The Dallas Cowboys are figuring out their plan before the 2024 season, and that includes the future of quarterback Dak Prescott, who is entering the final year of his contract. There has been speculation over whether Dallas will stick with him going forward.

Much of the noise indicates that, yes, they will. However, USA Today’s K.D. Drummond suggested a way they could move on from Prescott.

It involves trading back from the No. 24 pick in the first round with the plan to select star Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. with the 31st overall pick.

“In this scenario, the Cowboys have Prescott as an in-house bridge to the future. This can play out a few different ways,” Drummond wrote on January 30.

“More than likely, Prescott plays out the final year of his deal, and then Dallas hands the reigns over to [Penix] in 2025.

Perhaps the selection pisses Prescott off to the point that he not only considers waiving his no-trade clause, but demands it.

Dallas could then shop Prescott, coming off a top-3 MVP candidate season, for a bounty of picks.”

Taking a QB in the first round would be a sensational decision for Dallas.

That being said, the Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is famous for moves like the one Drummond described.