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The hype surrounding Jaxson Dart entering second year with the New York Giants is real. The No. 25 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft put up strong numbers as a rookie, finishing with 2,272 passing yards, 15 touchdowns, and just five interceptions across 12 starts, while adding 487 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns — both the most among rookie quarterbacks.
Now he's got a Super Bowl-winning head coach in John Harbaugh, a Super Bowl-winning offensive coordinator in Matt Nagy, and a healthy Pro Bowl receiver in Malik Nabers. The team also added more weapons this offseason, including Odell Beckham Jr., Calvin Austin III, Darnell Mooney, and rookie third-rounder Malachi Fields.
But as they prepare for their preseason opener against the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday, the Giants had another underwhelming practice on Tuesday. Dart, specifically, was inefficient — he followed two touchdown passes on three attempts during the team's red zone drill with five straight incompletions, including an interception at the goal line. Afterward, he received a pointed message from Nagy.
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"[Tuesday] was an average practice, maybe below average," Nagy said. "It wasn't good enough. [Dart] knows that, we know that. We'll put it on tape, but we also talk about success through struggles, and there's going to be some struggles as we go through this now in training camp and during the season. But how do we react?"
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With a revamped coaching staff — Harbaugh, Nagy, incoming defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson, quarterbacks coach Brian Callahan, and senior offensive assistant Greg Roman — expectations are higher for the Giants in 2026. Their projected win total sits around 7.5, with several experts forecasting somewhere between an 8-9 and 9-8 record. That may not sound impressive, but for a new coaching staff, a new system, and a team that went 4-13 last year, hitting that mark would be a real step forward.
The Giants have talent on defense with Brian Burns, Abdul Carter, and top draft pick Arvell Reese, and plenty of weapons on offense. Now it's on Dart to put it all together, clean up the mistakes, and get this group ready for the regular season, which kicks off in a month from now.
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