Calmly firing accurate spirals with the smooth delivery and poise of a quarterback unfazed by the chaos that surrounds an NFL line of scrimmage, Dak Prescott was an unusually precocious rookie for the Dallas Cowboys.
As the replacement for injured veteran Tony Romo, Prescott defied the traditional refrains about rookies being unprepared for the complexity of running a professional offense. Prescott operated out of the shotgun formation as a dual-threat quarterback at Mississippi State.
As the Cowboys' starter, Prescott read defenses with a rapidly growing acumen. He was accurate throwing out of the pocket, or on the move.