His first year in Buffalo coincided with Josh Allen's rookie season, as he oversaw the former Wyoming passer blossom into one of the NFL's top quarterbacks. Allen is coming off an impressive 2024 campaign, earning MVP honors for the first time in his career.

Dart had just finished his sophomore season at (and first season with) Mississippi when the Giants signed playoff-winning quarterback Daniel Jones to a four-year, $160 million contract. The Giants did a nationwide tour of college quarterbacks during the 2023 season, even before Jones tore his ACL but especially afterward.

The New York Giants have an eclectic mix of players competing for their starting quarterback job, though naturally fans have a great deal of curiosity about the most inexperienced of the bunch, rookie Jaxson Dart.