Jaxson Dart Stepping Up To Top-10 QB Status for Fantasy Football

Few players gave fantasy managers the sense of dread that Jaxson Dart did whenever he left the pocket to run. That's what multiple trips to the medical tent and games missed due to concussions will do to a collective. Now he's in a new offensive scheme where he'll be tasked with growing his ability as a passer to complement his running game. Will that lead to fantasy football goodness? Ian Hartitz breaks it down as part of his New York Giants Team Preview.

Does Jaxson Dart deserve to be drafted as a Top-10 fantasy QB?

• QB1: Jaxson Dart (QB11 in Fantasy Life ranks)
• QB2: Jameis Winston
• RB3: Brandon Allen

Probably. After all, the man trailed only Josh f*cking Allen in fantasy points *from rushing* in 2025. And Dart looked good doing it! (When he wasn't forced to hang out in the injury tent.)

Now, it'd be a lot cooler if the OC here was anyone other than Matt Nagy, and this receiver depth chart is underwhelming outside of Malik Nabers, but man: 31 of 34 QBs to rack up 100-plus rush attempts in a season since 2014 posted top-12 fantasy numbers on a per-game basis. That's a 91% hit rate!

Don't get it twisted: Dart is a passer first and showed plenty of promise tossing the pigskin–particularly in off-script situations. Some of the efficiency numbers aren't great on the surface (23rd in completion percentage over expected, 25th in yards per attempt), but hey, some of them are (13th in EPA per play, 17th in success rate).

The biggest thing to remember here: This was a ROUGH overall offensive environment. This is NOT Malik Nabers slander, but unfortunately, he was sidelined just 25 snaps into Dart's first career start.

Worst supporting cast ratings over the past five years:

• 28. Saints
• 29. Chargers
• 30. Jets
• 31. Texans
• 32. Giants

Fast forward to 2026 … and it's sadly possible this problem isn't overly rectified. Nabers could start the season on the PUP, meaning Dart's top targets look like Darnell Mooney, Darius Slayton, Calvin Austin, Malachi Fields and Isaiah Likely. Not to completely besmirch those talents, but let's face it: That's objectively a bottom-5 group of pass-game weapons, and you could argue that without Nabers they're worse than anyone outside of Miami.

Fantasy Life rankers are accordingly a bit split on Dart: He's QB7 for two, and QB12 for two others, including myself. The path to a QB1 finish is clear–hence why he's ranked inside the top 12 in the first place–but I struggle to see a true boom through the air, leading to me preferring guys like Justin Herbert, Trevor Lawrence, Brock Purdy and Dak Prescott.

Also note: Fun fact: In 2025, Jameis Winston had the second-lowest completion percentage (56.1%) of any QB … but he also averaged the second-most yards per attempt (8.6). This touchdown catch was also one of the best moments of the season, and I won't hear otherwise! Obviously, Winston isn't about to challenge Dart for QB1 duties, but he is the rare backup worthy of handcuff treatment in deep superflex drafts.