Many may not remember, but back in February 2016 Mel Kiper and other NFL scouts had Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott as a potential 2nd round draft pick. His 19 wins at Mississippi State along with great character and leadership skills made him a prime time candidate to compete in the NFL. With many teams in need of a franchise quarterback, things were looking up for the former Bulldog. Or so it would seem.

On March 12th, 2016, Prescott was arrested for suspected drunk driving in Starkville, Mississippi. Less than 48 hours after completing MSU’s pro day, the college star watched his draft stock take a major hit. The arrest came just two months before the NFL draft, which was already full of potential talent at the quarterback position.

As fate would have it, Prescott fell to the fourth round where he was selected 135th overall by the Dallas Cowboys to be a potential back up to Tony Romo. He was passed by Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, Paxton Lynch, Christian Hackenberg, Jacoby Brissett, Cody Kessler, and Connor Cook. At the end of the 2016 year, those seven quarterbacks have a total of nine wins in games they have started. Dak Prescott currently has 13 and counting.

Just for fun, let’s take a look at the situations Prescott could have found himself in had he not fallen in the draft.

LA Rams

In a shocking turn of events, Jeff Fisher decides to draft Dak Prescott over Jared Goff as the number one overall pick. Prescott enters a high pressure situation on LA’s new team, and is expected to win immediately. After giving into the fans demands to start Prescott over Case Keenum, the Rams are able to squeak out wins against the Dolphins, and 49ers, scoring three more touchdowns than the Rams did with Jared Goff. However, the offensive line still struggles, and the Rams miss the playoffs. LA Fans are still getting used to having a football team, and demand that the team drafts a pocket passer in order to open up the run game. Final Record 6–10.

Philadelphia Eagles

Carson Who? Doug Peterson decides that he can’t risk his first draft pick as the Eagles head coach on a QB from North Dakota State. Instead he selects a highly regarded prospect from college football’s top conference, the SEC. Eagles fans openly welcome Dak Prescott to Philadelphia in hopes that he will be the next Donovan McNabb. The season starts out fine, and with the Cowboys losing Tony Romo the NFC East is wide open. The Eagles beat both the Cowboys and the Lions but end their season with a measly 9–7 record. They still miss the playoffs because the Redskins and Giants also beat the Cowboys. The good news is that the fans aren’t too mad thought because Jared Goff sucks, and Carson Wentz is injured during his first series with the Cleveland Browns. ‘Trust the process’ becomes the official slogan for the state of Pennsylvania.

Cleveland Browns

LOL.

The Broncos

In his final season with the Broncos, Gary Kubiack decides that the future to the Denver Broncos is not a pocket passer, but instead a tested signal caller with the ability to run. He realizes that Paxton Lynch will never be good, and that the future is Dak Prescott. However with absolutely no solid running back, Prescott is forced to rely on his arm and pocket presence. The defense is able to pull out a few games, but the Broncos end up 10–7 and still miss the playoffs because Derek Carr is a football god. They do beat the Titans 17–13 though so, yay! By the way, Kubiak retires and the new head coach vows to bring in a franchise quarterback.