After lighting it up at Ole Miss last season, Jaxson Dart fell off the radar. Why? Despite a 9-3 record heading into the bowl season, the Rebels didn’t make the cut for the 12-team playoff. Lane Kiffin sure was upset about it,

Most draft experts think this group of quarterbacks are weaker than last year’s crop led by Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels, the first and second overall picks. Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy made it plain this week with a blunt assessment.

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.

Ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft, Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart voiced an honest statement, hinting at one preferred destination.

Ole Miss football extended an offer to quarterback Jaxson Dart's brother. What to know about the younger Dart.

Jaxson Dart is in Mobile for the Reese's Senior Bowl and he's already impressed at least one football analyst in attendance.

(EDITORÕS NOTE: Resubmitted with alternate crop.) Mississippi Rebels quarterback Jaxson Dart (2) throws the ball before the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union] / Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Jaxson Dart has the chance to be a hidden gem in this year's draft and he could be a steal for these three teams.

While it's unclear which organization he was talking about, both the New York Jets and the New York Giants are among the teams that could target a signal-caller in April's draft. The Giants select No. 3 overall, while the Jets sit at No. 7.

"No I'm not scared of the big city, not at all," Dart said. "I love New York, visited there a lot growing up. Honestly that's not even in the back of my mind and I'd love to play for them."

Ahead of the 2025 Senior Bowl, quarterback Jaxson Dart addressed the coaching leadership of Cleveland Browns assistant coach Bubba Ventrone, and the effect that he's had on him and the American team during practice this week.