In an alternate universe, Sam Darnold would have been wearing blue Friday night, locking up the starting job for the Giants and turning Jets fans green with envy.
Back in reality, Big Blue got an up-close look on what they passed on last April — they chose running back Saquon Barkley second overall instead — and while the Giants didn’t express regret, they remained impressed by the rookie quarterback they could have had.
“He made the correct reads, he made the correct plays,” safety Landon Collins said after the Giants beat the Jets 22-16 at MetLife Stadium.