Dart was born in Kaysville, Utah, on May 13, 2003,[1] to Brandon and Kara Dart. He has a brother, Diesel, and two sisters.[2] He attended Roy High School for his first three years of high school before transferring to Corner Canyon High School in Draper, Utah. As a senior, Dart was the Gatorade Football Player of the Year after throwing for 4,691 yards with a state record 67 touchdowns and only four interceptions[3][4] while also rushing for 1,195 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was also the MaxPreps National Player of the Year.[5] Overall, Dart finished his high school career with 10,688 passing yards and 117 touchdowns.
Dart competed to be Kedon Slovis's backup quarterback his first year at USC in 2021.[10] During the annual Spring Game, Dart impressed coaches with his arm strength and mobility. On the final play of the game, Dart threw a touchdown pass to fellow freshman Michael Jackson III, who made an impressive one-handed diving catch.
On September 18, Dart entered the game against Washington State in the second drive of the game, replacing injured quarterback Kedon Slovis. USC was playing their first game after the firing of coach Clay Helton. Dart entered the game and threw an interception to end his first drive, but responded by throwing a 38-yard touchdown pass late in the first half. Dart finished the game completing 30-for-46 passes for 391 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions.[11] The Trojans defeated the Cougars 42–14, in a blowout win. Dart's 391 yards set the record for most passing yards ever by a USC QB in a debut, breaking JT Daniels’ record of 282 in 2018.[12]
On November 20, Dart made his first career start against UCLA.[13]
Ole Miss (2022–2024)
Dart in 2024
Following the 2021 season, Lincoln Riley was hired as the head coach of USC. Amidst the rumors that Oklahoma quarterback Caleb Williams would follow Riley to USC, Dart entered the NCAA transfer portal.[14] Dart and USC teammate Michael Trigg then officially enrolled at Ole Miss, where Dart was the starting quarterback for all but one game for head coach Lane Kiffin.[15]
Dart and Ole Miss won the Peach Bowl in 2023 against Penn State and the nation's top defense, where he faced eventual third overall pick and Giants teammate Abdul Carter. Overall, Dart started 38 games at Ole Miss, leading the team to back-to-back 10-win seasons and finished as the program's all-time leader in passing yards, surpassing Eli Manning.[16]
Dart was selected by the New York Giants in the first round (25th overall) of the 2025 NFL draft.[19] The team had traded up from the early second round back into the first round.[20]
2025 season
Dart began his rookie season as the backup to Russell Wilson. On September 23, 2025, after a 0–3 start to the season for the Giants, Dart was announced as the new starting quarterback in the Week 4 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers.[21] He beat the then-undefeated Chargers on September 28, completing 13-of-20 passes for 111 yards and adding a rushing touchdown.[22]
On October 9, Dart defeated the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles, completing 17-of-25 passes for 195 yards and rushing 13 times for 58 yards.[23] He joined Patrick Mahomes as the only quarterbacks since at least 1991 to lead their teams to an opening-drive touchdown in each of their first three career starts.[24]
In the Week 10 game against the Chicago Bears, Dart scored two rushing touchdowns and became the first quarterback in history to run for a touchdown in five consecutive games.[25] However, he suffered a concussion in the third quarter and missed the rest of the game as the Giants lost 24–20.[26] Third-string quarterback Jameis Winston took over as the starter for the following week's game.[27]
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