Jaxson Dart has seen his stock rise in the weeks leading up to the NFL Draft, and one reporter believes the former Ole Miss star is a lock to hear his name called in the first round on Thursday night.
Dart is viewed by most analysts as the second- or third-best quarterback in the 2025 draft behind Cam Ward and/or Shedeur Sanders. Ward is a virtual lock to be taken first overall by the Tennessee Titans, but there is almost no consensus regarding what will happen after that.
According to Aditi Kinkhabwala of CBS Sports, Dart has a strong chance of being a top-10 pick. Kinkhabwala said on Thursday that she was told Dart’s floor is pick No. 9, when the New Orleans Saints will be on the clock.
“What I’m being told is that Jaxson Dart is not going to fall beyond that No. 9 pick and the Saints,” Kinkhabwala said. “Somebody could potentially go above the Saints to try to go get him, but that’s not what I’m hearing right now. That is a pick that Kellen Moore really likes.”
