Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart ranked as second-best quarterback prospect in the 2025 NFL Draft
OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart continues to garner preseason attention and accolades as he prepares to enter his third season at the helm of the Rebels. Dart enters the 2024 college football season as one of the top Heisman Trophy candidates, as well as a potential top pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Recently, analyst Phil Steele ranked Dart as the No. 2 quarterback prospect for next spring’s NFL Draft, behind only Georgia’s Carson Beck. Steele ranks the Ole Miss QB ahead of other notable NFL hopefuls like Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders, Alabama’s Jalen Milroe and Texas’ Quinn Ewers.
Top 2025 NFL Draft QB Prospects per @philsteele042🎯https://t.co/qD3dkDRqRi pic.twitter.com/RCOZ7iHvrR
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Dart has also been named a top Heisman candidate by multiple outlets and one of college football’s top gunslingers. He has thrown for 6,338 yards, 43 touchdowns and 16 INTs, and he has run for 1,003 yards and nine touchdowns since 2022. Dart led the Rebels to their first 11-win season in school history.
Evelyn Van Pelt
Evelyn has covered sports for over two decades, beginning her journalism career as a sports writer for a newspaper in Austin, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and majored in English. Evelyn's love for Ole Miss began when her daughter Katie attended the university on a volleyball scholarship. Evelyn created the Rebel Walk in 2013 and has served as publisher and managing editor since its inception.
