When the New York Giants chosen Jaxson Dart with the No. 25 general choose within the 2025 NFL Draft, they continued a development of hitching their fortunes to Ole Miss quarterbacks. On Friday, former Rebels and Giants QB Eli Manning formally welcomed Dart to the membership.

In the future after listening to his title referred to as within the first spherical, Dart made the journey as much as the Giants facility the place he was greeted with a message from Manning. The 2-time Tremendous Bowl champion stated Dart will proceed a wealthy custom of former Insurgent quarterbacks main the franchise.

“Clearly, there is a robust connection between Ole Miss quarterbacks and the Giants going again to Charlie Conerly,” Manning stated. “I am excited that custom will proceed with you. I am not going to take a seat right here and let you know what a fantastic group the Giants are. It will not take you lengthy to determine that out by your self.”

Dart did not start his faculty profession at Ole Miss, however that is the place he performed the final three seasons after transferring from USC. Whereas in Oxford, Dart fashioned a relationship with Manning and now the 2 will carry that bond into the NFL.

“It has been an honor and loads of enjoyable rooting for you these previous three years at Ole Miss,” Manning stated. “I stay up for rooting for you on the Giants for the following 15 years.”

Dart replied by saying that Manning has been “an enormous function mannequin” for him relationship again to earlier than he was even at Ole Miss.

By the tip of his time with the Rebels, Dart had handed Manning on the college’s all-time passing record with 10,617 yards. Giants followers could be fairly happy if Dart did the identical factor to Manning’s franchise information in New York.