One drive was enough for Jaxson Dart to wrap up a phenomenal preseason.
Dart played four series, though, slightly veering off script of what’s been a stellar first look over the past three weeks.
Still, Dart threw his third touchdown pass in as many games, showed off his fleet feet and strong arm in the New York Giants’ 42-10 preseason finale win against the New England Patriots on Thursday night.
“We’re kind of on a day-to-day plan with the young quarterback. Every day we’re learning something,” Giants head coach Brian Daboll said of his rookie first-rounder. “We’ll keep on building him. I think (quarterbacks coach) Shea (Tierney) and (offensive coordinator Mike) Kafka have done a really good job with him. I think he’s done a good job, credit the player first and foremost. Being a rookie quarterback is not easy. Being a quarterback is not easy. So, he knows he’s got a lot of things to work on. But he’s made progress every day. I’m glad we drafted him. I’m glad he’s our guy.”
In three preseason tilts, Dart, who’s No. 3 on the team’s unofficial depth chart behind starter Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston, completed 32 of 47 passes for 372 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions, while adding six carries for 52 yards and another score. Against the Patriots, he was 6 of 12 for 81 yards and a touchdown with a 23-yard scramble thrown into the mix, though that ended with a fumble and a brief concussion scare.