Inside linebacker Benardrick McKinney has plenty of experience playing quarterback. At Mississippi State, he converted to linebacker and made friends with quarterback who would go on to have a successful rookie outing. McKinney and Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott led their teammates in voluntary workouts heading into the Bulldogs 2014 season.
“I mean, he (Prescott) is a great leader,” McKinney said in an interview with Texans TV. “He ran the offense. I ran the defense. We stayed on the same page, working together: offense, defense. Trying to get the offense going and me as the defense player, trying to get the defense going.