Jaxson Dart
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Freshman |
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Born: | Kaysville, Utah | May 13, 2003
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
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High school | Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah) |
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Jaxson Dart (born May 13, 2003) is an American football quarterback for the USC Trojans. Dart attended and played high school football at Corner Canyon High School in Draper, Utah and began his college career at USC in 2021.
High school career[]
Dart was born in Kaysville, UT on May 13, 2003, the son of Brandon Dart (a former safety for the University of Utah). He attended Roy High School for his first three years of High School before transferring to Corner Canyon High School in Draper, Utah. As a senior, he was the Gatorade Football Player of the Year after he passed for 4,691 yards with a state record 67 touchdowns and only four interceptions.[1][2] He also rushed for 1,195 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was also the MaxPreps National Player of the Year.[3] Overall during his career he had 10,688 passing yards and 117 touchdowns.
Despite an offer from Arizona State University and off-season training with former ASU QB Taylor Kelly in Tempe, AZ Dart committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football.[4][5][6]
In addition to playing football, Dart was a two time all-state third baseman for the baseball team.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Jaxson Dart Dual QB |
Draper, UT | Corner Canyon (UT) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | N/A | Dec 16, 2020 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 89 | ||||||
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College career[]
Dart competed to be Kedon Slovis' backup quarterback his first year at USC in 2021.[7] During the annual Spring Game, Dart impressed coaches with his arm strength and mobility. On the final play of the game Dart threw a touchdown pass to fellow freshman Michael Jackson III, which included an impressive one-handed diving catch.
On November 20, Dart made his first career start against UCLA.
References[]
- ^ McDonald, Ryan (May 26, 2021). "The advice Trevor Lawrence gave Jaxson Dart after he won Gatorade National Player of the Year". Deseret News.
- ^ "Jaxson Dart rose from unknown to star QB at Corner Canyon. He's now the Gatorade National Player of the Year". The Salt Lake Tribune.
- ^ "Corner Canyon's Jaxson Dart named MaxPreps National Football Player of the Year". The Salt Lake Tribune.
- ^ "Jaxson Dart is one of two four star-rated quarterbacks to sign with USC". Los Angeles Times. December 16, 2020.
- ^ Edward, James (December 16, 2020). "Corner Canyon highly recruited quarterback Jaxson Dart signs with USC". Deseret News.
- ^ "Bull's-eye: USC lands Dart to fill big need at QB". ESPN.com. December 16, 2020.
- ^ "How USC's freshman QBs progressed during spring football". April 30, 2021.
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- People from Kaysville, Utah
- Players of American football from Utah
- American football quarterbacks
- USC Trojans football players