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Current Contract
Dak Prescott signed a 4 year, $160,000,000 contract with the Dallas Cowboys, including a $66,000,000 signing bonus, $126,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $40,000,000. In 2023, Prescott will earn a base salary of $1,700,000 and a restructure bonus of $29,300,000, while carrying a cap hit of $26,832,647 and a dead cap value of $89,070,000.
Contract: 4 yr(s) / $160,000,000 Signing Bonus $66,000,000 Average Salary $40,000,000 Total Guarantees $126,000,000 Guaranteed at Signing $95,000,000 Free Agent: 2025 / UFA Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details Year Age Base Salary Signing Roster Restructure Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash 2021 28 $2,750,000 $13,200,000 - $1,250,000 $17,200,000 $95,000,000 $75,000,000($75,000,000) Pre-6/1 Release 2021 Dead Cap: $95,000,000 2021 Cap Savings: $-77,800,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2021 Dead Cap: $72,250,000 2021 Cap Savings: $-55,050,000 Post-6/1 Release 2021 Dead Cap: $37,200,000 2022 Dead Cap: $57,800,000 2021 Cap Savings: $-20,000,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2021 Dead Cap: $14,450,000 2022 Dead Cap: $57,800,000 2021 Cap Savings: $2,750,000 2022 29 $1,600,000 $13,200,000 - $4,930,000 $19,730,000 $108,800,000 $20,000,000($95,000,000) Pre-6/1 Release 2022 Dead Cap: $108,800,000 2022 Cap Savings: $-89,070,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2022 Dead Cap: $76,200,000 2022 Cap Savings: $-56,470,000 Post-6/1 Release 2022 Dead Cap: $50,730,000 2023 Dead Cap: $58,070,000 2022 Cap Savings: $-31,000,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2022 Dead Cap: $18,130,000 2023 Dead Cap: $58,070,000 2022 Cap Savings: $1,600,000 2023 30 $1,700,000 $13,200,000 - $11,932,647 $26,832,647 $89,070,000 $31,000,000($126,000,000) Pre-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $89,070,000 2023 Cap Savings: $-62,237,353 Pre-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $87,370,000 2023 Cap Savings: $-60,537,353 Post-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $27,155,000 2024 Dead Cap: $61,915,000 2023 Cap Savings: $-322,353 Post-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $25,455,000 2024 Dead Cap: $61,915,000 2023 Cap Savings: $1,377,647 Potential Out: 2024, 3 yr, $126,000,000; $61,915,000 dead cap
2024 31 $29,000,000 $13,200,000 $5,000,000 $12,255,000 $59,455,000 $61,915,000 $34,000,000($160,000,000) Pre-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $61,915,000 2024 Cap Savings: $-2,460,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $61,915,000 2024 Cap Savings: $-2,460,000 Post-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $25,455,000 2025 Dead Cap: $36,460,000 2024 Cap Savings: $34,000,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $25,455,000 2025 Dead Cap: $36,460,000 2024 Cap Savings: $34,000,000 2025 32 - $13,200,000 - $12,255,000 $25,455,000 $36,460,000 - Pre-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $36,460,000 2025 Cap Savings: $-11,005,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $36,460,000 2025 Cap Savings: $-11,005,000 Post-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Dead Cap: $36,460,000 2025 Cap Savings: $25,455,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Dead Cap: $36,460,000 2025 Cap Savings: $25,455,000 2026 33 - - - $11,005,000 $11,005,000 - - Pre-6/1 Release 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $11,005,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $11,005,000 Post-6/1 Release 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $11,005,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $11,005,000 2025 34 UFA Contract Notes:- $95M fully guaranteed (signing bonus + 2021 salary + 2022 salary)
- $31M 2023 salary fully guarantees on 3/20/2022 (injury guaranteed now)
- 2024 Roster Bonus: $5M (5th league day of 2024)
- Annual $500,000 deescalator for missing workouts
- No-Tag clause
- No-Trade clause
- 2025-2026 are void years for cap purposes, automatically void the last league day of 2024
- 2026 void year will allow the 2022 base salary to be restructured
- Annual Super Bowl win + 50% snaps: $1M
Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
Previous Contracts
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2020-2020Franchise Tag
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $31,409,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $31,409,000 Total Guarantees $31,409,000 Guaranteed at Signing $31,409,000 Free Agent: 2021 / UFA 2016-2019Entry Level
Contract: 4 yr(s) / $2,723,393 Signing Bonus $383,393 Average Salary $680,848 Total Guarantees $383,393 Guaranteed at Signing $383,393 Free Agent: 2020 / UFA -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings 2016 $450,000 $383,393 - - - - $343,544 $1,176,937 2017 $540,000 - - - - - $401,006 $941,006 2018 $630,000 - - - - - - $630,000 2019 $2,025,000 - - - - - $130,229 $2,155,229 2020 $31,409,000 - - - - - $5,653 $31,414,653 2021 $2,750,000 $66,000,000 - - $6,250,000 - - $75,000,000 2022 $1,600,000 - - - $18,400,000 - - $20,000,000 7 seasons $39,404,000 $66,383,393 - - $24,650,000 - $880,432 $131,317,825 2023 $1,700,000 - - - $29,300,000 - - $31,000,000 2024 $29,000,000 - $5,000,000 - - - - $34,000,000 $70,104,000 $66,383,393 $5,000,000 - $53,950,000 - $880,432 $196,317,825 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash 7 seasons $39,404,000 $66,383,393 - - $24,650,000 - $880,432 $131,317,825 -
Fines
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12/09/2022, $13,261
Excessive Celebration against Indianapolis (IND)
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01/20/2022, $25,000
Conduct detrimental to the league (comments toward officials)
TOTAL: $38,261
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Transactions
Mar 10 2023Converted $29.2M of 2023 salary into signing bonus, clearing $22M of cap with Dallas (DAL)Dec 9 2022Fined $13,261 Excessive Celebration against Indianapolis (IND)Mar 8 2022Converted $18.4M of 2022 salary into signing bonus, clearing $14.4M of cap space with Dallas (DAL)Jan 20 2022Fined $25,000 Conduct detrimental to the league (comments toward officials)Sep 7 2021Converted $6.25M of 2021 salary into bonus, clearing $5M of cap space with Dallas (DAL)Mar 9 2021Signed a 4 year $160 million contract extension with Dallas (DAL)Mar 9 2021Offered a 1 year $37.69 million franchise tag by Dallas (DAL)Mar 16 2020Signed a 1 year $31.4 million franchise tag by Dallas (DAL)May 31 2016Signed a 4 year $2.72 million contract with Dallas (DAL)Apr 30 2016Drafted by Dallas (DAL): Round 4 (#135 overall) -
2023 Player Rankings
A visual look at how Dak Prescott ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.
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Statistics
Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Pass Att Pass Cmp Pass Cmp% Pass Yds Pass Yds/Gm Pass TD Pass INT Pass Rating Rush Att Rush Yds Rush TD Fum Prod Pts 2022 DAL 12 12 10 760 69.6 394 261 66.2 2860 238.33 23 15 91.13 45 182 1 4 198.6 2021 DAL 16 16 16 1114 90.7 596 410 68.8 4449 278.06 37 10 104.22 48 146 1 14 320.56 2020 DAL 5 5 4 360 31.4 222 151 68 1856 371.20 9 4 99.61 18 93 3 3 134.64 2019 DAL 16 16 16 1125 99.6 596 388 65.1 4902 306.38 30 11 99.69 52 277 3 6 337.78 2018 DAL 16 16 16 1073 99.4 526 356 67.7 3884 242.75 22 8 96.86 75 305 6 12 285.86 2017 DAL 16 16 16 1053 98.6 490 308 62.9 3324 207.75 22 13 86.64 57 357 6 4 260.66 2016 DAL 16 16 16 1013 101.6 459 311 67.8 3667 229.19 23 4 104.91 57 282 6 9 286.88 Totals 97 97 94 6,498 - 3,283 2,185 66.6 24,942 257.13 166 65 - 352 1,642 26 52 1,824.98