The Rams could be all-in on Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart
The Los Angeles Rams may draft a first round quarterback after all, as ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Tuesday that the team has spent “considerable time” with Jaxson Dart, a potential day one pick. Dart has been one of the most polarizing prospects of the 2025 draft cycle and his ascension, not unlike 2024’s rise for Michael Penix and Bo Nix, is in line with potentially having his name called earlier than expect.
The Rams pick 26th overall, so they might even have to trade up for Dart if he’s as popular as he seems based on Tuesday’s report by Schefter.
Sources: Ole Miss QB Jackson Dart visited today with the Cleveland Browns, and will next fly to Las Vegas to visit the Raiders, sources tell me and @FieldYates.
Dart also has spent “considerable time” during this interview process with the Giants, Saints and Rams. pic.twitter.com/MFxTGKWRxA
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 8, 2025
Dart met with the Cleveland Browns on Tuesday, is set to fly out to meet with the Las Vegas Raiders next, and has also spent time with the New York Giants and New Orleans Saints.
While the Browns and Giants definitely won’t pick Dart in the top-3, they both could trade up from the top of the second round to snag him in the draft and that means they might have to trade over the Rams at 26 to get him.
The Saints are the trickiest team to predict in this report because they’re sitting at 9th overall. Is that too early for Dart? Many would have said right up until the day of the draft that Penix, Nix, and J.J. McCarthy wouldn’t be top-12 picks and that’s exactly what ended up happening.
A top recruit at USC who played in six games as a true freshman in 2021, Dart transferred to Ole Miss in 2022 after the Trojans landed Caleb Williams in the transfer portal.
Dart has since played a lot of football, an increasingly important point on any QB resume these days, including 39 starts for Lane Kiffin in the last three years. He led the nation with 4,279 passing yards and a 69.3% completion percentage in 2024, as well as 10.8 yards per attempt and a 180.7 college passer rating. Dart finished with 29 TD and only 6 INTs.
But does he have the size and arm strength to excel in the NFL?
At least if he goes to the Rams, Dart will get a minimum of one year to sit behind Matthew Stafford and learn the speed and complexity of the game from several of the best in the world: Stafford and head coach Sean McVay. With Jimmy Garoppolo signed for another year, Dart wouldn’t even be forced into action unless there’s a disaster.
It could be a great situation for him, but is it a great pick for the Rams?
