Cowboys' Dak Prescott Predicted To Be Top-10 QB In NFL's Top 100 Players
Cowboys' Dak Prescott Predicted To Be Top-10 QB In NFL's Top 100 Players originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott divides opinion, unlike any other player in football, as his regular-season play does not consistently translate to the playoffs.
Advertisement
However, while many criticize Dak for his playoff failures (2-5), that is fair play. Overall, the general consensus is that he is a top-10-ish quarterback when at his best.
Let's not forget that he finished second in MVP voting in 2023, before last year's "blow it up" season began. However, for some, it seems like it's only downhill for Dak, who will be 32 years old when the season starts.
Still, Prescott, as he enters 2025, hasn't lost all fans, with CBS Sports' Pete Prisco naming his top 100 NFL players, and he has Dak at No. 90, down from 49 last year.
"A year after leading the league with 36 touchdown passes, Prescott was limited to eight games because of injury," Prisco writes. "Even before the injury, he wasn't as sharp as the year before with just 11 touchdown passes and eight picks. But I think he's closer to the 2023 Prescott again."
Detroit Lions DT D.J. Reader getting pressure on Dak PrescottAndrew Dieb-Imagn Images
Dak as a top 100 player isn't exactly newsworthy, but there is a little nugget of information in this list that will make the Prescott haters a little agitated.
Advertisement
For some, Dak isn't a top-10 or even top-15 quarterback in football despite his regular-season numbers, but a glance at Prisco's top 100 list shows that there are only 11 quarterbacks on the list.
And Prescott is No. 10, above Jordan Love.
So even after a poor season, which was then ended due to injury, Prescott, at least in Prisco's eyes, is still a top-10 quarterback entering the 2025 season.
Yes, we get it, the list is subjective, but this will likely give the haters more ammunition to go after Prescott.
Not that he cares.
Related: Cowboys' CeeDee and Pickens Tandem Defined By One Dak Word
Related: Cowboys Rival Assesses Pickens 'Risks and Concerns'
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 20, 2025, where it first appeared.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Associated Press
7 minutes ago
- Associated Press
Yohel Pozo has RBI single in the 11th to give the Cardinals a 6-5 victory over the Reds
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yohel Pozo had a two-out RBI single in the 11th inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 6-5 comeback victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. The Cardinals overcame a 5-2 deficit, tying it in the ninth on Nolan Arenado's leadoff homer off Emilio Pagán. Alec Burleson had a two-run homer and an RBI single for St. Louis. Phil Maton (1-2), the Cardinals' sixth pitcher, threw one inning for the victory. Rookie Chase Petty (0-3), the eighth Reds pitcher, gave up the deciding hit to Pozo. Reds star Elly De La Cruz, who overcame getting sick on the field in the fourth inning, hit a changeup 435 feet to center in the seventh for his team-leading 17th homer and a 5-2 lead. With two outs in the fourth, the game was halted after De La Cruz — who also had a triple — vomited. After the trainer came out, De La Cruz remained in the game. Two ground crew members cleaned up the spot at shortstop. Matt McClain had three hits for the Reds. Key moment In the second inning, De La Cruz tripled when the ball eluded center fielder Victor Scott II. The relay throw bounced by Arenado. Pitcher Sonny Gray was backing up the play and De La Cruz took off for home. A fastball from Gray easily nabbed the sliding De La Cruz. Key stat The Cardinals are 6-2 in extra innings. The Reds are 1-6. Up next Cardinals RHP Miles Mikolas (4-4, 4.35) was set to face LHP Andrew Abbott (6-1, 1.84) on Sunday in the series finale. ___ AP MLB:
Yahoo
7 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Inter 2-1 Urawa
INTER 1-1 URAWA RED DIAMONDS | LIVE Goalscorers: 11' Watanabe (U), 78' Lautaro (I) INTER (3-4-2-1): 1 Sommer; 36 Darmian, 6 De Vrij, 30 Carlos Augusto; 11 Luis Henrique (8 Sucic 87'), 23 Barella, 21 Asllani (45 Carboni 72'), 32 Dimarco ( 95 Bastoni 72'); 70 S. Esposito (94 F. Esposito 46'), 59 Zalewski (22 Mkhitaryan 46'); 10 Lautaro. Substitutes: 12 Di Gennaro, 13 J. Martinez, 40 Calligaris, 15 Acerbi, 42 Palacios, 48 Re Cecconi, 49 De Pieri, 52 Berenbruch, 58 Cocchi. Head Coach: Cristian Chivu. Advertisement URAWA RED DIAMONDS (4-2-3-1): 1 Nishikawa; 4 Ishihara, 3 Danilo Boza, 5 Høibråten, 88 Naganuma (26 Ogiwara 87'); 11 Gustafson (9 Haraguchi 87'), 25 Yasui; 77 Kaneko (14 Sekine 66'), 8 Matheus Savio (6 Matsumoto 79'), 13 Watanabe; 24 Matsuo (12 Thiago Santana 79'). Substitutes: 16 Niekawa, 31 Yoshida, 10 Nakajima, 17 Komori, 18 Takahashi, 21 Okubo, 28 Nemoto, 35 Inoue, 39 Hayakawa, 41 Nitta. Head Coach: Maciej Skorza. Booked: Nishikawa (U), Sekine (U), Thiago Santana (U) Stoppage time: 2' One booking away from suspension: Asllani, Barella, Lautaro (I); Gustafson, Watanabe (U) Suspended: - Referee: Beida (MTN) Assistants: Santos (ANG) - Yiembe (KEN) Fourth official: Kawana-Waugh (NZL) VAR: El Fariq (MAR) AVAR: Soto (VEN) SVAR: Dankert (GER) LIVE UPDATES SECOND HALF All over: Inter come from behind to beat Urawa! 90+2' GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL! Carboni pounces on the loose ball and fires home in stoppage time! We lead! 90+1' Mkhitaryan plays in a cross for Esposito, who heads into Nishikawa's arms. 83' Barella heads narrowly off target. 80' Esposito nods wide. Inter are now pushing for a winner! 78' GOOOOAAAAALLLLLL! Lautaro with a brilliant overhead kick to level the match! 1-1! 71' A huge chance for Mkhitaryan, who shoots wide from inside the box. 70' Watanabe fires over on the counter for Urawa. 65' A F. Esposito header from a Dimarco corner lands on the roof of the net. 60' Asllani has another go from outside the box: the ball flies narrowly over. 58' Esposito with an acrobatic effort from a Dimarco cross: off target. 56' Dimarco volleys a Barella cross over the bar. 54' Asllani shoots wide with his right foot. 46' The second half kicks off. Two changes at the break: Francesco Pio Esposito and Mkhitaryan are on for Sebastiano Esposito and Zalewski. FIRST HALF 45+2' The first half comes to an end. 45' Two minutes added on. 42' After a lull in the game, Carlos gets his cross wrong following some good build-up play by Inter. 24' Zalewski makes a threatening run forward but fails to control the ball, allowing the Urawa defence to clear. 19' CLOSE! Lautaro heads an Asllani cross against the bar! 15' A scramble ensues in the Urawa box, with Carlos failing to direct a header on target. Inter want to respond immediately. 11' GOAL. Kaneko sets up Watanabe to open the scoring for the Japanese side. 2' Luis Henrique can't quite get on the end of Zalewski's dangerous ball across the six-yard box. 1' Away we go: Urawa get the ball rolling! Everything is ready at Lumen Field in Seattle for Inter vs. Urawa Red Diamonds. GRUPPO E: GARE E CLASSIFICA 1° GIORNATA GRUPPO E River Plate - Urawa Red Diamonds 3-1 (12' Colidio (R), 48' Driussi (R), 58' rig. Matsuo (U), 73' Meza (R)). Advertisement Monterrey - INTER 1-1 (25' S. Ramos (M), 42' Lautaro (I)). 2° GIORNATA GRUPPO E 21 giugno, ore 12:00 (locali, 21:00 in Italia) INTER - Urawa Red Diamonds - Lumen Field, Seattle 21 giugno, ore 18:00 (locali, 03:00 del 22 giugno in Italia) River Plate - Monterrey - Rose Bowl, Los Angeles 3° GIORNATA GRUPPO E 25 giugno, ore 18:00 (locali, 03:00 del 26 giugno in Italia) INTER - River Plate - Lumen Field, Seattle 25 giugno, ore 18:00 (locali, 03:00 del 26 giugno in Italia) Urawa Red Diamonds - Monterrey - Rose Bowl, Los Angeles CLASSIFICA River Plate 3 CF Monterrey 1 Inter 1 Urawa Red Diamonds 0 INTER VS. URAWA RED DIAMONDS, WHERE TO WATCH ON TV Inter vs. Urawa Red Diamonds, on Matchday 2 of Group E of the 2025 Club World Cup, will be streamed live on DAZN. All 63 matches will be streamed live and for free on DAZN, thanks to an exclusive agreement with FIFA. Every fan can follow Inter and the excitement of the Club World Cup wherever you are, in many languages, and on every device: smart TV, smartphone, tablet or console. Advertisement The match between Inter and Urawa Red Diamonds will also be live on Mediaset channels (Canale 5). On Infinity, you can watch it on the app or on REFEREE The referee of Inter vs. Urawa Red Diamonds, on Matchday 2 of Group E of the 2025 Club World Cup, will be the Mauritian Dahane Beida. His assistants will be Jerson Santos (Angola) and Stephen Yiembe (Kenya), with the New-Zealander Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh as fourth official. Referee: Beida (MTN) Assistants: Santos (ANG) - Yiembe (KEN) Fourth Official: Kawana-Waugh (NZL) VAR: El Fariq (MAR) AVAR: Soto (VEN) SVAR: Dankert (GER)
Yahoo
9 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Bill Simmons Names His Sleeper Pick Ahead of 2025 NBA Draft
Bill Simmons Names His Sleeper Pick Ahead of 2025 NBA Draft originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Bill Simmons briefly discussed the 2025 NBA draft on the latest episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast, giving some praise to Gonzaga guard and projected late second round pick Ryan Nembhard. Advertisement After acknowledging he and his co-host, Ryen Russillo, were bypassing the NBA draft talk they had prepared to instead talk about the Finals, Simmons shared "this little tidbit". "Nembhard's little brother, who's like a late second rounder, I bought some stock," Simmons said. "Ryan Nembhard at Gonzaga averaged almost 10 assists per game last year. I watched him too, I like him." "You're already doing second rounders?" Russillo quipped, before Simmons said, "I have my sleeper." Nembhard averaged 9.8 assists with the Zags last year, shattering the school and WCC record in a single season. His 344 dimes is in fact fifth all-time in recorded college hoops history and the second highest since 1990 - trailing only Kendall Marshall's 351 for North Carolina in 2011-12. Advertisement He also shot a career-high 40.4% from the three point line, and proved his shooting was no joke with a lights out performance in the drills at the NBA draft combine about a month ago. The 5'11 guard whose brother, Andrew, is currently playing in the NBA Finals with the Indiana Pacers, has worked out with a handful of NBA teams including Atlanta, Golden State, and Toronto, who all have picks in the second round. Nembhard was recently mocked No. 58 overall to Cleveland in an ESPN article, while some have him in the 40's and still others have him out of the draft entirely. That was the extent of the NBA draft talk on the nearly two hour episode, but a shoutout from Simmons certainly won't hurt Nembhard's chances of getting picked, especially this close to the draft. Advertisement Related: Ryan Nembhard Teams Up With Former Gonzaga Star in Latest NBA Mock Draft This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 18, 2025, where it first appeared.
