I want to be the reason someone is great.”

Dak Prescott Fun Facts

  • He enjoys fishing
  • His touchdown celebration honors his mother
  • He grew up a Cowboys fan
  • He Established The Faith Fight Finish Foundation
  • He loves wearing bow ties
Career stats
2023
DAL
2022
DAL
2021
DAL
2020
DAL
2019
DAL
2018
DAL
2017
DAL
2016
DAL
Season Team FPTS SNP% CMP ATT CMP% YDS AVG TD INT LNG RTG
2023
351.84 94.17 410 590 69.5 4,516 7.7 36 9 92 105.9
2022
203.88 69.41 247 357 69.2 2,732 7.7 22 14 68 95.8
2021
330.56 90.72 410 596 68.8 4,449 7.5 37 10 51 104.2
2020
139.14 93.75 151 222 68.0 1,856 8.4 9 4 58 99.6
2019
348.78 99.56 388 596 65.1 4,902 8.2 30 11 62 99.7
2018
293.86 99.44 356 526 67.7 3,884 7.4 22 8 90 96.9
2017
273.66 98.60 308 490 62.9 3,324 6.8 22 13 81 86.6
2016
290.88 95.57 311 459 67.8 3,667 8.0 23 4 83 104.9
Recent Games
Sun 1/14
Sun 1/7
Sat 12/30
Sun 12/24
Sun 12/17
Sun 12/10
Thu 11/30
Thu 11/23
Sun 11/19
Sun 11/12
Date Opp RESULT FPTS SNP% CMP ATT CMP% YDS AVG TD INT LNG RTG
1/14
L 48-32
32.62 100.00 41 60 68.3 403 6.7 3 2 47 89.8
1/7
W 38-10
26.16 90.28 31 36 86.1 279 7.8 4 1 32 124.4
12/30
W 19-20
21.30 100.00 26 38 68.4 345 9.1 2 1 92 103.5
12/24
L 20-22
18.62 100.00 20 32 62.5 253 7.9 2 0 49 107.9
12/17
L 10-31
7.06 100.00 21 34 61.8 134 3.9 0 1 16 57.7
12/10
W 13-33
17.94 100.00 24 39 61.5 271 6.9 2 0 39 99.4
11/30
W 35-41
28.26 100.00 29 41 70.7 299 7.3 3 0 23 115.8
11/23
W 10-45
32.24 100.00 22 32 68.8 331 10.3 4 0 35 142.1
11/19
W 33-10
16.16 84.72 25 38 65.8 189 5.0 2 0 24 95.2
11/12
W 17-49
38.86 76.92 26 35 74.3 404 11.5 4 1 41 138.3

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