The Athletic’s Mike Sando raised eyebrows when he shared a mock draft on March 5 that prompt some NFL executives imagine the New York Jets will choose Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart through the seventh decide of the 2025 draft.
Jets beat author Antwan Staley of the New York Every day Information addressed Friday if rumors linking Gang Inexperienced with Dart are “only a smokescreen to entice different groups to commerce up” for the prospect broadly considered because the third-best signal-caller in his draft class.
“I wouldn’t be shocked if the Jets chosen Dart seventh total,” Staley wrote. “There have been rumors in the course of the NFL Mix that the group was enamored with Dart and that they nonetheless want a long-term resolution at quarterback.”
Staley identified that the Jets can escape the two-year, $40M cope with $30M assured they gave Justin Fields in free company as quickly as subsequent offseason. Quite a few NFL group members are skeptical that Fields will turn into a franchise quarterback after he didn’t cement himself as a first-choice starter throughout stints with the Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Steelers.
In the meantime, The Athletic’s Ted Nguyen is amongst those that assume Dart must “sit, study a playbook and clear up his footwork” as a backup for a QB1 reminiscent of Fields.
It appears doubtless that Miami’s Cam Ward and Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders would be the first two quarterbacks drafted on April 24. Some imagine the Cleveland Browns will take Sanders because the second total selection, assuming Ward is off the board, however others assume Sanders might slide to the Jets.
“Some individuals across the group like his talent set and imagine Dart is a first-round expertise,” Staley added in regards to the Jets.
The New York Giants (decide No. 3), New Orleans Saints (decide No. 9), Seattle Seahawks (No. 18), Steelers (No. 21) and Los Angeles Rams (No. 26) are among the many potential touchdown spots for Dart, relying on when Sanders is taken. If the Jets are enamored with Dart, hoping to commerce again into the primary spherical to get him might not be a threat value taking.
