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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 Cash AAV 2021 28 $2,750,000 $13,200,000 - $1,250,000 $17,200,000 $95,000,000 $75,000,000($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) $47,500,000 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) $42,000,000 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) $40,000,000 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
Dak Prescott signed a 1 year, $31,409,000 contract with the Dallas Cowboys, including $31,409,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $31,409,000. 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: 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
Dak Prescott signed a 4 year, $2,723,393 contract with the Dallas Cowboys, including a $383,393 signing bonus, $383,393 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $680,848. 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) / $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 2023 $1,700,000 - - - $29,300,000 - - $31,000,000 8 seasons $41,104,000 $66,383,393 - - $53,950,000 - $880,432 $162,317,825 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 8 seasons $41,104,000 $66,383,393 - - $53,950,000 - $880,432 $162,317,825 -
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 2023 DAL 11 11 11 691 91.8 370 259 70 2935 266.82 23 6 107.43 34 151 2 1 226.5 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 108 108 105 7,189 - 3,653 2,444 66.9 27,877 258.12 189 71 - 386 1,793 28 53 2,051.48