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Prescott's Tier 1 votes jumped sharply; ranks No. 1 in EPA per pass play 2023–25.

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Prescott got nearly as many Tier 1 votes this year (12) as he'd gotten across nine previous QB Tiers appearances (14), making the fifth-largest year-over-year jump in average tier vote despite already ranking solidly in Tier 2. Across 2023 and 2025, he ranks No. 1 in EPA per pass play among a dozen QBs with at least 30 starts in those seasons. Five of 10 defensive coordinators placed him in the top tier, with his average tier vote from defensive coaches (1.54) much better than from offensive coaches (2.0)—the second-largest gap in that direction behind only Tua Tagovailoa.

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Prescott got nearly as many Tier 1 votes this year (12) as he'd gotten across nine previous QB Tiers appearances (14). He made the fifth-largest year-over-year jump in average tier vote, despite already ranking solidly in Tier 2.
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What did NFL - The Athletic say about Dak Prescott?
Prescott got nearly as many Tier 1 votes this year (12) as he'd gotten across nine previous QB Tiers appearances (14), making the fifth-largest year-over-year jump in average tier vote despite already ranking solidly in Tier 2. Across 2023 and 2025, he ranks No. 1 in EPA per pass play among a dozen QBs with at least 30 starts in those seasons. Five of 10 defensive coordinators placed him in the top tier, with his average tier vote from defensive coaches (1.54) much better than from offensive coaches (2.0)—the second-largest gap in that direction behind only Tua Tagovailoa.
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STACKED tags this as a positive fantasy football signal for Dak Prescott (QB). Prescott's Tier 1 votes jumped sharply; ranks No. 1 in EPA per pass play 2023–25.
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Dak Prescott's complete 2026 fantasy football outlook — projections, ADP movement across every platform, injury context, and all source-backed STACKED insights — is on their STACKED player profile.
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