Dak Prescott Says He Ll Leave School Early If First Round Draft Pick

He can be commended for his honesty, too.

He told Sports Illustrated that if he’s projected to be drafted in the first round — and maybe outside it — he’ll leave Mississippi State early.

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“One of the worst things is not going, getting injured and hurting your situation,” the junior QB and Heisman frontrunner told SI. “I wouldn’t risk it if I had a chance to go first round. I’m graduating college, and my time here will be done, I’ll do exactly what I wanted to do.”

So far this season, he’s done everything seemingly possible for the Bulldogs.

Mississippi State is ranked No. 1 at 6-0, he’s thrown for 1,469 yards and 14 TDs, while running for another 576 yards and eight scores. The Bulldogs have beaten three consecutive top-10 opponents in LSU, Texas A&M and Auburn this past weekend.

“When the time came and there’s an option, first, second or third round and I had the season I wanted to have, I’d go.”