Fantasy Football: 4 Quarterbacks Who Easily Outperformed Their 2016 Preseason Rankings
Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys
Dak Prescott certainly didn't play like a rookie, especially since the Dallas Cowboys had to thrust him into the starting role when Tony Romo got injured late in the preseason.
The fourth-round pick out of Mississippi State finished sixth among quarterbacks in fantasy points after entering the season ranked 208th overall among the previously mentioned five sites. He had 23 touchdown passes with only four interceptions, adding six rushing scores, but his more impressive statistic was his 104.9 quarterback rating. Only the two Super Bowl quarterbacks -- Ryan (117.1) and Brady (112.2) -- finished with higher ratings.
Prescott led the Cowboys to the league's second-best record (13-3) in the regular season and edged teammate Ezekiel Elliott for NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. It appeared for most of the season that Elliott was a lock for that award, but Prescott had arguably the best rookie quarterback season ever.
Dak Prescott is the first QB in NFL history to win Offensive Rookie of the Year after being drafted outside of the Top 2 rounds
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) February 5, 2017
Per SB Nation, Prescott and Brady are the only two quarterbacks to pass for at least 3,500 yards with fewer than five interceptions in a season.
