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5. Jaxson Dart — New York Giants (Rd. 1, Pk. 25). Dart has to be thrilled to be a first-round pick, with a team that wanted him badly enough to jump back into the first to select him. The Giants present a tricky situation for a young quarterback, however, after the failed Daniel Jones experiment has the entire administration’s backs against the wall entering 2025.
The pressure is on coach Brian Daboll (18-32-1 in three seasons) and general manager Joe Schoen to return to the playoffs this year. To that end, they’ve signed a pair of veteran quarterbacks who are expected to be ahead of him on the depth chart: presumptive starter Russell Wilson as well as Jameis Winston. If the Giants play well, Dart is sitting on the bench to develop for the forseeable future. If they don’t, there will be pressure to play him ahead of schedule in ‘25, and it very likely ends in the team bringing in a new coach/GM combo that was not involved in the move to draft him.
Thibodeaux said Tuesday he is “super excited” about the Giants picking Carter. “I think he’s a great player. We can use him in a lot of different ways.”
“It’s a great [outside linebacker] room that we’re in,” he said. “Having another first-round guy is amazing. I‘m excited to see how it goes.”
As for the possibility that all three outside linebackers could be on the field at the same time, Thibodeaux said, “I think it’ll be dope. I don’t know how they’ll do it yet. But it’s going to be exciting to get to work.”
There has been so much talk comparing Abdul Carter to Micah Parsons.
It all makes sense. Same college (Penn State), same position (edge rusher), same number (11) and same seek-and-destroy style of playing the game on defense (just check their highlights)....
