ESPN’s Mel Kiper mocks Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart to Saints at #9
This can’t be the only reason he’s not ranked higher. There has to be other issues.
The rankings you see are often driven by media and hype. They don't get the teams/scouts/coaches/gms rankings. But as things like senior bowl, combine and pro days occur, nuggets are dropped by the scouts/coaches/gms to the media and the media begins to adjust its draft boards. This is why Bo Nix rose so much last year after the senior bowl and ended up a top 10 pick. It's why the same thing is happening to Jaxson Dart, Yahya Black, Jayden Higgins etc. But not all rankings are updated. Black and Higgins rankings haven't rose at all but apparently teams really like both of them. McCord is similar. Media rankings are likely just wrong as they don't put hardly any focus or care about players they have going on Day 3. There's just simply no clicks, or people watching videos if you make one on Higgins, or Black, Or McCord. With media, its all about $$$$ and what drives the clicks and video watches.
Point being. Don't trust the media. These are some of the same fools saying Sanders may be the best QB in the draft. They're saying it because its what drives the clicks/watches.
A perfect example of this is Tyler Warren. Media had him a Day 2 pick, going in round 3 end of December. But as many actually watched him in the playoffs and people started talking about him, he moved up to round 2 by the media. By end of January it was end of round 1. Now its top 10. Yet the people who watched him during the season were saying top 15 the since November.