Jaxson Dart Named New York Giants' Most Promising Building Block Entering 2026

The New York Giants' most promising building block entering the 2026 season has been identified by NFL analyst Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report.   

Who is it? It's none other than QB Jaxson Dart. 

"Dart will need to do a better job of protecting himself moving forward, but he has the potential to make New York's offense truly special," Knox wrote. 

Dart finished his rookie season with 2,272 passing yards, 15 passing touchdowns, five interceptions, 487 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns. He appears to have a bright future with Matt Nagy and John Harbaugh in his corner now. 

"One of the many great things about Jaxson Dart is he does so many things so well," Harbaugh said about Dart. "There is a lot of different elements that Jaxson can play in. I'm not sure what he really can't do." 

The Giants haven't made the playoffs since the 2022 season. That was the first year of the Brian Daboll era.

Daboll was fired during the middle of last season, and while Dart was close with Daboll, he believes Harbaugh will turn the New York franchise around. 

"He was just a coach who I feel like I just bought into the things that he was saying immediately, and just the way that he carries himself and can conduct himself in front of a room and his track record is incredible," Dart told ESPN in January.

"So immediately the winning culture, the intensity, and then just the enthusiasm and love about football, that's what he carries and brings to the team. So, just can't wait to get started and get rolling with him."

In Year 1 of the Harbaugh era, the Giants play the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams, Tennessee Titans, Arizona Cardinals, Washington Commanders, New Orleans Saints, Houston Texans, Philadelphia Eagles, Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions. 

If Dart can lead the Giants to the playoffs next season, he may be in MVP talks. 

"I was able to watch a decent amount of Jaxson last year, when I was in Kansas City," Nagy said about Dart. "We tried to take as little time as possible watching the quarterback position, but every year I will watch just to see the top guys that are there, and I remember coming away impressed with Jaxson and his accuracy."

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