There is a school of thought that the New York Giants would be selecting Eli Manning 2.0 if they were to select Duke quarterback Daniel Jones in the 2019 NFL Draft.
Well, venerable NFL analyst Gil Brandt, a Hall of Famer and long-time Dallas Cowboys personnel man, blew right past that comparison during a pre-draft conference call with reporters earlier this week.
Brandt, who has Jones ranked No. 9 on his list of the top 150 draft prospects, dropped the name Peyton Manning when talking about Jones.