Dak Prescott is about to add another line to his Cowboys resume, and this one has quietly been sitting in reach.
As he heads into his 11th season as QB1 in 2026, Prescott is closing in on a pair of rushing milestones that don’t get nearly the attention his passing numbers do. That’s understandable.
He’s coming off one of the best seasons of his career, completing 67.3 percent of his passes for 4,552 yards with 30 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions. Dallas finished second in the league in total yards per game at 391.9 and seventh in scoring at 27.7.
But Prescott’s legs are about to make a little history too.
He needs exactly 150 rushing yards to pass Roger Staubach for the most rushing yards by a Cowboys quarterback. Prescott has 2,115 career rushing yards through his first 10 seasons, while Staubach finished with 2,264. Prescott is averaging 4.5 yards per carry, and Staubach averaged 5.5.
If Prescott stays healthy, that record should fall without much drama. And there’s another milestone right behind it: with 66 more rushing yards, he’ll move past Ron Springs and crack the top 15 on the Cowboys’ all-time rushing list.
Here’s where that list stands now:
- Emmitt Smith - 17,162
- Tony Dorsett - 12,036
- Ezekiel Elliott - 8,488
- Don Perkins - 6,217
- Calvin Hill - 5,009
- Robert Newhouse - 4,784
- DeMarco Murray - 4,526
- Marion Barber III - 4,358
- Walt Garrison - 3,886
- Tony Pollard - 3,621
- Herschel Walker - 3,491
- Julius Jones - 3,484
- Felix Jones - 2,728
- Roger Staubach - 2,264
- Ron Springs - 2,180
- Dak Prescott - 2,115
Prescott already owns the Cowboys record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, with 31. Staubach is next with 20.
On the franchise’s overall rushing touchdown list, Prescott is tied for seventh with Robert Newhouse. His career high is six, which he reached in each of his first three seasons.
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