41 Facts About Dak Prescott

Rayne Dakota Prescott was born on July 29,1993 and is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.

Dak Prescott played college football at Mississippi State, where he twice received first-team All-SEC honors, and was selected by the Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

Dak Prescott went on to lead the Cowboys to the top seed of the National Football Conference and set several rookie quarterback records, earning him Offensive Rookie of the Year.

Dak Prescott has since led the Cowboys to two additional division titles and made two Pro Bowl appearances.

Dak Prescott was redshirted as a true freshman with Mississippi State in 2011.

Dak Prescott scored four rushing touchdowns, with 110 yards on 32 carries.

Dak Prescott began as the backup to Russell again in the 2013 season, but took over as the starter when Russell suffered a concussion.

Dak Prescott played in 11 games, completing 156 of 267 passes for 1,940 yards with 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions.

Dak Prescott ran for 829 yards on 134 carries with 13 touchdowns.

Dak Prescott was named a 2014 Honorable Mention All-American by SI.

Dak Prescott won the Conerly Trophy and was a finalist for the Maxwell Award, the Davey O'Brien Award, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm award, and the Manning Award.

Dak Prescott finished eighth in the 2014 Heisman Trophy voting and received two first-place votes.

Dak Prescott's 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.

Dak Prescott 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 three touchdowns and rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns.

The six touchdowns in a single contest tied the school record set by Jackie Parker in 1952 and Dak Prescott became the first player in school history to throw for over 300 yards and rush for over 100 yards in the same game.

Dak 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.

Dak Prescott continued his hot streak throughout the rest of the preseason, impressing all with his veteran-like pocket poise and decision making.

Dak Prescott threw his first NFL touchdown, a 17-yarder to wide receiver Dez Bryant, during the Cowboys' Week 3 matchup against the Chicago Bears.

Dak Prescott had two touchdowns and 195 passing yards.

Dak Prescott completed 24 of 38 for 302 yards, with a quarterback rating of 103.2, and three touchdowns and an interception.

Dak Prescott was ranked 14th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.

Dak Prescott was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team, becoming the second Cowboys quarterback to receive this award, joining Troy Aikman in 1989.

Dak Prescott was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in Week 1.

Dak Prescott finished the season with 4,902 passing yards, which ranked second in the league, 30 touchdowns, which ranked fourth, and 11 interceptions.

Dak Prescott was ranked 46th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020.

Dak Prescott became the first player in NFL history to pass for at least 400 yards and rush for three touchdowns in the same game.

Dak Prescott was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in Week 2.

Dak Prescott became the first player in NFL history to pass for at least 450 yards in three consecutive games.

In Week 5 against the New York Giants, Dak Prescott suffered an injury to his right ankle, and was carted off the field.

Dak Prescott completed 14 passes for 166 yards and an interception plus had a receiving touchdown before leaving.

Dak Prescott was placed on season-ending injured reserve on October 19,2020.

Dak Prescott's performance earned him NFC Offensive Player Of The Week.

Dak Prescott later apologized for comments which appeared to condone fans throwing objects at the officiating crew after the game ended.

Wentz and Dak Prescott had been exchanging the rookie record after having broken the Chad Hutchinson record of 95 set in 2002.

Dak Prescott finished his 2016 rookie regular season with a record 11 games with an over 100 NFL passer rating, breaking the rookie record of nine games set by Russell Wilson in 2012.

Dak Prescott tied the Ben Roethlisberger 2004 rookie record of winning 13 games as a starter.

Dak Prescott threw 23 touchdowns and 4 interceptions for a touchdown to interception ratio of 5.75 breaking the previous rookie record of 4.00 set by Robert Griffin III, and for a touchdown to interception differential of 19 breaking Russell Wilson's rookie record of 16.

Dak Prescott is the son of Nathaniel and Peggy Prescott and 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.

Dak Prescott's mother died of colon cancer in November 2013.

The Faith Fight Finish Foundation by Dak Prescott has been established in her honor, which helps people deal with adversity.

Dak Prescott's father is African American and his late mother was European American.