Giants depth chart: Rookie Jaxson Dart beats out Jameis Winston for backup quarterback job Chris CwikSeptember 3, 2025 at 1:48 AM The future is closer than it looks for the New York Giants. Despite having to contend with veteran Jameis Winston, Jaxson Dart earned the No.
- - Giants depth chart: Rookie Jaxson Dart beats out Jameis Winston for backup quarterback job
Chris CwikSeptember 3, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The future is closer than it looks for the New York Giants. Despite having to contend with veteran Jameis Winston, Jaxson Dart earned the No. 2 spot on the team's quarterback depth chart ahead of Week 1.
That means it will be Dart — and not Winston — who is active Sunday. If starter Russell Wilson gets hurt or falters, the Giants will turn to Dart to run things. Winston, meanwhile, will likely be inactive and won't be able to enter the contest unless both Wilson and Dart get injured.
It's a surprising outcome considering Winston's experience. With the team's quarterback situation unsettled ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Giants signed both Wilson and Winston to shore up depth at the position.
Wilson was always listed as the team's starter, but it was expected Winston would serve as his backup. Things changed in the draft, however, as the Giants snagged Dart with the No. 25 overall pick. With Dart in tow, he and Winston were expected to battle it out for the backup job.
Winston had the experience. The former No. 1 overall pick has thrown for 154 touchdowns in his career and has one Pro Bowl appearance under his belt. Because of that, the team initially listed Winston above Dart on its preseason depth chart.
But a strong preseason by Dart forced the team's hand. In three games, Dart completed 32 of 47 passes, tossing three touchdowns and no interceptions. He showed off some rushing prowess too, gaining 52 rushing yards and scoring a rushing touchdown.
That was enough to convince the Giants that Dart was good enough to be Wilson's backup early on. Wilson saw his numbers decline with the Pittsburgh Steelers last season, tossing 16 touchdowns over 11 games. The 36-year-old could recapture some early-career magic with the Giants, but it's more likely the team will move off Wilson before the end of the 2025 NFL season.
Dart likely would have been the beneficiary of that decision even if he started the 2025 season No. 3 on the quarterback depth chart. Still, Tuesday's development should be viewed as a positive sign for Giants fans. The team's first-round quarterback acquitted himself well in the preseason, and earned enough trust that the coaches trust him to step in if Wilson gets hurt.
Perhaps that's a low bar to clear considering Dart's lofty draft status, but Winston — for all his faults — is a more than capable backup quarterback. The fact that the Giants felt good enough about putting Dart in the No. 2 spot immediately is encouraging, and probably a sign that he's not far off from starting games for the team the instant Wilson struggles.
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