Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart has been the talk of the town, and given the need for a quarterback in the 2025 NFL draft for the Cleveland Browns, there has been an explosion of conversation about him.

Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward have long been thought of as the top two quarterbacks in the 2025 NFL Draft class. After that, it’s a toss-up. However, that gap may have closed a bit after scouts took a closer look at Jaxson Dart this week in Mobile,

Playing on a team that included center Jackson Powers-Johnson — who went to Oregon and played in last year’s Senior Bowl before being drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders — Dart threw for 4,691 yards with 67 touchdowns and only four interceptions.

Where will Ole Miss football quarterback Jaxson Dart be taken in the 2025 NFL draft? Where experts, including Mel Kiper, rank him in mock drafts

Mel Kiper of ESPN recently released an update to his positional rankings for the 2025 NFL Draft, and Dart is ranked as the third-best quarterback available for a franchise to select in April. He comes behind Shedeur Sanders of Colorado and Cam Ward of Miami, but Dart's No. 3 ranking is good enough to be the best among SEC signal callers.

He grew up in Utah, spent one year in Los Angeles at USC and for the past three years has been hunkered down in Oxford, Miss. Imagine if Jaxson Dart finds his way into the NFL as a Giants draft pick and embarks on his professional career in the league’s biggest media market?

If the Giants were to miss out on either of the top quarterbacks in the 2025 NFL Draft, Ole Miss gunslinger Jaxson Dart would love to land in the Big Apple.

Here's what you need to know about whether Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart will be playing in this weekend's Senior Bowl:

Jaxson Dart saw his name rising up social media NFL draft boards during Senior Bowl week but not for NFL clubs