Pro Football Focus: Nick Marshall > Dak Prescott

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@afc2nfc: In @PFF_Steve's college game of the week (Auburn/Miss St) Nick Marshall earned a higher grade than Dak Prescott: LINK

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Nick Marshall, QB: +4.7

Breakdown: It wasn’t always pretty for Marshall who looked erratic at times with his accuracy, but he showed off his arm with a few pinpoint downfield throws, even if they didn’t always show up on the stat sheet. He threw a well-placed deep ball to Sammie Coates that got negated by a questionable offensive pass interference penalty early in the third quarter and later hit Coates in the hands in the end zone before cornerback Will Redmond knocked it away at the 8:30 mark of the fourth quarter. The ball location was impressive on both passes, despite his lack of credit in the box score. Though Auburn’s comeback effort ended with a Marshall interception, he had his arm hit on the throw, so there was little he could so about that. Throw in Marshall’s usual fine work as a runner (+2.1) and it was an impressive overall effort.

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Dak Prescott, QB: +0.9

Breakdown: Prescott is going to get all of the hype, and deservedly so given his dominance on the ground, but it’s hard to ignore some of the questionable passes he threw throughout the game. The back shoulder interception was a poor throw as it was thrown right to Jones who had good position on the receiver and Prescott’s end zone interception was even worse as it was thrown late and right to Jones again. There were some impressive throws sprinkled in, but his -1.9 day as a passer will be marred by his poor decision making. As a runner, he was outstanding, grading at +2.6. He showed speed, agility and power on his way to 123 yards on 23 carries.

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