Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is headed into his 11th season as the team’s starting quarterback. Where does the Mississippi State product rank among the league’s elite?
ESPN talked to coaches, scouts and executives for its top 10 ranking, and they selected Prescott as the sixth-best quarterback in the NFL.
What was their reasoning?
Prescott was a fixture in the voting, appearing on nearly 75% of ballots with a healthy number of top-five votes. In fact, a gulf existed between him and the seventh spot on the list. This is long overdue for Prescott, who has mostly been a fringe top-10 QB on these lists.
“He’s a true, acute progression passer,” an NFL coordinator said. “There are only so many of those types. He can read the whole field, from pre- to post-snap. He’s just really a good commander of the offense.”
Prescott is coming off a Pro Bowl season, also finishing third place in Comeback Player of the Year voting, after throwing for 4,552 yards with 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
The top spot on the list went to Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, who finished third in MVP voting after throwing for 3,668 yards with 25 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He also ran for 14 scores.
The entire top 10 is listed below:
Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys
Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers
Drake Maye, New England Patriots
Jared Goff, Detroit Lions
Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears
Tyler Smith best among interior offensive linemen
Cowboys guard Tyler Smith was No. 1 on ESPN’s list of the top interior offensive linemen, ahead of Indianapolis Colts guard Quenton Nelson.
Cowboys guard Tyler Booker received honorable mention.
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Lawrence Dow is a digital sports reporter from Philadelphia. He graduated with a master’s degree in journalism from USC. He’s passionate about movies and is always looking for a great book. He covers the Texas Rangers and other sports.
