Michigan Football offers younger brother of NY Giants QB Jaxson Dart

Kyle Whittingham and the rest of the new Michigan Football staff have been hard at work the last few weeks retaining players, recruiting players in the transfer portal, and establishing relationships with coaches and players in high school.

The Michigan Wolverines are past portal season and have done a great job keeping most of the high-quality players from the previous regime in Ann Arbor; they have also brought in several key players — like edge rusher John Henry Daley, cornerback Smith Snowden, and wide receivers JJ Buchanan and Jaime Ffrench, to name a few — through the portal.

Next up for Whittingham and company is developing a plan for the 2027 recruiting class. They have offered a number of prospects over the last week or so, with one of the latest being a name you may be familiar with: 2027 three-star athlete Diesel Dart.

The younger brother of New York Giants starting quarterback Jaxson Dart, Diesel is a solid player in his own right. At 6-foot-1 and 175 pounds, he stars for Corner Canyon High School in Draper, Utah. He is ranked No. 8 in the state of Utah and No. 720 overall in the class on 247Sports’ composite. He also holds offers from Ole Miss, Utah, BYU, Arizona, Auburn, San Diego State and UNLV.

He plays both ways in high school, but it appears he is being recruited by Michigan to play in the secondary, considering defensive coordinator Jay Hill was the one that extended the offer.

247Sports’ Andrew Ivins scouted Dart back in December and wrote this about him:

Two-way contributor for one of Utah’s top high school programs that projects best as a safety at the next level with his eyes and physicality. Size has not been third-party verified, but in-person evaluations suggest that he’s on the longer side and equipped with some growth potential. Rather effective as a zone defender with his awareness. Gains depth with his read steps before taking sharp angles to the football in both pass coverage and run support. Will lower the shoulder to deliver a hit, but added weight should give him a much higher success rate as a tackler in and around the box. Fluid and quick, but needs to improve speed and range. Must keep progressing, but has a chance to eventually push for a starting role at the Power Four level.

As a junior this past season, Dart racked up 48 tackles, five pass breakups, two interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery on defense, along with seven catches for 131 yards and one touchdown on offense.