Dak Prescott
Dak Prescott, American football player
In context
- When
- Thursday, July 29 199333 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Dak Prescott
At a glance
Born 1993-07-29.
Known as: American football player. Citizenship: United States.
Listed as: human.
Who they were
Rayne Dakota Prescott is an American professional football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, twice earning first-team All-SEC honors. Prescott was selected by the Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL draft.
Early life
Educated at: Haughton High School and Mississippi State University.
Early life Prescott was born in Sulphur, Louisiana , the youngest of three sons to Nathaniel and Peggy Prescott. [ 1 ] Prescott's parents divorced when he was in elementary school and he was raised by his mother who worked as a manager of a truck stop. [ 2 ] Prescott attended Haughton High School in Haughton, Louisiana , where he played football for the Buccaneers. [ 3 ] As a senior , he completed 159 of 258 passes for 2,860 yards and 39 touchdowns .
Path and career
Professional career Pre-draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span Wingspan 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Wonderlic 6 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 4  in (1.89 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 32 + 1 ⁄ 4  in (0.82 m) 10 + 7 ⁄ 8  in (0.28 m) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 4.79 s 1.63 s 2.78 s 4.32 s 7.11 s 32.5 in (0.83 m) 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) 25 [ 1 ]
Why this date
Dak Prescott appears on our July 29 calendar for 1993 as a birth entry.
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July 29 1993 — 33 years ago, on a Thursday.
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