Rare QB Trades: Giants, Saints Weigh Risks

On March 31st, former Detroit Lions quarterback and ESPN analyst Dan Arlovsky dropped a hot

take earlier this week on why teams should trade into the first round for their quarterbacks.

He praised the New York Giants for jumping from the 34th pick to the 25th to grab rookie

Jackson Dart from Ole Miss, locking in that.

Valuable fifth year option.

Orlovsky also set the New Orleans Saints my regret passing on a similar move for their

rookie Tyler Show.

The Giants didn't get Dart cheap.

They shipped pick 34 plus their 99th overall and a 2026th third rounder to the Houston.

Texans.

That's solid draft capital, but for teams building carefully every high pick counts.

Meanwhile, the Saints stayed put, snagging show later, missing out on that extra contract

year control.

Fans and analysts are buzzing because these trades back into round one for quarterbacks

are super rare.

Since the NFL added 50th year options in 2011, only three teams have done it, the Minnesota

Vikings for Teddy Bridgewater in 20.

Fourteen.

The Baltimore Ravens for the Mar Jackson in 2018, and now the Giants for Dart in 2025.

It sparks real debate on roster risks.

Financially, it's things too.

Darts projected at just under 17 million over four years, while shows around 11 million.

That six million gap could mean keeping a key defender or losing one in free agency.

But here's the twist.

Most franchise quarterback signed big extensions by year three or four anyway, making the fifth

year less crucial.

Both squads seem content for now, betting on big jumps from Dart and Show in 2026.

It's all about balancing that QB Hunt with the full team picture.

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