Dakota Prukop
Dakota Prukop (born October 17, 1993) is an American professional gridiron football quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for Montana State from 2013 to 2015 and for Oregon in 2016. Prukop has also been a member of the Toronto Argonauts, Calgary Stampeders, Edmonton Elks and New Jersey Generals.
Prukop before a Toronto Argonauts game in 2019. | |||||||||||
| No. 12 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||
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| Born: | October 17, 1993 Newport, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Vandegrift (Austin, Texas) | ||||||||||
| College: | Montana State Oregon | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
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| Career USFL statistics as of Week 1, 2023 | |||||||||||
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| Career CFL statistics | |||||||||||
| Player stats at CFL.ca | |||||||||||
College career Edit
Prukop transferred to the University of Oregon upon his graduation from Montana State University. Prukop announced his intentions to transfer to Oregon on December 15, 2015.[1] On January 5, 2016, Prukop began classes at Oregon, officially joining the football team.[2] After struggling in the Ducks' fifth game against Washington State, Prukop was benched and freshman quarterback Justin Herbert took over for the rest of the year.
Statistics Edit
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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| GP | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Montana State Bobcats | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 1 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 11 | 7–4 | 171 | 263 | 65.0 | 2,559 | 9.7 | 18 | 6 | 164.8 | 170 | 966 | 5.7 | 13 | |
| 2015 | 11 | 5–6 | 216 | 344 | 62.8 | 3,025 | 8.8 | 28 | 10 | 157.7 | 158 | 979 | 5.0 | 11 | |
| Oregon Ducks | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 6 | 2–3 | 94 | 143 | 65.7 | 1,214 | 8.5 | 8 | 2 | 152.7 | 54 | 171 | 3.2 | 2 | |
| Career | 29 | 14−13 | 481 | 750 | 64.8 | 6,798 | 8.9 | 54 | 18 | 156.8 | 332 | 1,934 | 4.3 | 26 | |
Professional career Edit
Toronto Argonauts Edit
On May 23, 2017, Prukop signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL. He played in nine games as the third-string quarterback, but also saw time on special teams, recording six special teams tackles for the year. While he didn't dress in any playoff games, he was a member of the 105th Grey Cup championship team in 2017.[3] In 2018, he began the year as the fourth-string quarterback again, but was promoted to the active roster and regularly dressed as the third-string quarterback due to an injury to the team's starter, Ricky Ray. Following the Ray's retirement, Prukop became the team's third-string quarterback entering the 2019 Toronto Argonauts season, but was soon elevated to back up following an injury to starter, James Franklin. He saw his first action at quarterback on July 25, 2019 against the Edmonton Eskimos in relief of McLeod Bethel-Thompson, but he threw two interceptions and the team lost 26-0.[4] Later that season, after the Argonauts had been eliminated from post-season contention, he again saw game action and threw his first career touchdown pass to Rodney Smith on a 13-yard completion on October 26, 2019 against the Ottawa Redblacks.[5] As a pending free agent in 2020, he was released during the free agency negotiation window on February 7, 2020.[6]
Calgary Stampeders Edit
On February 11, 2020, Prukop signed with the Calgary Stampeders.[7] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season and re-signed with the Stampeders on January 8, 2021.[8] However, he was released near the end of training camp on July 29, 2021.[9]
Edmonton Elks Edit
On July 30, 2021, it was announced that Prukop had signed with the Edmonton Elks.[10] He played in eight regular season games where he completed 18 of 26 pass attempts for 183 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. He was released on February 14, 2022.[11]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Edit
On February 15, 2022, it was announced that Prukop had signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to a one-year contract.[12] With the potential of an impending CBA lockout Prukop attended the Bombers' rookie training camp, contrary to the recommendation by the Players' Association who advised that veteran quarterbacks abstain from attending their teams' rookie camps.[13] Prukop stated that he did not want to jeoprodise his opportunity to make the roster as a veteran quarterback behind Zach Collaros.[14] Primarily rostered as the 3rd string QB and short yardage pivot, he dressed for 12 regular season games where he completed seven of 14 pass attempts for 181 yards and two touchdowns. He was also featured heavily in the short yardage unit where he had 53 carries for 209 yards and six touchdowns. Prukop also played in the 109th Grey Cup game where he had five carries for nine yards and two touchdowns as the short yardage QB, but also had two pass attempts with no completions and one interception in the loss to the Toronto Argonauts. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 14, 2023.[15]
New Jersey Generals Edit
On March 14, 2023, Prukop signed with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL).[16] He was released on June 23, 2023.[17]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (II) Edit
On June 27, 2023, it was announced that Prukop had signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[18]
References Edit
- ^ Nemec, Andrew (December 15, 2015). "Dakota Prukop will succeed at Oregon, says former Ducks QB, Montana State coach Cody Kempt". OregonLive.com. Advance Publications. from the original on December 19, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Jennings, Chantel (January 5, 2016). "Dakota Prukop excited to finally be on campus, start workouts". ESPN.com. from the original on January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ Ralph, Dan (May 29, 2018). "Argonauts QB Dakota Prukop gets time to shine". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ "Toronto Argonauts vs Edmonton Eskimos". cfl.ca. July 25, 2019.
- ^ Argos get major contributions from their young quarterbacks, Canadian Football League, October 27, 2019, retrieved October 27, 2019
- ^ "Argos release 12 players". Toronto Argonauts. February 7, 2020.
- ^ Stamps add former Argos backup QB Dakota Prukop, Canadian Football League, February 11, 2020, retrieved February 11, 2020
- ^ "Stampeders sign Prukop and Pinto". Stampeders.com. January 8, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "Stampeders transactions". Stampeders.com. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "Elks sign QB Dakota Prukop". Edmonton Elks. July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "Duron Carter joins Elks as defensive back". cfl.ca. February 14, 2022.
- ^ "Bombers sign QB Dakota Prukop". cfl.ca. February 15, 2022.
- ^ "Veteran QB Prukop attends Bombers rookie camp - TSN.ca". TSN. The Canadian Press. May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "Bombers' QB Dakota Prukop felt he would have been at 'competitive disadvantage' had he not participated in rookie camp". 3DownNation. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ @USFLGenerals (March 14, 2023). "Free Agent Signing" (Tweet). Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLGenerals (June 23, 2023). "Released" (Tweet). Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Blue Bombers sign quarterback Dakota Prukop". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. February 14, 2023.
External links Edit
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers bio
- Montana State Bobcats bio
- Oregon Ducks bio