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Giants Trade Up and Take Quarterback Jaxson Dart

 The New York Giants might have found their new franchise quarterback in quarterback Jaxson Dart out of Ole Miss. 

Dart has risen up the draft boards in the league circles for months because of his phyiscal traits and strong arm out of the SEC. 


Dart hails from Utah, and even went to the same high school as ex-Jets bust Zach Wilson, but Dart had a much better college career. He completed 65 percent of his passes in his four years of college ball, and threw for 81 touchdowns. Last season he threw for 4,279 yards, 29 touchdowns and six picks. 

He wears his emotions on his sleeves, but he will not start right away. The Giants have Russell Wilson and Jameis Winson ahead of him on the depth chart. He will get every opportunity to learn behind two veterans. If the Giants were smart, they would let Dart sit the entire season. 

But since, Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen are on the hot seat, there is a very good chance that come November, if not late October we could see Dart get into some serious NFL action. 

Of course Giants fans will make the comparisons to Eli Manning. They are obvious. Both Manning and Dart hailed from Ole Miss. Both had to sit at the start of their rookie year and watch a former Super Bowl MVP start the season. Manning had to watch Kurt Warner in 2004. Dart will have to watch at least Russell Wilson. 

This is going to be a fascinating marriage between the Giants and Dart. If it works out, well, Schoen and Daboll probably save their jobs. 

If not, the Giants could be looking for a new franchise quarterback in 2026.

 

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