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Dak Prescott at an event for The 2017 ESPY Awards (2017)

Biography

Dak Prescott

Overview

  • Born
    July 29, 1993 · Sulphur, Louisiana, USA
  • Birth name
    Rayne Dakota Prescott
  • Height
    6′ 2¼″ (1.89 m)

Biography

  • Rayne Dakota "Dak" Prescott attended Haughton, La., High School where he was named first-team all-state by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. Led the Buccaneers to an undefeated regular season and a berth in the 4A state quarterfinals as a senior and completed 159-of-258 passes (62.0) for 2,860 yards and 39 touchdowns and rushed for 951 yards and 17 touchdowns on 90 attempts (10.6). Earned his undergraduate degree in educational psychology in December 2014 and received his master's degree in workforce leadership in December 2015 while at Mississippi State.
    - IMDb mini biography by: Steven Thompson
  • Position: Quarterback, #4 Weight/Height: 238lbs, 6'2" Birthday: 7/29/93 Alma Mater: Mississippi State University Hometown: Haughton LA

    Dak Prescott was the Cowboys' second pick in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL draft. He entered the 2016 season as a third string quarterback to Tony Romo, but a set of injuries to Romo thrust Dak into the starting position for the 16 games that season. Prescott lead the team to a 13-3 record and the NFC East Division title, tying the most wins by a rookie quarter back in NFL history. That season he set 3,667 yards, 23 touchdowns and only four interceptions on 311-of-459 passing for an NFL rookie record 104.9 quarterback rating .That same year Dak became the first rookie quarterback in Cowboys' team history to be named to the Pro Bowl and the first to win AP Offensive Rookie of the Year. Prescott's highly successful rookie debut has cemented him as the team's starting quarterback for the 2017 season. Prescott's collegiate football career was spent at Mississippi State University where he seasoned his talents that would later reveal themselves in Dallas. During his time at MSU, Prescott broke university records for rushing by a quarterback with 986 yards, total offense (4,435 yards), total offense per-game (341.2), total offense touchdowns responsible (41), completion percentage (61.6), passing yards (3,449), passing yards-per game (265.3), 200-yard passing games (12), passing touchdowns (27) and passing efficiency (151.7). Earned his undergraduate degree in educational psychology in December 2014 and received his master's degree in workforce leadership in December 2015 while at Mississippi State.

    Dak was raised in Haughton, La where he played high school football during his youth. He was named first team all-state by the Louisiana Sports Writer Association. In high school he led his team to an undefeated regular season as a senior and completed 159-of-258 passes (62.0) for 2,860 yards and 39 touchdowns and rushed for 951 yards and 17 touchdowns on 90 attempts (10.6).
    - IMDb mini biography by: Amazon Video X-Ray

Family

  • Children
      Margaret Jane Rose Prescott
      Aurora Rayne Prescott

Trivia

  • In 2014, finished 8th in voting for the Heisman Trophy.
  • Selected in the 4th round of the 2016 NFL draft (135th overall) by the Dallas Cowboys.
  • He also became the first rookie quarterback in team history to be named to the Pro Bowl and the first to win AP Offensive Rookie of the Year.
  • Quarterback with the Dallas Cowboys, 2016-present.
  • Quarterback at Mississippi State University, 2012-2015.

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