New York Giants first-round draft pick Jaxson Dart, center, holds up a shirt with general manager Joe Schoen, left, and head coach Brian Daboll, right, at a news conference at the NFL football team's training center in East Rutherford, N.J., Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah) AP AP

Jaxson Dart became the latest Ole Miss quarterback to be drafted by the New York Giants, and he has a fan in Eli Manning.

The New York Giants traded back into the first round of the 2025 NFL draft to select quarterback Jaxson Dart on Thursday. With Dart getting picked by New York, he follows in the footsteps of franchise great Eli Manning, who also played quarterback at Ole Miss before becoming the Giants signal-caller.