Dak Prescott is looking to bounce back after his season-ending hamstring injury. While Prescott has missed at least six games in two of the last three seasons, there's reason for Dallas Cowboys fans to believe Prescott has more in him because he has a history of coming back strong after major injuries.
Let's just say it would take another catastrophic injury for Prescott to be out of consideration for QB1 after the 2025 season. Don't tell that to Henry McKenna of Fox Sports, however.
In a recent article, McKenna predicted what could go right and wrong for every NFC quarterback in 2025. McKenna thinks it's a possibility, albeit a small one, that the Cowboys end up with the No. 1 overall pick next year.
With the first-overall pick, the Dallas Cowboys select Arch Manning," McKenna wrote about what could go wrong for Prescott. "There's basically a 1% chance of it happening. But yes, I'm saying there's a chance."
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While Arch Manning has been hyped as the potential No. 1 pick if he declares next year, he hasn't taken any reps as Texas' full-time starting quarterback.
Manning was behind Quinn Ewers the last two seasons, but he attempted 90 passes in 10 appearances last year. He had a 67.8 completion rate while throwing for nine touchdowns to two interception. He added 104 rushing yards and four scores as a runner.
While McKenna acknowledged that there is only a "1%" chance of it happening, it is still wildly disrespectful and misinforming to suggest Dallas could move on from Prescott.
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The Cowboys wouldn't save a penny in cap space if they cut Prescott with a post June-1 designation next year. Meanwhile, they would inherit over $74 million in dead cap. 2027 is the first conceivable year they could move off Prescott. Even then the savings wouldn't be worth it.
Not to mention, Drew Allar, Cade Klubnik, LaNorris Sellers and Garrett Nussmeier are other QBs that could come out before Manning. Again, we need to see more reps out of the Longhorn to gauge if he's worth of being the first pick. A lot of his reps last season came as a runner.
Furthermore, part of this discussion stems from Dallas being so awful this season to the point where they would even be in such position to get such a high draft pick.
With Prescott having some of the best weapons of his career, along with a young offensive line on the rise, there's no reason to believe that the Cowboys will be in contention for the top pick. It is far more likely they pick in the 20s than near the top five.