Jaxson Dart Reportedly to Visit Raiders amid Browns, Giants, Saints Rumors

Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart met with the Cleveland Browns on Tuesday and will now visit the Las Vegas Raiders, per ESPN's Adam Schefter and Field Yates, who also added that the signal-caller has spent "significant time" with the New York Giants, New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams.

Ian Rapoport of NFL Network previously reported on March 27 that the Browns and Giants spent "significant time" with Dart.

Meanwhile, the Browns also hosted fellow quarterback prospect Jalen Milroe on Tuesday.

Dart clearly has much interest around the NFL, to the point where him being chosen in the back half of the first round is a possibility.

ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. has him projected 26th to the Rams, and a quarterbacks coach told ESPN's Daniel Oyefusi that he could see Dart going in the top 32.

The 21-year-old Dart, who played one season at USC before starting three years at Ole Miss, completed 69.3 percent of his passes for 4,279 yards (10.8 yards per attempt), 29 touchdowns and six interceptions in 2024.

All of the teams connected with Dart make sense as a potential landing spot.

The Cleveland Browns and New York Giants both have giant long-team question marks at quarterback. The Los Angeles Rams have a great short-term answer at quarterback in Matt Stafford, but it's unclear how much longer the 37-year-old will play.

The New Orleans Saints have veteran Derek Carr in the mix right now, but he's only under contract through 2026, and the Saints could, in theory, release him as a post-June 1 cut next year and save $50 million in cap space.

The Raiders perhaps make the least sense, given that Geno Smith just signed a two-year, $75 million extension through 2027. But Las Vegas could, in theory, add Dart as a high-quality backup and potential future starter.

Ultimately, there's plenty of buzz surrounding Dart, to the point where it wouldn't be a surprise to even see a team trade up from the top of the second round to the back end of the first to get him.

We'll see what happens shortly when the NFL draft begins on April 24.