Every year, The Athletic puts out articles that are part of their rankings & tiers series. It is an evaluation across the NFL about players, front offices, teams and franchises.
Well, the quarterback tiers results article just dropped and they ranked Dak Prescott in the perfect spot.
It is broken into five different tiers, obviously the top being the best in football and five being the guys who have struggled to have any type of success in this league.
These rankings come from the guys who study the game the most, so don’t get mad at me, but I agree with everything they say about him here and where they have him ranked.
I think it is just right for Dak.
Tier 2
Dak Prescott dropped from No. 9 in 2024 to No. 12 in 2025, but he kept his spot in Tier 2.
According to the article, a tier 2 quarterback can carry his team sometimes, but not as consistently.
It continues to say they can handle pure-passing situations in doses and/or possesses other dimensions that are special enough to elevate him above Tier 3. He has a hole or two in his game.
Joining Prescott in Tier 2 are fellow NFC East quarterbacks Jayden Daniels and Jalen Hurts.
Hell of a throw from Dak Prescott to Jalen Tolbert in the back corner pic.twitter.com/WeAFXBwPeU
— Nick Harris (@NickHarrisFWST) August 8, 2025
Daniels sits atop the Tier 2 list at No. 6, while Hurts is in a tie for ninth with C.J. Stroud. Other quarterbacks ranked ahead of Prescott in the tier are Justin Herbert, Jared Goff, and Baker Mayfield.
I don’t think Daniels should be ahead of Jalen Hurts, but that is just me. Yes, he is a product of a great offensive line, but he just won a Super Bowl.
We will see how Daniels plays in his Sophomore season. Also, having Justin Herbert that high is the worst thing about this list, but that we can talk about another day.
Look, there is a lot going on with the Dallas Cowboys right now, but the one part that I have the most confidence in is Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens.
I think they are the second or third-best trio in all of football. They just need to stay healthy.
Dak being ranked the 12th best quarterback in football is where I would also rank him, but he could very easily jump back into the top ten if he has the same type of year he did in 2023.
I just wish this team would take care of Micah Parsons so they can focus on football and not have to worry about all this drama anymore.
“…I just wish this team would take care of Micah Parsons so they can focus on football and not have to worry about all this drama anymore…”
Sadly, The team’s owner thrives on drama.
He apparently relishes more than winning.
Otherwise, he’d avoid it at all costs. But he doesn’t. Much to every Cowboys fan’s detriment.
And QB1 is ranked 17th by PFF. He is going in the wrong direction, but he got a second iron clad contract thanks to the incompetence of the front office last year just before the season started.
Giving a player stupid money doesn’t make them better, it just makes them expensive. QB1 is the quintessential example for that axiom.
Imagine how inept an organization has to be to pay their QB as the highest in the league, but then that player gets ranked 17th by a very reputable analytical company that specializes in NFL rankings, the very next year.
This is the unfortunate reality for loyal Cowboy fans.