Dak Prescott Fantasy Football Week 12 Scouting Report

Dak Prescott
QB
, Dallas Cowboys

Age: 31
Weight: 238 lbs
Height: 6' 2"
College: Mississippi State

ADP: 70
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	PaYds	PaTD	Int	RuYds
116.5	1978	11	8	54

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by Matt Gruber

· Oct 21, 2022 · 12:04 PM EDT

DAL QB Dak Prescott - Week 7 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 7 vs. Detroit Lions
Set to make his first appearance since week 1, Dak Prescott should significantly elevate this offense. Not only is he a massive upgrade over Cooper Rush, but he should provide plenty of opportunities for the playmakers in this Dallas offense.

He is in a smash spot against a Detroit defense that currently ranks 26th in passing yards allowed and 22nd in passing touchdowns allowed. There is no better way to get back into the swing of things than teeing off against Detroit. Prescott is a lock to finish as a QB1 this week.

by Matt Gruber

· Sep 07, 2022 · 6:37 PM EDT

DAL QB Dak Prescott - Week 1 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 1 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Finishing as the QB7 last season, Dak Prescott is a strong bet to finish as a middle-of-the-pack QB1 this season as well. While he is down a weapon with Amari Cooper going to Cleveland, there have been reports out of camp saying the team wants Prescott to use his legs a bit more. This could provide a nice floor and result in him being matchup-proof.

Facing off against a Tampa Bay defense that can susceptible to the passing game, Prescott should be a quality start this week. With an over/under set at 51 points, we could be in for a shootout. This bodes well for Prescott as he may be relied on to air it out.

by Mike Randle

· Jul 31, 2022 · 4:06 PM EDT

DAL QB Dak Prescott - 2022 Fantasy Football Outlook

2022 Fantasy Upside
Fantasy players seem to have forgotten that Dak Prescott was on pace for a historic 2020 fantasy season before breaking his ankle early in the season. Through the first four games, Prescott had posted 12 total touchdowns with an incredible 28.5 Fantasy Points Per Game. Dallas faces a much tougher strength of schedule this season, coming off a 12-5 first place finish in the NFC East. Prescott posted the fourth-most passing touchdowns (37) while only attempting the ninth-most passes. With another year of confidence in his ankle, we should see Prescott eclipse his career-low 146 rushing yards of 2021. Operating in one of the fastest paced offenses in the league, Prescott has a Top 3 fantasy quarterback solidly in his range of outcomes.

2022 Fantasy Downside
The loss of Amari Cooper certainly weakens the receiving weapons, but the emergence of running back Tony Pollard as a consistent receiving option should help offset Cooper’s production. The Cowboys wide receivers are not an elite group, unless Michael Gallup can return quickly from his torn ACL suffered in January. Gallup has already announced he won’t be ready for Week 1, placing more pressure on rookie Jalen Tolbert or free agent James Washington to produce quickly.

2022 Bottom Line
Since Kellen Moore has been offensive coordinator, the Cowboys have ranked sixth in points per game (2019), first last season, and were first overall until Prescott was injured in 2020. Even without Cooper, there are plenty of weapons on the Dallas offense, and a more competitive schedule should lead to more shootouts and a big fantasy season for the 29-year-old Prescott.

by Jeff Hicks

· Dec 31, 2021 · 11:28 AM EST

DAL QB Dak Prescott - Week 17 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 17 versus Arizona Cardinals

Prescott rebounded in a big way in Week 16 in his first home game in three weeks. The Cardinals come to town Week 17 and are dealing with a myriad of injuries on both sides of the ball, which is good and bad news for Prescott. A weakened secondary helps his passing prospects against the 16th-ranked team against quarterbacks using 4for4’s schedule-adjusted fantasy points allowed (aFPA) metric. A couple of missing defensive linemen also means a better running attack for Dallas. Prescott has top 10 upside but is no lock for a repeat of Week 16’s performance.

by Jeff Hicks

· Dec 24, 2021 · 12:11 PM EST

DAL QB Dak Prescott - Week 16 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 16 versus Washington Football Team

Another quiet week for Prescott Week 15. It is troubling until you see his home matchup against the Washington Football Team on a shorter than short week. WFT played an evening game on December 21 and now gets to play a Sunday early game on the road. Only six defenses allow more schedule-adjusted fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks than Washington. Week 16 is ‘Get Right Week’ for Dak and the Cowboys' offense.

by Jeff Hicks

· Dec 17, 2021 · 8:40 AM EST

DAL QB Dak Prescott - Week 15 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 15 at New York Giants

Prescott turned in his second sub-double-digit fantasy performance in his past six games. He had one such occurrence in the six games prior to Dallas’s bye week. The offense did not click in Week 14 and faces a similarly tough test in a road game against the Giants. What the Giants lack in QB pressure they make up for in secondary talent. Prescott will have to utilize whichever running backs are active in the passing game to offset some of the issues his receivers could face. Prescott’s upside is in a shootout-like performance as he has not needed to throw the ball as much when Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard are healthy. 200-plus passing yards should be expected, but his upside is capped by injuries in the backfield and inconsistent play by his offensive line.

by Jeff Hicks

· Dec 10, 2021 · 9:56 AM EST

DAL QB Dak Prescott - Week 14 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 14 at Washington Football Team

It took over 10 weeks, but Dak Prescott’s efficiency has altered two of his performances in a short period of time. There is a common theme with Prescott posting two mediocre performances - YPA below 6.0 yards. He has failed to reach that threshold in two of the past three games and has one touchdown and three interceptions to show in those contests. Prescott travels to face Washington for the first time in 2021. Only one team is worse than WFT according to schedule-adjusted fantasy points allowed (aFPA). Dak should have a healthier trio of wideouts after Amari Cooper showed signs of life coming back from COVID-19 Week 13. Look for Prescott to spread the ball around Week 14 as the Cowboys look to stifle Washington’s still-feared front four.