Jaxson Dart, the Giants’ prized first-year quarterback, acquitted himself just fine over the weekend, during a two-day rookie minicamp. Which means ... not a whole lot in the grand scheme of things, though it’s certainly better than him looking like a complete disaster.

Dart went 8-of-10 on Day 1 of the camp and 5-of-10 on Day 2. While those numbers in themselves mean that anyone should be anointing Dart as the new Patrick Mahomes, what was particularly encouraging about the showing is that he was basically throwing to receivers to whom he had never before thrown (except for Antwane “Juice” Wells,

Dart had just finished his sophomore season at (and first season with) Mississippi when the Giants signed playoff-winning quarterback Daniel Jones to a four-year, $160 million contract. The Giants did a nationwide tour of college quarterbacks during the 2023 season, even before Jones tore his ACL but especially afterward.