![]() Prescott in 2024 | |||||||||||||
No. 4 – Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Sulphur, Louisiana, U.S. | July 29, 1993||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Haughton (Haughton, Louisiana) | ||||||||||||
College: | Mississippi State (2011–2015) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 4 / Pick: 135 | ||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023 | |||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Rayne Dakota Prescott[1] (/ˈdæk/; born July 29, 1993) is an American professional football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He 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. Prescott ranks fourth all-time in completion percentage with at least 1,500 pass attempts,[2] and is fifth in the NFL's all-time regular season career passer rating.
Intended to serve as a backup in his rookie season, Prescott became the Cowboys' starting quarterback after starter Tony Romo was injured in the preseason. He went on to lead the Cowboys to the top seed of the National Football Conference (NFC) and set several rookie quarterback records, earning him Offensive Rookie of the Year. Prescott has since led the Cowboys to three additional division titles and made three Pro Bowl appearances. In 2022, he won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award.