What might that scenario look like?
What if neither the Cleveland Browns, with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, nor the New York Giants, with the No. 3 pick, love Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders enough to select him with those picks?
Could the Browns and Giants then end up competing to move up somewhere in the draft and select Jaxson Dart of Ole Miss, considered by many to be QB3 in this draft class?
The Browns have pick No. 33, the first pick in Round 2. The Giants have pick No. 34. If neither team takes Sanders, both figure to be eyeballing Dart. Which means a trade back into Round 1.
Ian Rapoport said on The Insiders that Dart “has spent extensive time with the Browns, with the Giants” during the pre-draft process. Rapoport said it is possible one of the two teams moves up “a couple spots, maybe more” to select Dart.
Dart’s Pro Day is Friday. It will be interesting to see who is there from both the Giants and Browns.
The big question is whether Rapoport is correct that getting Dart would only require a move into the late portions of the first round. I had a former NFL executive tell me recently he is hearing Dart will be selected in the top 15 picks.
As of now, I am paying particular attention to the New Orleans Saints at No. 9, Pittsburgh Steelers at No. 21 and Los Angeles Rams at No. 26.