Joe Schoen’s son, Carson, famously told his father to draft Jayden Daniels last year in a viral “Hard Knocks” clip, telling the Giants general manager, “You only get this job once. Might as well try to win.”
That proved to be sound advice, with Daniels looking like a franchise quarterback while becoming the Offensive Rookie of the Year and leading the Commanders to the NFC Championship game.
With that once-in-a-lifetime job one year later potentially riding on how well Joe’s upcoming draft class can influence the 2025 season, it’s possible Carson is making his stake again — or perhaps throwing a smokescreen amid all the silly rumors and misinformation spreading with the 2025 NFL Draft now just hours away.
Carson allegedly reposted highlights and a hype video of rumored Giants quarterback target Jaxson Dart to his Instagram Story on Wednesday before making his account private, according to screen grabs.
Plenty of mock drafts have linked the Giants to Dart, including The Post’s Steve Serby’s final version, which has the Giants trading back into the first round to grab the Ole Miss quarterback at No. 24.
Time will tell if this situation plays out similarly to the one involving Mets manager Carlos Mendoza, when one of his sons allegedly posted the Mets had offered Juan Soto $700 million over 15 years on TikTok before later deleting his account amid all the public scrutiny.
The Mets ultimately outbid the Yankees and signed Soto for $765 million over 15 years.
The big difference here is the Giants’ chances of landing Dart may be out of their hands should they pass on him with the No. 3 pick.
Many have predicted the Giants to draft Penn State pass rusher Abdul Carter with the No. 3 pick, and Carter hinted Wednesday that was his expectation as well.
“Definitely New York right now, but we’ll see what happens (Thursday),” Carter said of which team he has the best feeling about.
Carter would help the pass rush, but quarterback is the most important position on the field, and the Giants currently lack a young option who could potentially stabilize the position in the future.
The Giants signed veterans Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston this offseason, but lack a young option.
Many have speculated the Giants could trade back into the first round in hopes of landing a quarterback, with Dart one potential option.
Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders is suddenly expected to slide in the draft, possibly to the Steelers with the 21st pick, while Louisville’s Tyler Shough is generating some late buzz.
The Giants could wait to pick one of the quarterbacks with the 34th pick in the second round, but they would then risk the chance of being jumped and all the aforementioned signal-callers being gone.
Dart set career-highs in passing yards with 4,279 and touchdown passes with 29 last year for the Rebels, while only hurling six interceptions.
The Giants obviously have struck gold before with an Ole Miss quarterback in Eli Manning, and perhaps history can repeat itself with Dart.
There’s also the chance that this alleged Instagram Story post is nothing more than some false information meant to make opposing teams believe the Giants are all-in on Dart.