Official Announcement:Ole Miss Star Jaxson Dart Points To Eagles’ Jalen Hurts As His Template
Jaxson Dart of Ole Miss might end up being the preferred option for some teams in need of a quarterback in a season when the quarterbacks are not exactly wow NFL personnel evaluators.
According to conventional belief, the All-SEC player is the third-best quarterback in the draft class, after Shedeur Sanders of Colorado and Cam Ward of Miami. The floor is probably a Day 2 choice, while Dart’s ceiling is surpassing Sanders to become the QB2. There are also prospects for future growth.
After the Eagles selected the reigning Super Bowl MVP at No. 53 overall in 2020, believing he might be a cost-effective backup to then-starter Carson Wentz and possibly spin off later, Jalen Hurts followed the latter route.
“I think it is a little bit of a cop-out because he just won the Super Bowl, but I love J Hurts and what he does,” Dart told reporters at the NFL scouting combine on Friday. “I feel like I am very similar in my play style to him. I feel like we can do a lot of the same things.” Dart went to Hurts when talking about his favorite quarterback to watch and mentioned similarities in his game to the Eagles’ star.
Dart acknowledged that he needs to improve more and appeared to be pointing to Hurts as the source of his own possible limit. Dart remarked, “I am aiming to get to his level because he is an outstanding player.” But because of his versatility—his ability to run and throw the ball, as well as his strength in the pocket—I have attempted to emulate his style of play.
