Jaxson Dart fantasy football insight from Hayden Winks - PPR Rankings

Dart's statistical profile was promising as a rookie. He was 13th in EPA per play and 17th in success rate per play. A lot of that was as a rusher, where he totaled the 2nd-most EPA among QBs, only trailing Josh Allen. He was also 1st in passer rating on plays excluding 1st-read throws, per PFF. Dart's athleticism is very clearly inside the top-10 among starters. He surprisingly split defenders with speed, juked out LBs in space (like All Pro Zach Baun), and then put his head down with his thicker build. The Giants and Dart were way too reliant on his legs as a rookie, but there was a reason for it: Dart is a great athlete. Dart's arm talent is solid, not great. He's better in terms of throw-on-run and accuracy than with raw power. He was 9th in PFF's Big Time Throw Rate, surrounded by Sam Darnold, Caleb Williams, Josh Allen, and Bo Nix. A lot of these moments were out of structure, where his run-away speed and touch were on display. Meanwhile, Dart's arm strength is at best average, if not teetering towards below average among NFL starters. He loses some juice on post routes and sideline go balls. There was a really under-thrown pass in the Broncos game, but it popped up 1-3 times per start. Because he's already so well built, I don't think Dart's arm strength will get much better. The way it would is if he begins playing more in rhythm so his cleats can be in the dirt more than they were as a rookie. Dart's very clear weakness is playing on time. He was too reactionary and not anticipatory. This isn't a surprise given the Lane Kiffin college offense he came from, but i...