Do any New York Giants fans remember when Carson Schoen (general manager Joe Schoen's son) all but confirmed the G-Men were going to draft Jaxson Dart with an unsanctioned social media post the night before the 2025 NFL Draft? If not, let me help jog your memory.
And since this is our weirdest storyline from the offseason, it wouldn't make sense to tell it in a normal way. So, taking some inspiration from A Visit from St. Nicholas, I give you: The Night Before Dart.
’Twas the night before Draft Day, when all through the league,
The Kool-Aid was flowing with prospect intrigue.
The draft boards were stacked by the scouts with great care,
In hopes that their sleepers still might be there.
The mocks had all settled, the rumors had spread,
With whispers of trade-ups still swirling ahead.
And young Carson Schoen, with a phone in his hand,
Blew up the timeline with a post unplanned.
A Dart highlight reel — no caption, no spin,
Just enough fuel to let madness begin.
Was it a leak? A troll? Or just teenage delight?
Either way, things got weird fast that one pre-draft night.
Joe Schoen’s son may have dropped the biggest Jaxson Dart draft hint ever
Big Blue entered the 2025 NFL Draft with major quarterback questions and an eye on Ole Miss signal-caller Jaxson Dart. But it wasn’t a press conference or leaked report that gave away their interest—it was an Instagram post.
apparently Giants GM Joe Schoen’s son posted a Jaxson Dart highlight reel on IG this NFL Draft eve…
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) April 24, 2025
and then set his account to private pic.twitter.com/dsxyXDhGPn
Carson Schoen posted a Dart highlight reel to his public story the night before the draft. It was deleted quickly, and the account went private soon after, but the damage (or foreshadowing?) was already done. It sent the internet buzzing, and by the next night, the prophecy was fulfilled.
New York shocked the league by trading back into the first round with the Houston Texans, giving up picks 34, 99, and a future third to snag Dart at No. 25 overall. The move came after they already hit a home run with Abdul Carter at No. 3, giving them their defensive centerpiece and now, potentially, their quarterback of the future.
Dart might be raw, but his confidence, arm talent, and vertical aggressiveness fit perfectly in Brian Daboll’s offense. Look no further than his exceptional preseason performance. He is him.
But what makes it the weirdest storyline of 2025 is that it didn’t come from a source, insider, or analyst... it came from the GM’s own son. Whether Carson was trolling, leaking, or just excited, we may never know. But it’s officially the strangest — and most oddly prophetic — draft moment in recent memory. The kind of thing that would sound made up, if it hadn’t actually happened.