Rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart will make his first NFL start this Sunday in the New York Giants’ Week 4 game against the Los Angeles Chargers at MetLife Stadium.
Quarterback Russell Wilson had started the first three games for the Giants while Jameis Winston served as the emergency third quarterback. Both veterans signed with the Giants this offseason.
The change comes as the Giants search for their first win of the season. The Chargers, meanwhile, enter the matchup with an unbeaten 3-0 record.
Dart, the 25th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, has played six total snaps in two games this season. After not appearing in the season opener, the 6-foot-2, 223-pound Dart made his NFL debut a week later with 12:51 left in a game that had the Cowboys leading 20-16. From the Dallas 25, Dart handed the ball off to Cam Skattebo, who broke a 24-yard run. Dart appeared in two more snaps against the Cowboys and three more on Sunday Night Football against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Dart has yet to attempt a pass in a regular-season game.
The Ole Miss product excelled in the preseason, completing 32 of 47 passes for 372 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions (113.1 passer rating). He also rushed six times for 52 yards and another touchdown while the Giants scored more than 30 points in three consecutive preseason games for the first time in franchise history.