Cowboys' Dak Prescott Hypes Brandin Cooks After Trade: 'His Speed is Different'

The pads haven't even come on yet and Dak Prescott is already enjoying the Cowboys' newest weapon in Brandin Cooks, who the team acquired at the beginning of the offseason.

In his short time with the organization, Cooks—a 10-year veteran and one of the most productive receivers in the league—has quickly made an impact on the rest of the locker room with his talent and work ethic.

And Prescott gets excited whenever he gets the chance to work with him.

"The moment that guy showed up, just watching him in workouts and how he carries himself from drill-to-drill, what he does pre-workout and post-workout to take care of his body to have that speed," Prescott said. "When you throw it to him, it stands out, his speed is different from many others. He's already been helping CeeDee, helping the young guys, playing cornerback to teach them the little nuances of route-running.

"It's gonna be huge for me and huge for the room."

Cooks, 29, was a bargain acquisition for Dallas as they got him from the Houston Texans in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2023 and a sixth-round pick in 2024 after a few very successful years with the organization.

While he's coming off one of the poorer seasons of his career, playing for an awful Texans team, he's been successful virtually everywhere he's been.

Since being selected in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft by the Saints, Cooks has amassed 630 receptions, over 8,500 yards and 49 touchdowns over his nine-year career.

He's had stints with New Orleans, New England, the Rams and Houston before heading to the Cowboys.

Dallas owner Jerry Jones said he wanted to make a splash this offseason on the offensive side of the ball and adding Cooks certainly qualifies as the Cowboys now have one of the best receiving corps in the league with Cooks, CeeDee Lamb and Michael Gallup.

Perhaps one of the best things about Cooks is that he's accepting of his role. He knows that he's not gonna be the No. 1 target on this offense, that job belongs to Lamb. And he's looking forward to helping the 24-year-old All-Pro continue growing.

"CeeDee, you're talking about a guy that's been electric since the moment he stepped into this league, but you saw last year what he did to really just go into that mode of a true No. 1 receiver," Cooks said on The Adam Schefter Podcast a few weeks ago. "I've got a lot of respect for his game from afar, and I hit him up and was like, 'Look, I'm coming to just help.' Like, there's no ego."