How Many Years Has Dak Prescott Played In The NFL?

Dak Prescott has played in the NFL for four years.

Dak Prescott’s NFL Career

Dak Prescott was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He played college football at Mississippi State University. In his rookie year, he helped the Cowboys to an NFC-best 13-3 record and was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.

Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys

Dak Prescott was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL draft. He signed a four-year, $2.6 million contract with the Cowboys, with a signing bonus of $538,952. In his rookie season, he was named the starting quarterback following an injury to Tony Romo. Prescott led the Cowboys to an 11-game winning streak and was named NFC Offensive Player of the Year. He also set several franchise records, including most passing yards and touchdowns by a rookie quarterback.

2016 NFL season

The 2016 NFL season was the 97th season in the history of the National Football League (NFL). The season began on September 8, 2016, with the NFL Kickoff Game with the defending Super Bowl 50 champion Denver Broncos defeating the Carolina Panthers 21–20. The season concluded with Super Bowl LI, the league’s championship game, on February 5, 2017, at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas between National Football Conference (NFC) champion Atlanta Falcons and American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots. The Patriots defeated the Falcons 34–28 in overtime.

2017 NFL season

The 2017 NFL season was the 98th season of the National Football League (NFL). The season began on September 7, 2017 with the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the defending Super Bowl LI champions New England Patriots 42-27 in the NFL Kickoff Game. The season concluded with Super Bowl LII, where the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles defeated the AFC champion New England Patriots 41-33 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on February 4, 2018.

Dak Prescott played in all 16 games for the Dallas Cowboys in the 2017 NFL season. He threw for 3,667 yards and 22 touchdowns, with only 8 interceptions. Prescott also ran for 636 yards and 6 touchdowns.

Dak Prescott’s College Career

Dak Prescott played college football for the Mississippi State University Bulldogs from 2012 to 2015. He was drafted by the Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Dak has played three seasons for the Cowboys, and has been selected to the Pro Bowl twice.

Mississippi State University

Dak Prescott played football for Mississippi State University from 2011 to 2015. As a freshman, he was named the starting quarterback and led the team to an 8-5 record. In his junior year, he was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Year and led the Bulldogs to a 10-2 record. As a senior, he was again named the SEC Offensive Player of the Year and led Mississippi State to an 11-1 record. He finished his college career with 8,458 passing yards and 70 touchdown passes.

2014 season

In his 2014 sophomore season, Prescott threw for 3,449 yards and 27 touchdowns with 11 interceptions. He also ran for 986 yards and 14 touchdowns, leading Mississippi State to a 10-2 regular season record and No. 1 ranking in the first ever College Football Playoff poll. Prescott was named a finalist for the Manning Award, which is given to the nation’s top quarterback, as well as the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and was a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien Award.

2015 season

Prescott’s 2015 season saw him earn the starting quarterback job after an impressive preseason display. He then proceeded to have one of the best rookie seasons by a quarterback in NFL history. In his first regular season game, he completed 20 of 27 passes for 246 yards and three touchdowns, helping the Cowboys to a 27-26 come-from-behind victory over the New York Giants. The following week, he was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week after throwing for 227 yards and a touchdown in a 28-14 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. He was also named NFC Rookie of the Month for September.