Dak Prescott

Dak Prescott

Dak Prescott

Prescott with the Dallas Cowboys in 2016
No. 4 Dallas Cowboys
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1993-07-29) July 29, 1993
Place of birth: Sulphur, Louisiana
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school: Haughton (LA)
College: Mississippi State
NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 4 / Pick: 135
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2016
Completion percentage: 67.9
Passing yards: 2,974
TD–INT: 19–2
Passer rating: 108.6
Rushing yards: 217
Rushing touchdowns: 6
Player stats at NFL.com

Rayne Dakota "Dak" Prescott[1] (born July 29, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, where he was the starting quarterback from 2013 to 2015. Prescott was selected in the fourth round by the Cowboys in the 2016 NFL Draft.

Early years

Prescott attended Haughton High School in Haughton, Louisiana. As a senior he completed 159 of 258 passes for 2,860 yards and 39 touchdowns. He also rushed for 951 yards on 90 attempts with 17 touchdowns.

College career

Prescott was redshirted as a true freshman with Mississippi State in 2011. As a backup to Tyler Russell in 2012, he played in 12 games. He completed 18 of 29 passes for 194 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions. He also scored four rushing touchdowns with 110 yards on 32 carries.

Prescott began as the backup to Russell again in the 2013 season, but took over as the starter when Russell suffered a concussion. He played in 11 games, completing 156 of 267 passes for 1,940 yards with 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He also ran for 829 yards on 134 carries with 13 touchdowns. He was the MVP of the 2013 Liberty Bowl after leading the Bulldogs to a 44–7 win over the Rice Owls.[2] His 2013 season performance ranks seventh in passing yards (1,940), tied for fifth in rushing touchdowns (13), and fourth in total yards (2,769) and total touchdowns (23). Following the season he was named to the 2013 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.[3]

In his first season as a full-time starter in 2014 Prescott led the Bulldogs to a 10-2 regular season record, its first number 1 ranking in program history, and led them to the Orange Bowl. During the 2014 season Prescott broke 10 school-records including: single season passing yards (3,449), total yards of total offense (4,435), passing touchdowns (27), and total touchdowns (41). Additionally his 14 rushing touchdowns is tied for fourth in school history. Prescott also garnered several accolades throughout and following the season. He was named the Manning Award Player of Week 5 times (vs. UAB, at LSU, vs. Texas A&M, vs. Auburn; vs. Vanderbilt), the 2014 SEC Offensive Player of Week 3 times (at LSU; vs. Auburn; vs. Vanderbilt), the Athlon Sports, Davey O'Brien, Maxwell Award Player of Week two times each (at LSU, vs. A&M), and was the 24/7 Sports National Offensive Player of Week (at LSU). He was named a 2014 Honorable Mention All-American by SI.com, was named to the 2014 First-Team All-SEC team by the AP, Coaches, and ESPN.com and was on the 2014 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll. He won the Conerly Trophy, was a finalist for the Maxwell Award, the Davey O'Brien award, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm award, and the Manning Award. He also finished eighth in the 2014 Heisman Trophy voting and received two first place votes.[3][4]

Prescott in 2015

Prior to the 2015 season he was named a 2015 National Player of the Year Candidate, was selected to 2 Preseason All-American teams (Athlon Sports & Phil Steele) and was chosen First Team Preseason All-SEC by the media.[5] During the 2015 season he became the fourth player in FBS history to pass for 60 touchdowns and rush for 40 touchdowns in a career, joining Dan LeFevour of Central Michigan, Tim Tebow of Florida and Colin Kaepernick of Nevada.[6] His 2,411 rushing yards places him third in all-time rushing yards by a quarterback in SEC history behind Tebow and Matt Jones of Arkansas.[7] He ranks 4th in SEC history with 107 total touchdowns responsible for (passing, rushing, and receiving)[8] and 5th in total yards (rushing and passing) with 11,153.[9] His streak of 288 consecutive pass attempts without throwing an interception is the longest in school history and the third longest SEC history.[10] In the Bulldogs' 2015 contest against Arkansas he set the school single game record and tied the SEC single game record for touchdowns responsible for with 7 (5 passing 2 rushing) and set a new school record for touchdown passes in a single game.[7] He was named the AutoNation National Offensive Player of the Week by the Football Writers Association of America, the Davey O'Brien Award National Quarterback of the Week, a Manning Award Star of the Week by the Allstate Sugar Bowl and the SEC offensive player of the week following his performance in the Bulldogs' victory over Kentucky; a game in which he passed for 348 yards and 3 touchdowns to go along with 117 yards and 3 scores on the ground. The six touchdowns in a single contest tied the school record set by Jackie Parker in 1952 and Prescott became the first player in school history to throw for over 300 yards and rush for over 100 yards in the same game. This was the fourth time that he has been named SEC Offensive Player of the Week, the most in program history.[11][12] Prescott received further national recognition by being placed on several national award watch lists including being named a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, a semifinalist for both the Maxwell Award and the Davey O’Brien Award, placed on the watch list for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, the Manning Award,the Wuerffel Trophy, and the Senior Bowl, and won the Senior CLASS Award as well as being awarded the 2017 NCAA Today’s Top 10 Award. [13][14][15][16] For the season he passed for 3,793 yards, 29 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns.

For his career, Prescott finished 3rd in SEC history in total yards,[17] and 4th in total touchdowns.[18] Prescott holds 38 school records.[6][19]

Records and honors

[20] [21]

College statistics

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Season Passing Rushing Receiving
Year G Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD
2012 12 18 29 62.1 194 6.7 4 0 163.8 32 118 3.7 4 0 0 0.0 0
2013 11 156 267 58.4 1,940 7.3 10 7 126.6 134 829 6.2 13 2 53 26.5 2
2014 13 244 396 61.6 3,449 8.7 27 11 151.7 210 986 4.7 14 2 35 17.5 1
2015 13 316 477 66.2 3,793 8.0 29 5 151.0 160 588 3.7 10 0 0 0.0 0
Career 49 734 1,169 62.8 9,376 8.0 70 22 146.0 536 2,521 4.0 41 4 88 22.0 3

Professional career

Prescott playing against the Washington Redskins in 2016
Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 2 in 226 lb 32 1⁄4 in 10 7⁄8 in 4.79 s 7.11 s 32.5 in 9 ft 8 in
All values from NFL Combine[22]

The Dallas Cowboys entered the 2016 NFL Draft with a plan to acquire a young quarterback to develop behind Tony Romo. After failing to trade up to select Paxton Lynch and Connor Cook,[23] they selected Prescott in the fourth round (135th overall).[24] The rookie moved up on the depth chart when backup quarterback Kellen Moore broke his right tibia during the first week of training camp and after the Cowboys couldn't reach an agreement with the Cleveland Browns to trade for backup Josh McCown.[25]

After Moore's injury, Prescott competed with second-year quarterback Jameill Showers for the backup job to established starter Tony Romo. Several reports from August training camp indicated that Showers outperformed Prescott, showing greater accuracy and a quicker release.[26] However, the Cowboys coaching staff made the decision to start Prescott in the team's preseason opener at the Los Angeles Rams. Working with the Cowboys' first-team offense, Prescott completed 10 of 12 passes for 139 yards and two touchdowns in one half of action, though Dallas would lose the game 24-28.[27] Prescott continued his hot streak throughout the rest of the preseason, impressing all with his veteran-like pocket poise and decision making.[28]

After starting quarterback Tony Romo suffered a vertebral compression fracture during the first quarter of the Cowboys' Week 3 preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks, and in light of Romo's projected 8–10 week recovery time,[29] Prescott was named the Cowboys starter for the beginning of the 2016 season.[30]

Prescott's first regular-season start came on September 11, 2016 at home versus the New York Giants, becoming the fourth rookie quarterback to open the season as a starter in franchise history, and the first rookie to start at quarterback for the Cowboys since Quincy Carter in 2001.[31] He totaled 227 passing yards on 25 of 45 attempts, as the Cowboys lost, 20–19.[32] During Week 2 against the Washington Redskins, Prescott had 292 passing yards and a rushing touchdown. The Cowboys won, 27–23. Prescott threw his first NFL touchdown, a 17-yarder to Dez Bryant, during the Cowboys' Week 3 Sunday Night Football matchup against the Chicago Bears.[33] In total he threw for 248 yards, the one touchdown, and also had a rushing score. The Cowboys won 31–17.[34] In Week 4 at the San Francisco 49ers, Prescott passed for two touchdowns and 245 yards as the Cowboys won, 24–17.[35] Against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 5, Prescott threw for 227 yards and a score while running for another in a 28–14 Cowboys victory.[36] Week 6 the Cowboys faced the Green Bay Packers. Prescott had three touchdowns and 247 passing yards as the Cowboys won 30–16. The game marked the end of Prescott's interception-free streak.[37] After a Week 7 bye, the Cowboys faced off against the Philadelphia Eagles and fellow rookie quarterback Carson Wentz for their first career matchup. The Cowboys prevailed in overtime 29–23, with Prescott totaling three touchdowns (two passing and one rushing) and 287 passing yards.[38] Week 9 saw the Cowboys beat the Cleveland Browns 35-10, with Prescott providing 247 passing yards and three touchdowns. In Week 10 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Cowboys won 35–30, with Prescott passing for 319 yards and three scores. The Cowboys continued their win streak in Week 11 by beating the Baltimore Ravens 27–17 with Prescott throwing for 301 yards and three touchdowns. Week 12's annual Thanksgiving game provided a 31–26 win over the Washington Redskins. Prescott had two touchdowns (one rushing and one passing) and a season low 195 passing yards.[38] His outstanding performance in November earned him Offensive Rookie of the Month.[39]

Career statistics

NFL career statistics
Season Passing Rushing Fumbles
Year Team GP GS W L Cmp Att Pct Yards Avg Long TD Int Rtg 4QC GWD Att Yards Avg Long TD Fumb Lost
2016 DAL 12 12 11 1 243 358 67.9 2,974 8.3 83T 19 2 108.6 4 4 47 217 4.6 18 5 8 4
Career 12 12 11 1 243 358 67.9 2,974 8.3 83 19 2 108.6 4 4 47 217 4.6 18 5 8 4

Career highlights & awards

NFL records

In Week 6 of the 2016 season, Prescott, with 176 attempts, broke the record for most consecutive pass attempts without an interception to start a career; a record previously held by Tom Brady at 162 attempts in 2000-2001. This is also the record for consecutive attempts without an interception by a rookie, having broken the record set by Carson Wentz at 134 earlier in 2016. Wentz and Prescott had been exchanging the rookie record after having broken the Chad Hutchinson record of 95 set in 2002.[41][42][43]

In Week 13 of the 2016 season, Prescott had his 10th game of the season with an over 100 NFL passer rating, breaking the rookie record of 9 set by Russell Wilson in 2012.[44]

Personal life

He is the son of Nathaniel and Peggy Prescott and has two older brothers, Tad and Jace, and an older sister Natalie Prescott-Smith and older brother Elliott Prescott from his father's previous marriage. Jace was an offensive lineman at Northwestern State. His mother died of colon cancer in November 2013.[3][45][46] His father is an African American and his late mother White American.[47]

On March 12, 2016, Prescott was arrested for driving under the influence in Starkville, Mississippi. Prescott took two breathalyzer tests, neither of which yielded a valid result. The first result was an "invalid sample" and the second was an "insufficient sample."[48][49] On July 27, 2016, he appeared in Starkville Municipal Court and was found not guilty on all charges.[50][51][52][53] Several sources have indicated that the DUI arrest caused Prescott to fall lower in the draft.[54][55][56]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Fowler, Jeremy (8 August 2014). "Why Mississippi State QB Dak Prescott is SEC's secret weapon". CBS Sports.com. CBS. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Bonner, Michael (31 December 2013). "Memphis BBQ: Mississippi State smokes Rice behind Dak Prescott". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Dak Prescott - 2011 Football Roster - Mississippi State Athletics".
  4. ↑ "Oregon's Marcus Mariota wins Heisman Trophy".
  5. ↑ "Preseason All-SEC team".
  6. 1 2 GAME 11 • #25 MISSISSIPPI STATE (8-3, 4-3 SEC) AT ARKANSAS (6-5, 4-3 SEC) • NOV. 21, 2015 • RAZORBACK STADIUM
  7. 1 2 2015 SEC Media Guide Records and Results
  8. ↑ "Dak Prescott Eyeing Rare SEC Company With Career Touchdown Total".
  9. ↑ "Prescott 10th player in SEC with 10K yards; Bulldogs top Tigers 31-13".
  10. ↑ Postgame Notes GAME EIGHT • KENTUCKY (4-3, 2-3 SEC) AT MISSISSIPPI STATE (6-2, 2-2 SEC) • OCT. 24, 2015 • DAVIS WADE STADIUM
  11. ↑ Dak Prescott Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week
  12. ↑ Dak Prescott Receives Multiple National Honors
  13. ↑ http://secjournal.com/dak-prescott-named-2017-ncaa-todays-top-10-award-recipient
  14. ↑ "Prescott finalist for Unitas Award". 5 November 2015.
  15. ↑ Dak Prescott Named a Candidate for the 2015 Senior CLASS Award
  16. ↑ Dak Prescott Named a Semifinalist for Maxwell Award & Davey O’Brien Award
  17. ↑ "Southeastern Conference Career Leaders and Records for Total Yards - College Football at Sports-Reference.com".
  18. ↑ "Southeastern Conference Career Leaders and Records for Total Touchdowns - College Football at Sports-Reference.com".
  19. ↑ "Twenty Sixteen Media Guide Mississippi State Football" (PDF). August 3, 2016. pp. 158, 162–164. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  20. ↑ Sun-Sentinel, South Florida. "Georgia Tech, Mississippi State set records during Orange Bowl".
  21. ↑ POSTGAME NOTES GAME 13 • NC STATE (7-6, 3-5 ACC) VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE (9-4, 4-4 SEC) • DEC. 30, 2015 • BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM
  22. ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Dak Prescott". National Football League.
  23. ↑ Taylor, Jean-Jacques. "Meet rookie Dak Prescott, the Cowboys' new -- long-term? -- starting quarterback". ESPN.com.
  24. ↑ Allen. "Dak Prescott drafted by Dallas in Fourth Round - Football Drafting".
  25. ↑ "Kellen Moore's broken fibula sends Dak Prescott flying up Cowboys' depth chart; will team add a veteran QB? - SportsDay". 3 August 2016.
  26. ↑ "Jameill Showers outperforms Dak Prescott as Cowboys remain patient in search for backup QB - SportsDay". 5 August 2016.
  27. ↑ "Cowboys vs. Rams - Game Summary - August 13, 2016 - ESPN".
  28. ↑ "Dolphins vs. Cowboys - Box Score - August 19, 2016 - ESPN".
  29. ↑ "It doesn't look like Tony Romo will be back until November".
  30. ↑ Pantorno, Joe. "Dak Prescott Reportedly Named Cowboys Starting QB After Tony Romo Injury". Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  31. ↑ "Romo injury 'significant setback,' Jerry Jones says, but Cowboys confident in plan to ride with the rookie - SportsDay". 27 August 2016.
  32. ↑ "Giants vs. Cowboys - Game Summary - September 11, 2016 - ESPN".
  33. ↑ "Rookie Dak Prescott solid again, Cowboys beat Bears 31–17".
  34. ↑ "Cowboys end 8-game home losing streak".
  35. ↑ "Rookies Elliott, Prescott lead Cowboys past 49ers 24–17". October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  36. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/player/dakprescott/2555260/gamelogs. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  37. ↑ http://www.espn.com/nfl/game?gameId=400874733. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  38. 1 2 http://www.nfl.com/player/dakprescott/2555260/gamelogs. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  39. ↑ Lam, Quang M. (December 1, 2016). "Marcus Mariota, Kirk Cousins among Players of Month". NFL.com.
  40. ↑ Halprin, Dave (December 1, 2016). "Cowboys Quarterback Dak Prescott Is November Offensive Rookie Of The Month". Bloggingtheboys.com.
  41. ↑ "Dak Prescott breaks Tom Brady's record for most passes without a pick to start a career". cbssports.com. October 16, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  42. ↑ "Dak Prescott establishes rookie mark for passes without pick". October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  43. ↑ "Dak Prescott breaks Tom Brady's record for most pass attempts without interception to start a career". October 16, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  44. ↑ "Snap Counts For The Cowboys' Offense: Dak Prescott Sets Another Rookie Passing Record". Vox Media, Inc. December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  45. ↑ "Scarborough: Prescott honors late mother".
  46. ↑ Mississippi State QB Dak Prescott deals with loss of his mother
  47. ↑ "Can a Rookie Quarterback Be the Big Man in Dallas?". Bleacher Report.
  48. ↑ http://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/mississippi-state/2016/03/12/dak-prescott-arrested-dui-starkville/81715850/
  49. ↑ http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/14981417/dak-prescott-breathalyzer-tests-inconclusive-dui-arrest
  50. ↑ http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/07/28/dak-prescott-found-not-guilty-of-dui
  51. ↑ http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/17160255/dak-prescott-dallas-cowboys-quarterback-acquitted-dui-college-town
  52. ↑ http://www.wcbi.com/video-prescott-found-not-guilty
  53. ↑ http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2016/07/27/cowboys-qb-prescott-found-guilty-dui-speeding-charges
  54. ↑ http://www.sfgate.com/49ers/article/49ers-to-face-QB-who-got-away-in-Dallas-Dak-9396607.php
  55. ↑ http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/03/13/draft-prospect-dak-prescott-arrested-for-dui/
  56. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000644248/article/analysts-assess-dak-prescotts-draft-stock-following-dui-arrest

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