OXNARD, Calif. — Every throw Dak Prescott made in training camp was measured. The Dallas Cowboys quarterback said Thursday he has been going back to check the velocity and apex on specific passes.
Prescott was asked what the TrackMan data does for him.
“It’s not something that I go back and I look at every play necessarily. But it just obviously takes all the stats and the information of every throw that I make throughout practice,” Prescott said. “I go look back and see the velocity on certain balls. I can see the apex. That’s something that truly interests me, trying to get a lot of go ball throws or post throws or big plays thrown.”
Prescott said the number matters most when a throw does not come out the way he wanted.
“You want to put air on it, but you also want to make sure you don’t underthrow the guy, and just having that data to go back and to look at my apex,” Prescott explained. “There’s a certain apex that I want to accomplish on certain passes. And when they’re off, I can go back and I can look. And if it’s not, I can easily say that’s me versus the receiver’s not running or doing this. And so it’s just another tool or resource to help me better my game. And I’m going to try to use everything that I can.”
What TrackMan Measures
TrackMan started in golf and later expanded into baseball. Its football setup uses radar to follow the ball once it leaves a quarterback’s hand.
Among the readings are launch angle, spin, apex, and velocity. It also measures how high the ball is when it crosses the line of scrimmage. The radar can be moved from field to field, with the numbers available on an iPad during practice.
How Often Dak Prescott Actually Uses TrackMan
Prescott was asked whether this is the first time he has worked with the technology.
“I think we’ve played with it here and there. It hasn’t been an everyday quite thing,” Prescott said. “It’s not something I go back every day and look at the numbers or, hey, I need to figure this out. But it is something if I feel off or throws don’t feel right, I can go back and at least get some measurements or metrics for it.”
Prescott’s last preseason appearance came in 2019, and he will sit again Saturday at Arizona. Brian Schottenheimer said Aug. 3 that Dallas plans to hold most of its starters out of all three exhibitions.
Dak Prescott Is Tracking Go Balls And Post Routes
Prescott specifically mentioned go balls and posts when explaining where the apex number helps him most.
Last season, Prescott started every game and completed 404-of-600 passes for 4,552 yards, 30 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions. The 33-year-old is entering his 11th NFL season.
On the outside, Prescott has George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb.
Pickens is coming off 93 catches for 1,429 yards and 9 touchdowns in his first season with Dallas. He will play 2026 on a $27.3 million franchise tag.
Prescott said Thursday that he and Lamb are still working through details. They talk through how each saw the same defensive look and where they could have attacked it differently.
What Comes Next For Dallas Cowboys
Dallas finished the Oxnard portion of training camp Thursday. The Cowboys play at the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday before returning to Texas for open practices at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco on Aug. 25 and Aug. 26.
The preseason ends against the New Orleans Saints at AT&T Stadium on Friday, Aug. 28, at 7 p.m. CT. Dallas opens the regular season Sept. 13 at the New York Giants
