Oct 12, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Mississippi Rebels quarterback Jaxson Dart (2) walks on the field against the LSU Tigers during the first half at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
This past Saturday against the Arkansas Razorbacks, Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart became the second quarterback in SEC history to throw for 500 yards and six touchdowns in a game, joining Missouri’s Drew Lock in that exclusive category. This performance raised two very important questions:
If Ole Miss wins out, would Jaxson Dart — #1 in the nation in passing yards and #3 in passing touchdowns — have forced his way into the Heisman Trophy conversation?
What do we make of Jaxson Dart’s NFL Draft stock?
The answer to the first question should be a resounding ‘yes,’ especially if Dart continues delivering at the clip he’s been at through the first nine games of the season.
The answer to that second question is a little more complex. Dart has proven to be very accurate and incredibly trusting of his arm. He has wheels and he’s a guy who has been touted for his leadership qualities. However, this is admittedly a question that we should defer to the judgment of the experts in the field who deal almost exclusively with the NFL Draft.
“Dart has a Jekyll-Hyde quality,” NFL Draft expert Dane Brugler of The Athletic wrote on Monday. “If the Arkansas game Saturday was your first exposure to him, you would guess he is in the top-10 conversation; if you watched the Kentucky or LSU games, you saw a much more inconsistent player.”
