The NFL pre-draft process will almost always throw a curveball at some point. During the lead-up to the 2025 draft, for example, Colorado's Shedeur Sanders has been constantly considered QB2 behind Miami's Cam Ward. It would seem, however, that this isn't a universal evaluation.

Dart, whose draft stock has risen in recent months, has “qualities” similar to the quarterbacks that new Saints coach Kellen Moore has worked with previously and thrived, such as the Cowboys’ Dak Prescott, the Chargers’ Justin Herbert and newly minted Super Bowl champion Jalen Hurts of the Eagles.

As the NFL Draft draws inexorably closer, and teams enter the home stretch of trying to decide what to do with their draft picks, we often get some truly wild takes on the incoming class of players. Some of it is gamesmanship;