New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones will be entering his sixth season in the NFL. He was a 2019 first-round draft pick (sixth overall) in the 2024 NFL Draft out of Duke. Jones received a four-year $160 million contract last offseason and he did not do well in the first year of his new deal.
Jones suffered a season-ending torn ACL injury in Week 9 against the Las Vegas Raiders. Tyrod Taylor and Tommy DeVito started in some games for the New York Giants at quarterback for the rest of the season. The Giants could get out of Jones’s contract after the 2024 season depending on what happens this year.
General manager Joe Schoen signed quarterback Drew Lock in free agency this summer to try and push him in training camp. What also did not please him is that the Giants tried to trade for a quarterback in the NFL Draft, but it did not come to fruition. They did there due diligence in the 2024 NFL Draft to potentially try and draft a quarterback, but there were other plans for the franchise.
New York Giants Quarterback Daniel Jones Listed As 1 of 10 Players On Pro Football Focus With The Most To Prove In the 2024 Season
Bradley Locker of Pro Football Focus wrote about how New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is one of 10 players in the NFL this season who has the most to prove. Locker wrote:
“Jones looked like an efficient, occasionally game-breaking quarterback during the 2022 season, helping propel the Giants to their first playoff win since 2012. However, in 2023, an injury-riddled Jones put up a career-low 63.0 overall grade, finishing with more than double the number of turnover-worthy plays (nine) than big-time throws (four).
New York reportedly did extensive research on the top quarterbacks in the 2024 class but opted instead to find Jones a premier target in Malik Nabers. The fact that Joe Schoen and company performed that work doesn’t seem like an illusion, though. If Jones struggles in a second consecutive season, his time starting in New York — let alone anywhere — might be up.”
Daniel Jones last season for the Giants completed 67.5% of his passes for 909 yards, two touchdowns, and six interceptions. He also rushed for 206 yards on 40 carries and one touchdown, along with averaging 5.2 yards per carry.
This season, he will have a different receiving core. Malik Nabers will be the top target. He is only a rookie and could make Daniel Jones better. Keep an eye out on Wan’Dale Robinson also helping out Daniel Jones in the passing game with a totally different offense for the New York Giants this season without Saquon Barkley.
