Biography - Dak Prescott

Who is Dak Prescott?

Dak Prescott is a football player by profession and American by nationality. He is currently a football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).

Dak Prescott – Age, Parents, Siblings

Dak Prescott’s birth took place on July 29, 1993, in Sulphur, Louisiana, USA. He was born Rayne Dakota Prescott to his mother Peggy Prescott and his father Nathaniel Prescott. His mother passed away from colon cancer in 2013.

He is not the only child of his parents and has two siblings – older brothers Tad Prescott and Jace Prescott. From his father’s first marriage, he has two older half-siblings Natalie Prescott Smith (older half-sister), and Elliott Prescott (older half-brother).

Education, Ethnicity

For education, Dak Prescott attended Haughton High School where he played football for the Buccaneers. After graduation, he went on to study at Mississippi State University where he played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

His ethnicity is African American (father) and European American (mother). 

Dak Prescott – Girlfriend, Wife, Children

There have been multiple gossip and rumors when it comes to Dak Prescott’s love life. In January 2019 he was rumored to be dating Lauren Holley after a video showed Prescott and Holley partying together in Las Vegas. In April 2019 it was reported that his new girlfriend is Instagram model Ireland Borba.

He was also linked to actress Estrella Nouri towards the end of 2018. Heavy reported that Nouri had received a huge bouquet of flowers while she was staying at a hotel in Dubai with a card that said, “These last few months have been the best. Miss you, babe!” None of the rumors and reports were addressed by Prescott. 

In 2020, Dak Prescott began dating Natalie Buffett. His girlfriend is a social media influencer who graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2019 with a degree in civil engineering.

Currently, he appears to be sans wife and children. As he has never been married, divorce is out of context.

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Dak Prescott – Career

College Games

Dak Prescott was redshirted during his freshman year in 2011. In 2012 he played in 12 games as a backup to Tyler Russell. After Russell suffered a concussion in the 2013 season, Prescott took over as the starter.

His college stats (2012-2015) are - 9,376 yards, 70 touchdowns, 8 average in Passing, 2,521 yards, 4 average, 41 touchdowns in rushing, 88 yards, 22 average, and 3 touchdowns in receiving.

Pro Football

In the 2016 NFL Draft, Dak Prescott signed a four-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys, who selected him in the fourth round (135th overall). He has been playing for the team from his rookie 2016 year through the 2019 season.

Stats

His regular-season stats (2016-2019) are 64 GP, 64 GS with 15,778 yards, 97 touchdowns, 7.6 average in passing and 1,221 yards, 5.1 average, 21 touchdowns in rushing.

Fellow players

Other NFL players on the Dallas Cowboys team are Chris Jones, Lucky Whitehead, Ezekiel Elliott, Kavon Frazier, La'el Collins, etc.

Dak Prescott – Awards, Honors

He has been named Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week five times, Pro Bowl (2016, 2018), FedEx Air Player of the Week twice in 2018, and has won NFL Rookie of the Year (2016), Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year winner (2016).

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Dak Prescott – Net Worth, Salary

He has a net worth of around $60 million while the figure on his annual salary is around $42 million.

Dak Prescott – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media handles including, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, Dak Prescott is active with 1.9 million, 1.2 million, and 475k followers respectively. He also has an official website - dakprescott4.com.

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