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Dallas Cowboys: Breaking down 2019 quarterback depth chart

By Randy Gurzi

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 05: Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys gestures after scoring a touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth quarter during the Wild Card Round at AT&T Stadium on January 05, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 05: Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys gestures after scoring a touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth quarter during the Wild Card Round at AT&T Stadium on January 05, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 12: Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys looks to pass in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on January 12, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 12: Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys looks to pass in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on January 12, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

The face of the franchise: Dak Prescott

In 2016, Dak Prescott came out of nowhere for the Cowboys. Selected with the 135th overall pick, Prescott was pressed into action when both Tony Romo and Kellen Moore suffered injuries in the preseason. The former Mississippi State star ended up taking control of the offense and never looked back.

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He won the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award, leading the team to a 13-3 mark. From there, he had an up and down sophomore campaign followed by their 10-6 season in 2018. Overall, Prescott is 32-16 as a starter with two NFC East titles under his belt.

Dak has completed 66.1 percent of his career attempts for 10,876 yards with 67 touchdowns against just 25 picks. He’s also a threat with his legs, going for another 944 yards and 18 scores. Even with his stats and two divisional wins, Prescott has plenty of doubters as he enters his contract season.

The Cowboys front office has continually maintained that they want to lock him up long-term and there’s no reason to think it won’t happen. The only question is how much is he going to cost the team.

Should they wait until later in the year, it will likely only cost them more. Dallas has built an offense that he can have success in and that will equate to the biggest contract in team history — and will also be the most heavily debated.

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