After turning in some very encouraging efforts down the stretch for the New York Giants, leading the Mara family to hire the top head coach on the market, John Harbaugh, to really supercharge their rebuild, it’s hard for fans not to be excited about Jaxson Dart’s potential in Year 2.
Initially drafted with the No. 25 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, Dart began his Giants tenure as the team’s QB3 behind Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston, but as the year progressed, he moved up the depth chart rapidly, taking over as a starter before settling on a Halloween costume.
With a new offense in place and his new offensive coordinator, Matt Nagy, incredibly excited to work with the Ole Miss product, ESPN’s Field Yates believes Dart is heading for a Pro Bowl in the future, especially if he can stop putting himself in danger and simply win games from inside the pocket.
“Well, he was tested five times for a concussion during the game this past season now he’s a quarterback that does run but I do think there is this balancing act that any quarterback and any offensive coordinator when the quarterback is a capable runner must walk which is yes we want to tap into those legs effectively because it makes him a very dynamic player. We also want to keep the player out of harm, but there were moments last season I think back to, specifically the game the Giants lost, but a game against the Denver Broncos, where I sat there and thought to myself, this looks like a future Pro Bowl level quarterback that we are seeing with the New York Giants right now,” Yates said.
“He can win games operating almost exclusively from the pocket to the point that the running ability can be more of an accessory than a feature for Jaxson Dart so I’m not saying the Giants are going to completely eliminate what he can do as a scrambler and as a designed runner but I do think kind of being a little bit more selective with your spots there is an important thing for them to address because as they saw last season without Jaxson Dart the offense was not going to be nearly as effective.”
From a purely statistical perspective, it makes sense why Dart has been so willing to call his own number and try to make plays away from an admittedly spotty offensive line. Over his 14 appearances with 12 starts, Dart picked up 487 yards and nine touchdowns on the ground. Dart averaged 5.7 yards per rush in his rookie season and was responsible for moving the chains 38 times, which ranked first on the team among all rushers. Still, while first downs are important, the best ability for a quarterback is availability, so Yates’ take has value, especially since Dart is unquestionably capable of putting up Pro Bowl numbers when he’s on the field just with his arm.
“I sat there and thought to myself, [Jaxson Dart] looks like a future Pro Bowl level quarterback.” @FieldYates on how the Giants can find success with QB Jaxson Dart and the new additions to the coaching staff pic.twitter.com/Bi3eijBQgR
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) April 7, 2026
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