- Signed
- 2016
- Average / year
- $680,848
- Signing bonus
- $383,393
- Guarantee rate
- 14.1%
$2,723,393 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $383,393 guaranteed at signing and a $383,393 signing bonus.
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Dallas Cowboys
Dallas CowboysDak Prescott Contract
Dak Prescott signed a four-year, $240 million contract with the Dallas Cowboys. The deal includes $129 million guaranteed. It carries a $44.6 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
4-year contract$240M
- Guaranteed
- $129M
- Average / year
- $60M
- Free agency
- 2029 UFA
Quarterback #4Age 3311 NFL seasons6' 2" / 230 lbsMississippi State
DALQB / 4
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,800,000 | $15,163,779 | $40,009,520 | $0 | $44,599,405 |
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| Year | Base salary | Signing proration | Option bonus | Option proration | Roster bonus | Per-game bonus | Workout bonus | Available incentives | Cap incentives | Guaranteed salary | Cash due | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026contract | $1,800,000 | $15,163,779 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,520 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $40,009,520 | $44,599,405 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,800,000 + SIGNING $15,163,779 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $9,520 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $27,626,106=$44,599,405Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$87.80M$43.90M$0
DAL2016–2028BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,800,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $38,200,000 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $9,520 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$40,009,520Annual career ledger
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| Season | Salary | Bonuses and cash adjustments | Potential | Cash totals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Team | Base salary | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives paid | Other cash | Available | Annual cash | Career cash |
| 2016NEW DEAL | 23 | DAL | $450,000 | $383,393 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $343,544 | $0 | $0 | $1,176,937 | $1,176,937 |
| 2017 | 24 | DAL | $540,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $401,006 | $0 | $0 | $941,006 | $2,117,943 |
| 2018 | 25 | DAL | $630,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $630,000 | $2,747,943 |
| 2019 | 26 | DAL | $2,025,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $130,229 | $0 | $0 | $2,155,229 | $4,903,172 |
| 2020NEW DEAL | 27 | DAL | $31,409,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,653 | $0 | $0 | $31,414,653 | $36,317,825 |
| 2021NEW DEAL | 28 | DAL | $2,750,000 | $66,000,000 | $6,250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $75,000,000 | $111,317,825 |
| 2022 | 29 | DAL | $1,600,000 | $0 | $18,400,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20,000,000 | $131,317,825 |
| 2023 | 30 | DAL | $1,700,000 | $0 | $29,300,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $31,000,000 | $162,317,825 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 31 | DAL | $2,791,667 | $80,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $8,820 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $87,800,487 | $250,118,312 |
| 2025 | 32 | DAL | $2,000,000 | $0 | $45,750,000 | $0 | $0 | $8,820 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $47,758,820 | $297,877,132 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 33 | DAL | $1,800,000 | $0 | $38,200,000 | $0 | $0 | $9,520 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $40,009,520 | $337,886,652 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 34 | DAL | $45,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $45,000,000 | $382,886,652 |
| 2028SCHEDULED | 35 | DAL | $55,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $55,000,000 | $437,886,652 |
| Career totals | $147,695,667 | $146,383,393 | $142,900,000 | $0 | $0 | $27,160 | $880,432 | $0 | $0 | $437,886,652 | $437,886,652 | ||
Contract history
4 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20162016
- 20202020
- Signed
- 2020
- Average / year
- $31.41M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- 100.0%
$31,409,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $31,409,000 guaranteed at signing.
- 20212021
- Signed
- 2021
- Average / year
- $40M
- Signing bonus
- $66M
- Guarantee rate
- 59.4%
$160,000,000 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $95,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $66,000,000 signing bonus.
- 20242024
- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $60M
- Signing bonus
- $80M
- Guarantee rate
- 53.8%
$240,000,000 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $129,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $80,000,000 signing bonus.