1. Rayne Dakota Prescott is an American professional football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.
52 Facts About Dak Prescott
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Dak Prescott played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, twice earning first-team All-SEC honors, and was selected by the Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL draft.
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Dak Prescott went on to lead the Cowboys to the conference top seed and set several rookie quarterback records, earning him Offensive Rookie of the Year.
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Dak Prescott has led the Cowboys to a total of four division titles and made three Pro Bowl appearances.
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Dak Prescott was born in Sulphur, Louisiana, the youngest of three sons to Nathaniel and Peggy Dak Prescott.
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Dak Prescott's parents divorced when he was in elementary school and he was raised by his mother who worked as a manager of a truck stop.
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Dak Prescott attended Haughton High School in Haughton, Louisiana, where he played football for the Buccaneers.
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Dak Prescott was redshirted as a true freshman with Mississippi State in 2011.
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Dak Prescott scored four rushing touchdowns, with 110 yards on 32 carries.
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Dak Prescott began as the backup to Russell again in the 2013 season, but took over as the starter when Russell suffered a concussion.
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Dak Prescott played in 11 games, completing 156 of 267 passes for 1,940 yards with 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions.
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Dak Prescott ran for 829 yards on 134 carries with 13 touchdowns.
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Dak Prescott was named a 2014 Honorable Mention All-American by SI.
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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.
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Dak Prescott finished eighth in the 2014 Heisman Trophy voting and received two first-place votes.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Dak Prescott was the first quarterback selected by the Cowboys since the 2009 NFL draft.
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Dak Prescott continued his hot streak throughout the rest of the preseason, impressing all with his veteran-like pocket poise and decision making.
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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.
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Dak Prescott had two touchdowns and 195 passing yards.
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Dak Prescott completed 24 of 38 for 302 yards, with a quarterback rating of 103.2, and three touchdowns and an interception.
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Dak Prescott was ranked 14th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.
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Dak Prescott was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team, becoming the second Cowboys quarterback to receive this award, joining Troy Aikman in 1989.
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Dak Prescott was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in Week 1.
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Dak Prescott became the first Dallas quarterback to compile seven touchdown passes in the first two regular season games since Don Meredith in 1966.
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Dak Prescott finished the season with 4,902 passing yards, which ranked second in the league, 30 touchdowns, which ranked fourth, and 11 interceptions.
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Dak Prescott was ranked 46th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020.
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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.
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Dak Prescott was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in Week 2.
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Dak Prescott became the first player in NFL history to pass for at least 450 yards in three consecutive games.
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Dak Prescott completed 14 passes for 166 yards and an interception plus had a receiving touchdown before leaving.
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Dak Prescott was placed on season-ending injured reserve on October 19,2020.
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Dak Prescott's performance earned him NFC Offensive Player Of The Week.
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Dak Prescott later apologized for comments which appeared to condone fans throwing objects at the officiating crew after the game ended.
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Dak Prescott was ranked 44th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022.
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Dak Prescott won the 2022 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year.
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Dak Prescott was ranked 56th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2023.
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Dak Prescott became the 30th quarterback to throw at least one touchdown pass against 31-or-more opponents in NFL history.
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Dak Prescott set a franchise record with his third game of at least 400 passing yards and four touchdown passes, and was named FedEx Air Player of Week 10.
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Dak Prescott tied Tony Romo's team record of 10 games with at least four touchdown passes.
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An initial diagnosis revealed that Dak Prescott suffered a partial avulsion of his right hamstring, keeping him sidelined for multiple weeks.
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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.
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Dak Prescott tied the Ben Roethlisberger 2004 rookie record of winning 13 games as a starter.
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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.
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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.
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Dak Prescott's mother died of colon cancer in November 2013.
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The Faith Fight Finish Foundation by Dak Prescott has been established in her honor, which helps people deal with adversity.
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Dak Prescott's father is African American and his late mother was White.
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On March 4, Dak Prescott announced that the baby was born on February 29,2024.