Jaxson Dart NFL Draft Destinations: Where Experts Are Saying the Ole Miss QB Will Be Picked
While the top of the 2025 NFL draft is all but set with Cam Ward likely heading to the Tennessee Titans with the No. 1 overall pick, where the rest of the quarterbacks will land is a bit of a mystery.
Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders has had quite the volatile draft stock over the last four months since the end of the college football season, which has put somewhat of a spotlight on Ole Miss’s Jaxson Dart.
Dart, age 21, was named First-Team All-SEC in 2024 after leading the Rebels to a 10-2 record while throwing for 4,279 yards and 29 touchdowns. He has reportedly spent “extensive time” with teams ahead of this week’s draft, but has a wide-ranging forecast in NFL circles on where he could ultimately end up.
Here’s everything the experts are saying about Dart’s NFL draft projection:
Mel Kiper Jr., ESPN
Projected Draft Position: Round 1, Pick 26, Los Angeles Rams
“I love this pick because of the potential,” wrote Kiper on April 8. “Rams coach Sean McVay could develop Dart into a legit future starter. Of course, I say “future” because Matthew Stafford’s contract restructure keeps him in Los Angeles for at least another season. But he’s 37 years old, and the Rams have to make plans for 2026 and beyond. Dart can hit receivers’ strike zones on a rope, and his ability to throw on the run is fun to watch. He had 4,279 passing yards, 29 TD throws and six interceptions last season. And this pick would bring him back to the West Coast — Dart spent 2021 at USC before transferring to Ole Miss.”
While also mentioning that Dart, “has a high ceiling in the pros,” Kiper notably has the Pittsburgh Steelers passing on him at Pick No. 21. Many other draftniks do not.
Daniel Jeremiah, NFL Network
Projected Draft Position: Round 1, Pick 21, Pittsburgh Steelers
“The Steelers’ plan at quarterback is not completely clear at the moment,” wrote Jeremiah back on March 18. “Even if they were to land 41-year-old Aaron Rodgers, they would still need a long-term option at the position, so they take another swing here with Dart.”
For what it’s worth, Jeremiah is one of the more plugged-in draft analysts in the business and tends only to use inside knowledge to steer his mock drafts.
