Cavs star Donovan Mitchell revisits his bold take about Dak Prescott vs. Jalen Hurts

Before the 2024 NFL season even started, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell dropped a bold take regarding two of the more distinguished quarterbacks in the league in Jalen Hurts and Dak Prescott. When asked if Prescott is a better player than Hurts, Mitchell backed the Dallas quarterback.

“If we wanna bring out the stats, then yes,” Mitchell said.

That take from Mitchell has aged poorly, as Prescott played only eight games during the regular season for a Dallas Cowboys team that didn’t make the playoffs, while Hurts just recently led the Philadelphia Eagles to a Super Bowl victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. Mitchell owned up to his mistake in a post on X.

The Eagles beat the Chiefs by 18 points in the Super Bowl, and Hurts outplayed none other than Patrick Mahomes with the lights at their brightest. Hurts totaled 221 passing yards and two passing touchdowns while completing all but five of his 22 passing attempts on the game. Furthermore, he contributed a whole lot from a rushing standpoint, considering he finished with 72 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.

Hurts led the team in rushing yards and finished with more than Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley, who racked up 57.

Conversely, Prescott went down with a season-ending injury in November of last year, but even when he was at full strength, he didn’t exactly play like an elite quarterback. He threw nearly as many interceptions as touchdowns in his ninth season in the NFL and with the Cowboys (eight picks compared to 11 scores), and Dallas had just a 3-5 record in his starts.

One can see why Mitchell was high on Prescott heading into the campaign, however, as he was fresh off a season in which he led the NFL in passing touchdowns and passes completed at the time. Prescott finished second in MVP voting as well in the 2023 season.

Mitchell deserves credit for having the fortitude to admit he was wrong in his take, and it should be fascinating to find out how Hurts will fare in the 2025 campaign with a Super Bowl now under his belt. Folks should expect the signal-caller to play as confidently as ever once next season rolls around.