Giants taking Jaxson Dart over Shedeur Sanders in NFL Draft sends social media into frenzy: 'Laughably sad'

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The New York Giants jumped back into the first round to grab their quarterback of the future, and social media is split on how to view the selection. 

Instead of taking Colorado Buffaloes star and Heisman Trophy finalist Shedeur Sanders, the Giants traded with the Houston Texans to take Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart at No. 25 overall. 

Now, Dart was always considered to be someone who could go ahead of Sanders. But when the Pittsburgh Steelers, a team in desperate need of a quarterback, took Derrick Harmon out of Oregon at No. 21, no one knew where either of these two prospects were going to land. 

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Ole Miss Rebels quarterback Jaxson Dart (2) celebrates after a touchdown in the third quarter against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Mississippi won 63-31 on November 2, 2024.  (Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images)

But the Giants traded their number 34 and 99 picks in this year’s draft, as well as a 2026 third-round pick to get back into the first round and take the dual-threat quarterback from the Rebels. 

One of the immediate reactions on social media was the comparison to Daniel Jones, who was released by New York this past season to end a rollercoaster tenure.

"Giants trading up to draft a QB and it’s Jaxson Dart is so unbelievably funny," one X user said. "That’s so Giants."

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Skip Bayless, the sports talk personality, also ripped the pick. 

"Shedeur Sanders is so much better than Jaxson Dart," he tweeted in all caps. "This is just laughably sad."

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