Jaxson Dart
QB
#6
Experience: 2 years
Height: 6-2
Weight: 223 lbs
College: Mississippi
2026 SEASON
- TDS3
- INT0
- YDS250
- RTG125.86
Preseason
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | COMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | SCKY | RATE | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 08/28/2026 | @Jets | W 23 - 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | 08/22/2026 | @Dolphins | W 26 - 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 08/15/2026 | Vikings | L 10 - 13 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 131.2 |
Regular Season
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | COMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | SCKY | RATE | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 09/21/2026 | @Rams | L 6 - 28 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68.8 | ||||||
| 1 | 09/13/2026 | Cowboys | W 28 - 20 | 23 | 29 | 230 | 7.9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 134.2 | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Biography
In Week 1 against Dallas, completed 23-of-29 passing attempts (a career-high 79.3 completion percentage) for 230 yards and 3 touchdowns to go along with a career-high passer rating of 134.2. On the ground, Dart rushed 11 times for 54 yards.
HONORS
- NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month: 2025 – October
2026 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
- In Week 1 against Dallas, completed 23-of-29 passing attempts (a career-high 79.3 completion percentage) for 230 yards and 3 touchdowns to go along with a career-high passer rating of 134.2. On the ground, Dart rushed 11 times for 54 yards.
- Dart joined QB Jalen Hurts as the second player in NFL history to have 3+ passing touchdowns, 0 interceptions, 50+ rushing yards and a completion percentage over 75 in a Week 1 game.
- Dart became the first Giants quarterback to record 200+ passing yards, 3+ passing touchdowns and 50+ rushing yards in a game since QB Phil Simms in Week 16, 1988 against the Jets.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Named a finalist for the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year award after playing in 14 games (12 starts) and completing 216-of-339 passes (63.7%) for 2,272 yards, 15 touchdowns and 5 interceptions...Also recorded 86 carries for 487 yards (5.7 avg.) and 9 touchdowns...His 2,272 passing yards are the second-most by a Giants rookie, while his 487 rushing yards are the most by a Giants rookie...Dart's 15 passing touchdowns are the third-most by a Giants rookie quarterback.
NOTES TO KNOW
- Rushed for 9 touchdowns in 2025, setting a new franchise record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a single season, surpassing Daniel Jones (7 in 2022)…It is also the third-most by a rookie quarterback in NFL history.
- Led all rookie quarterbacks with 24 total touchdowns in 2025.
- Owned a 1.5% interception rate in 2025, the second-lowest mark in single-season franchise history (min. 325 passing attempts)…He was the only quarterback in 2025 to play 700+ snaps while throwing 5 or fewer interceptions and fumbling 5 or fewer times.
- Became the first rookie quarterback since 1950 to record 2+ offensive touchdowns in each of his first seven career starts…Also became the first quarterback in NFL history to score a rushing touchdown in five straight games.
- In Week 6 of 2025, the Giants defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, making Dart, at 22 years and 149 days old, the youngest quarterback to defeat a defending Super Bowl Champion.
COLLEGE
- Spent four seasons in college (one at Southern California and three at Ole Miss)…Played in 45 games (41 starts) and completed 852 of his 1,307 passing attempts for 11,970 yards, 81 touchdowns and 27 interceptions…Rushed 393 times for 1,541 yards and 14 touchdowns.
- In 2024, threw for 4,279 yards, 29 touchdowns and 6 interceptions on 276-of-398 passing attempts (69.3%)…Rushed 124 times for 495 yards and 3 touchdowns…Set the Ole Miss single-season record for total offense (4,774 yards)…Named a finalist for the Manning Award and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award…Voted first-team All-SEC by the league coaches.
- Helped lead Ole Miss to its first-ever 11-win season in 2023…Started all 13 games and threw for 3,364 yards, 23 touchdowns and 5 interceptions…Rushed 119 times for 389 yards and 8 touchdowns…His 5 interceptions tied for the fewest in program history among players with at least 200 attempts in a season.
- Transferred to Ole Miss prior to the 2022 season…In his first season on campus, started 12 of 13 games played…Went 226 of 362 passing attempts for 2,974 yards, 20 touchdowns and 11 interceptions…Rushed for 614 yards and 1 touchdown on 128 carries.
- 2021 marked Dart's only season at USC…He played in six games and made three starts…Completed 62% of his passes for 1,353 yards, 9 touchdowns and 5 interceptions.
OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY
- To celebrate Halloween, dressed in costume to visit patients and distribute giftbags at Hackensack University Medical Center's Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital...Attended teammate Russell Wilsons' fundraiser dinner benefitting Mt. Sinai and Boys and Girls Clubs...Hosted New City Kids, Tackle Kids Cancer and MetLife Stadium EMS Scholarship Fund for a $20,000 donation...Represented Utah Parent Center during Week 13 of the NFL season for My Cause My Cleats...Hosted members from the NYPD Military Liaison Group as well as members from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice to the Quest Diagnostics Training Center to watch practice and enjoy a day with the Giants.
PERSONAL
- Is the son of Brandon and Kara Dart…Father played safety at Utah…Has three siblings…A brother, Diesel, and two sisters, Stella and Sydney.
- Spent his senior year of high school at Corner Canyon…Named the 2020 Gatorade National Football Player of the Year…Led Corner Canyon to an undefeated record and a 6A title…Attended Roy High School for his freshman, sophomore and junior years.
- Played baseball throughout his high school career…Named all-state twice.
MAIN TRANSACTIONS
- Originally a 1st-round (25th overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2025.