Dak Prescott having greatest rookie QB season in NFL history

Through 11 starts in his rookie year, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is on track to have the greatest rookie season in the history of the NFL.

What Dallas Cowboys rookie quarterback Dak Prescott is doing is mind-blowing.

Not just for a rookie fourth round pick, selection 135 in this year’s draft.

Not just for a player that was battling for a roster spot when camp started, being the third quarterback on the depth chart with Jameill Showers fighting him for that number three job just four months ago.

The production, efficiency, and leadership qualities that Prescott possesses and has displayed through his first 11 NFL starts would blow your mind if he was the number one overall pick, let alone the second fourth round pick that Dallas took in the draft.

In fact, when you look at the numbers, Dak is on track to put up the greatest rookie numbers from a quarterback in NFL history.

Through 11 games, Prescott has completed 67.9% of his passes for 2835 yards and 18 touchdowns with only two interceptions.

His passer rating of 108.6 ranks his third in the entire NFL- ahead of potential future Hall of Famers like Drew Brees, Ben Roethlisberger, and Aaron Rodgers.

Dak’s 8.34 yards per attempt rank him third in the NFL as well.

If Dak performs at the level we have seen from him for the final five games, he will have numbers that no rookie NFL quarterback has ever seen.

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Projecting his numbers to 16 games would give him 4,123 passing yards, 26 touchdowns and only 3 interceptions.

Robert Griffin III’s historic rookie year in 2012 where he threw for 3,200 yards, 20 touchdowns and five interceptions is considered by many to be one the most impressive rookie seasons of all time. As you can see, Dak is likely to throw for more yards, touchdowns, and is on pace for less interceptions.

Russell Wilson‘s rookie year, also in 2012, he threw for 3,118 yards, 26 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions. Wilson matched his touchdown numbers, but is nowhere near the yardage total and Wilson threw significantly more interceptions than Prescott is on course for.

Ben Roethlisberger threw for 2,621 yards and 17 touchdowns with 11 interceptions in his 2004 rookie season. Roethlisberger led the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 13-0 record as a rookie, but as his stats indicate he was nothing more than a bus driver as Prescott has already thrown for 200 more yards, one more touchdown, and nine fewer interceptions in two less games.

Dan Marino‘s rookie season is the one season that I would put in the conversation with Prescott’s season to this point. Marino played in an era where throwing the football was much more difficult without the player safety rules that help aid the passing game in the modern day.

Marino completed 58.4 percent of his passes for 2,210 yards and 20 touchdowns with six interceptions.

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As you can see, all of these rookie numbers seem pale in comparison to the staggering yardage total and the touchdown to interception ratio that Prescott has maintained through 11 starts.

Not only has he led the Cowboys to a franchise record 10 consecutive victories, he is putting up record setting numbers in the process.

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