Dak Prescott

Dak​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ Prescott is the American football professional quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, the team of the National Football League (NFL). While at college, he was a football player for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, and he was the first-team All-SEC twice.

He was drafted by the Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL draft. Prescott is one of the seven quarterbacks who have the highest completion percentage of all time with a minimum of 1,500 passes, and he is the tenth NFL regular-season lifetime passer rating holder of all ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌time.

Dak Prescott's Early Life and Background

Dak Prescott was born on July 29, 1993, as the youngest son of Nathaniel and Peggy Prescott. He was the youngest of the three boys in the family. Peggy Prescott was a single mother and raised all three of her children by herself. She drove trucks to make ends meet. She had been a football fan, and this had probably sparked Dak’s interest in the sport at a young age.

Dak had been enrolled in ‘Haughton High School’ and became part of the school football team. His performance was instrumental in the school’s victory in the 2010 District 1-AAAA Championship.’ After graduating from high school, Dak enrolled at the ‘Mississippi State University’.

His career in college football began at Mississippi where he began as a backup to Tyler Russell for two consecutive years but was able to start for the team in 2013 when Russell suffered a concussion. He was the MVP of the 2013 Liberty Bowl after leading the Bulldogs to a 44–7 win over the Rice Owls. Following the season, he was named to the 2013 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

In 2014, he became a full-time starter. His performance kept on improving. He not only led his team to the Orange Bowl but also broke several records and won the Conerly Trophy for his performance. He was a finalist for many other reputed awards like the Maxwell Award, the Davey O'Brien Award, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, and the Manning Award.

In his final season in college football (2015), 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 (for the fourth time) 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.

Dak Prescott Draft

Despite having a very promising start to his career and holding 38 school records by the end of his college term, Prescott was picked in the fourth Round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys as the 135th overall pick of the season.

Dak Prescott's NFL Journey

He was picked up by the ‘Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round, as the 135th overall pick, and played only the first game of the season in September. He has remained with the Cowboys for over seven seasons. Dak started slow, but his performance eventually picked up the pace. In the ninth week, he played a key role in his team’s win over the ‘Cleveland Browns.’ His excellent performance in November earned him his first professional ‘Rookie of the Month' honor. The ‘Cowboys’ performed well consistently during the season, and Dak continued to contribute to their victories.

During his rookie season, Dak played in 16 games and scored 29 touchdowns. He was ranked fourth among quarterbacks in 2016. The team won the ‘NFC East title. By the time the season ended, Dak started receiving praise for his performance. He was named the ‘NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.’ He reached number 14 on the list of the ‘NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.’

Toward the beginning of the 2017 season, Dak performed unevenly but picked up pace as the season progressed. His team performed badly and experienced a few losing streaks throughout the season. The team, however, managed to keep their hopes alive for the playoff season, but not for long. They lost to the Seattle Seahawks in a Christmas Eve match. This loss cost the team a postseason contention. Despite the team performing below expectations, Dak had a fairly good season. He played in 16 games and recorded 3,324 passing yards, 28 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions.

Dak Prescott Teams

Dallas Cowboys (2016-Present)

Prescott began playing a bit late in his first season after being drafted in the 2016 NFL Draft by the Cowboys. The club had been looking for a quarterback to develop behind the successful quarterback Tony Romo. Despite not being the Cowboys’ first choice and having to compete with a more experienced quarterback, Jameill Showers, Prescott exceeded all expectations by completing 10 out of 12 passes for 139 yards and two touchdowns in one half of action in the preseason opener against the Los Angeles Rams.

Even though they lost the match against the Rams, Prescott was successful in proving his merit throughout the preseason. Based on his performance, Prescott went on to become the fourth rookie quarterback to open the season as a starter in the franchise history in September in a home match against the New York Giants. In the third week of the season, he threw his first NFL touchdown in a match against the Chicago Bears. He won the Offensive Rookie of the Month Award for his performance in the following couple of months of the season.

Even though the Cowboys missed the playoffs during Prescott’s second season with them he ended the season with 3,324 passing yards, 22 passing touchdowns, 13 interceptions, 357 rushing yards, and six rushing touchdowns. During the 14th week of his third season with the Club, in a match against the Philadelphia Eagles which they went on to win, he recorded 42 completions, which was the most for any quarterback in a single game in that season.

He achieved his first playoff victory with the Club in the same year after passing for 226 yards, a touchdown, and an interception, along with 29 rushing yards and a crucial touchdown late in the fourth quarter of the match against the Seahawks. Prescott only climbed further up in his career in the following seasons with the Cowboys. He finished the 2020 season with 4,902 passing yards, which ranked second in the league and became the first player in NFL history to pass for at least 450 yards in three consecutive games in the first half of the season.

In 2021, his contract with the club was extended by four years for a whopping sum of money. Despite a few losses towards the end of the season, Prescott was named NVP (Nickelodeon Valuable Player) with more than 81 percent of the online vote for his remarkable performance.

During​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ the Wild Card Round, Prescott was 25 for 33 with 305 yards, four passing touchdowns, and he scored a touchdown on the ground as the Cowboys beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31–14. In the Divisional Round, Prescott had 206 yards passing and one touchdown, but he threw two interceptions as the Cowboys were defeated 19–12 by the San Francisco 49ers. Prescott was honored as the NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year for 2022.

Prescott​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ ended his 2023 regular season with a 69.5% completion rate, 4,516 passing yards, an NFL-best 36 passing touchdowns, nine interceptions, and a career-high passer rating of 105.9. Prescott finished runner-up in the NFL MVP voting, only behind Lamar Jackson, and was also named a ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌finalist.

During​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ a 27–21 loss to the Falcons in Week 9 of the 2024 season, Prescott hurt his hamstring. The first diagnosis showed that Prescott had a partial avulsion of his right hamstring, so he was out of the game for a few weeks. On November 12, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made a public statement that Prescott would have surgery on his hamstring and be out of the season for the rest of the season. With 1,978 passing yards, 11 touchdowns, and eight interceptions, Prescott has led the Cowboys to a 3–5 record in his ninth ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌season.

Dak Prescott Awards and Achievements

Dak Prescott Records

NFL Records

Highest passer rating by a rookie quarterback (104.9)

Highest completion percentage by a rookie quarterback (67.8%)

Cowboys franchise records

• Most Completions (game): 42 (December 9, 2018, against the Philadelphia Eagles)
• Most Completions (rookie season): 311 (2016)
• Most Completions (game, as a rookie): 32 (December 18, 2016, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
• Most Pass Attempts (rookie season): 459 (2016)
• Most Passing Yards (rookie season): 3,667 (2016)
• Most Passing Yards (career): 34,378 (2025)
• Most Passing Touchdowns (season): 37 (2021)
• Most Passing Touchdowns (rookie season): 23 (2016)
• Best Passer Rating (rookie season): 104.9 (2016)
• Best Passer Rating (game, as a rookie): 148.3 (December 16, 2016, against the Detroit Lions)
• Most Yds/Pass Att (rookie season): 7.99 (2016)
• Most Pass Yds/Game (career): 257.1
• Most Pass Yds/Game (season): 306.4 (2019)
• Most Pass Yds/Game (rookie season): 229.2 (2016)
• Most 300+ yard passing games (rookie season): 3
• Completion Percentage (career): 66.6%
• Most sacks taken: (season) 56 (2018)
• Most 4th Quarter Comebacks (rookie season): 5 (2016)
• Most 4th Quarter Comebacks (season): 5 (2016, tied with Tony Romo in 2012)
• Most Games with 3+ Passing Touchdowns (career): 41 (2025)

Dak Prescott Net Worth

Dak Prescott has a net worth of approximately $90 million as of November 2025.

Dak Prescott Contract

Dak​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ Prescott's latest contract is a four-year, $240 million extension with the Dallas Cowboys, which he signed in September 2024. The contract, which offers $231 million in guaranteed money and is the reason why he ranks as the most highly-paid quarterback in NFL history, is with the team until the end of the 2028 season. ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌

Dak Prescott Family

Dak’s personal life is riddled with losses as he lost his mother Peggy, whom he was extremely close to, in 2013 to colon cancer. He established the Faith Fight Finish Foundation in the same year to honor his mother, who had raised him and his two elder brothers as a single parent who drove trucks for a living. In 2020, one of his brothers- Jace Prescott- committed suicide at the young age of 31. He had been close to his grandparents, whose home he would frequent as a child. His father, Nathaniel Prescott, is known to have played college football as a linebacker during his time at Northwestern State and Gambling University.

Prescott is currently engaged with Sarah Jane Ramos. Dak​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ Prescott and Sarah Jane are the parents of two daughters: Aurora Rayne Prescott, born in May 2025, and their first daughter, MJ Rose, was born on February 29, ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌2024.

Dak Prescott's Super Bowl Wins

Prescott has not yet played in a Super Bowl.

Dak Prescott Cars

Apart from owning a Tesla-S and a Cadillac Escalade, Prescott bought a Ferrari soon after signing his 2021 contract extension with the Cowboys. He is also reported to own several other high-profile cars, such as a black Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, among others like Escalade, Tesla, Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG, Mercedes-Benz C63, and a Lamborghini Urus.

Dak Prescott Rookie Cards

Dak Prescott's rookie cards are popular among card collectors. The cards can be bought on eBay primarily.